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.
The Guru of Woo
Can’t get co-workers to cooperate on an important project? Boss won’t listen to your ideas? The Wharton School’s Richard Shell can help.
Separate and Unequal, Still?
Tracing the Kerner Commission’s legacy
Renaming Logan Hall
Logan becomes Claudia Cohen Hall
From White Castle to Ivory Tower
Actor Kal Penn teaches at Penn
Funding and (Good) Fellowship
Fontaine Society aids underrepresented in academe
Bloomberg to Speak at Commencement
Michael Bloomberg to speak at Commencement
Findings
Magnets for the blues, whistling while they work and engineering nerve tissue
Penn’s “Strong Pull” Drew New Admissions Dean Back
Entrance interview: Admissions Dean Eric Furda C’87
$15 Million Gift for Endowed Professorships
Chris Browne C’69 gives $15 million for professorships
New Architects for the Campus Expansion
Architects chosen for key Penn Connects projects
A “Difficult” Year
Basketball looks to next year
73rd Alumni Awards of Merit
Homecoming 2007
Explorer in a Hurry
In his brief and dramatic life, 19th-century medical alumnus Elisha Kent Kane broke new ground in exploring both the frozen North and the hothouse atmosphere of celebrity culture.
Bistro Days
A Chinese Jersey Girl in search of American cuisine.
My Dinner with Thor
As a Penn student, he helped free his wrongfully accused father from a Venezuelan prison, championed a struggling conservative student publication, and won an award for protecting free speech on campus. These days, as he shuttles among his identities as foundation executive, movie producer, TV talking head, and columnist, Thor Halvorssen C’96 G’96 is still “fighting for freedom”—with time out for an occasional nice meal.