This Time the Door is Held for Ramos
Pedro Ramos C’87 will be the president’s chief of staff
Take Penn Medicine, and Hold Off on the 501(c)(3)
New board to unify Health System management
For Good Measure …
The mismeasure of children
Camille Paglia Gets in Tony Soprano’s Face
Camille Paglia pans The Sopranos
Criminology Center to Emphasize Research
The Jerry Lee Criminology Center opens
Penn Celebrates 125 Years of Women
1,200 celebrate 125 years of women at Pen
School’s In
It still doesn’t have a name, but the Penn-assisted public school opened in September. Here are some pictures, plus a talk with Principal—and Penn alumna—Sheila Sydnor.
Living With Terror
From the Editor: Nov|Dec 2001
Harold Stassen and the Ivy League
The former Minnesota governor and future perennial U.S. presidential candidate wanted a big-time football program at Penn, but his battles over a boycott by other Ivy Schools and televising of football games actually helped create the Ivy League.
The Last Album: Lives in Memory
A new book of photographs recovered from Auschwitz—family portraits, birthday parties, wedding pictures, days at the beach—recalls the lives shattered by the Holocaust.
The Stamp Seal Mystery
A Bronze Age mound in Central Asia yielded a tantalizing clue to a “new” ancient civilization. For archaeologist Fred Hiebert, it was one more reason why Raphael Pumpelly was right.
High Five for Penn
Up a notch to #5 in U.S. News & World Report
A Global Dean for Nursing
Medical sociologist Dr. Afaf Meleis named nursing dean
A Gift for Learning
West donates $10 million for Wharton School “learning lab”
New Home for Hillel
Ground broken for new Penn Hillel building in Hamilton Village
One Small Step for Fuel Cells …
In latest advance, new fuel cell runs on diesel
A Home on the Walk for Grad Students
Graduate students get a home on Locust Walk
Innocence for Sale
Study details sexual exploitation of North American children
Strong Start, High Hopes
Women look to repeat as Ivy champions in basketball.
How Excellent?
Take nine strategic goals, six academic priorities, 12 schools, five years and close to a billion dollars and what do you get?
Art from a Land of Sun and Shadows
A new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery showcases an alumnus's powerful collection of modern Mexican art.
The Particle Sleuths
Penn researchers have a long history of tracking solar neutrinos, elusive particles which may tell us much about our sun and the nature of matter itself.
Man of Letters
Alfred Butts created the blockbuster word game known as Scrabble during the Depression. A new book examines the meticulous word-tinker, the evolution of the game, and the effect it had on America.
A Campus With a Plan
A 25-year framework for the future of campus development