Where the Gnomes Are
Find the gnomes to know Penn
French Lesson: Eat Less, Enjoy More
Petite portions keep French more fit
“Genius Grant” Nurses Excellence
Nursing School's Sarah Kagan wins MacArthur grant
Football’s Postseason Envy
Pining for a postseason
The Cult of DMD
The view from inside Penn’s digital-media-design major: “We are an annoying, fidgety, break-things-and-fix-it cult—who make horrible noises.” Others might say that the program attracts some of Penn’s brightest, most dedicated, and most creative students.
Nurturing Enterprise
In its first five years—which, as it happens, is longer than most small-business startups survive—the Wharton Business Plan Competition has given hundreds of would-be entrepreneurs the chance to “test their ideas against the reality of the market.”
The Most Amazing Cell
The greenish glow in the petri dish—a marker for the presence of germ cells—showed that veterinary-school researchers had succeeded in a decade-long quest to get male-mouse stem cells to develop into eggs.
Full Speed Ahead
Leaders aim for smooth transition in College Hall.
Supreme Court Ruling Ensures a Class That’s Excellent and Diverse
Affirmative Action decision applauded.
The Perils of Positive Puffing
With smoking, even happiness harms
The Quiet(ly Reading) Student
The Quiet American chosen for Penn Reading Project
Wharton Professor on Iraq: When the Oil Flows, So Follow Jobs and Social Progress
Oil flows will lift Iraq (eventually).
Solitude and Sanctuary: John Brown’s 40 Days and Nights
Cell block turned art gallery.
HUP Makes the Grade
HUP makes honor roll and “most wired” list.
Learning from SARS
SARS panel: “Is it coming back? We don’t know.”
By Design, a “Big Umbrella”
Goodbye GSFA, hello School of Design.
Keeping the Flu At Bay—For Life
Nasal spray may replace annual flu shot.
Back-to-Back?
In football, Quakers look hard to beat.
Q & A with Steve Bilsky
Athletic Director Bilsky on Ivy reforms.
That Call Is Outta Here!
J. Scott Graham C’87
Window
Window, Sep|Oct 2003
First Fictions
First time novelists Robert Cort, Caren Lissner, and Lisa Tucker talk about themselves and their writing, accompanied by excerpts from their work.
A Matter of Trust
Dr. Ira Harkavy saw long ago that the futures of Penn and West Philadelphia are connected. As director of the Center for Community Partnerships, he's led a persuasive campaign to link teaching and research to service and problem solving.
Art for Art’s Day
“Communication, coordination, and collaboration,” were the watchwords as the volunteer leaders of the University’s artistic and cultural organizations gathered to eat, talk, and, of course, look.