New Leader Brings a “Unique Set of Skills” to University City District
New UCD Director Matthew Bergheiser WG’96
The “Dark Matter” of Social Interaction
“Surprising disconnect” between pay and work quality
Taking the Skeleton out of Jewish History’s Closet
Examining “Jews, commerce, and culture”
The Vet School’s VMD/PhD Program at 40
VMD/PhD program turns 40
Century of a Snail
Century-old snail shells prompt new discovery
A Triumph in Ten Acts
Penn Relays decathlon-winner Max Westman C’09
The Vital Thread of Tom Sugrue
In The Origins of the Urban Crisis and now Sweet Land of Liberty, Penn historian Thomas Sugrue has shattered the conventional narrative about the struggle for Civil Rights in this country. The new book was published on the same day a black man was elected president; still, says Sugrue, “We’ve got a lot of overcoming to do.”
Ultimate Fundraising Championship
Philanthropy at the end of a fist. Grad students beyond thunderdome. Chin-rattlers. Brain-shakers. Welcome to Fight Night.
Intelligent Designs
Three Penn alumni are making their mark on fashion with clothing and accessories that are both thoroughly functional and very easy on the eyes.
1,700 Mayors for a Day
Building the “muscles of citizenship”
The Vaccine Evangelist
Answering autism’s “false prophets”
Findings
Learning from the Unexpected, The Bachelor Blues, and Swallowing the Holiday-Suicide Myth
Leonore Annenberg, Philanthropist and Friend of the University, Dies
Remembering Leonore Annenberg Hon’85
The Penn Reading Project Takes on the Painted Word
Class of 2013 to “read” Eakins’ The Gross Clinic
Run on the (Virtual) Banks
Paul Krugman on the “debt deflation” recession
Despite Downturn, Firm Commitment to Greater Access
The latest on Penn and the economy
Seeking Commencement Speaker? Google It.
Google CEO to speak at Commencement
The Moore Building Goes Matrix
Computer-graphics center opens in old ENIAC home
Dental School Names New Dean
New dental dean named
Miller’s Time Not Up Yet
Bilsky on Miller: “Let’s be patient”
Open Treasure
Penn’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library has a message for students, alumni, and book lovers everywhere. Online or on campus, come up and see us sometime!
Findings
Killer T-Cells for HIV, Adult Stem Cells for Liver Therapy, and the Urban Beauty Dividend
The Clavichord of the Scientist’s Soul
Orchestrating knowledge
Requiem for a Volunteer Surgeon
Remembering John Pryor