“Change” Marks Humanities Forum’s 10th Anniversary
Penn Humanities Forum celebrates first decade
Findings
Leaf Fever, Salvation Through Mutation, and the Case for Naptime
Shaking Things Up
Football preview
A Pioneer Owner (and Spoon Man) in the Hall of Fame
Walter O’Malley C’26 and Dave Micahnik C’59
Bridges to the Gulf
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, recovery is far from complete. Hundreds of students and faculty from schools across Penn are volunteering in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in what may be the largest university-based relief effort from outside the immediate region.
Lincoln’s American Dream
In 1858, tumbling financial markets prompt a religious revival, the government launches a “diversionary crusade,” and a new leader finds his voice.
What Women Wanted
Celebrating 20 years of “a new paradigm” for Penn.
Alumni Weekend 2008
Slideshow | Alumni Weekend 2008
End of the Beginning
Commencement: A “toast” from Michael Bloomberg
Honorary Degrees
Honorands
Teaching Those Who Teach
Penn helps teachers take lessons back to the classroom
Architect Picked for New College House
New College House architect named
Northern Exposure
From research assistant to co-editor in just seven years
Findings
Waterlogged, Now You See It, Bargain Envy, and Wrongful Diagnosis.
Penn Nabs Green-Power Prize
Penn golden when it comes to green power
Inventing Original Sin
Original sin and power politics, perfect together
$50 Million for Translational Medicine
Fishers give $50 million for translational medicine
Vet to the World
Vet prizes fight global poverty, change students’ lives
Dental Dean Leaving
Dental School Dean Jeffcoat steps down
Bowling for PhDs
Who says grad school is no fun?
New Design Dean
SOM’s Marilyn Jordan Taylor succeeds Hack at Design
The Contenders
Women’s lacrosse reaches NCAA finals
Why Not Him?
Maverick ad-man, inspirational talk-show host—and possible future New York mayoral candidate? —Donny Deutsch on the ups and ... well, mostly just the ups ... of being Donny Deutsch.
Fit Enough
An innovative, interactive exhibit at the Penn Museum traces human evolution—big brains, back pains, dental problems and all.