The Big Picture
David Koerner, a Penn astronomer and accomplished pianist, probes the universe for clues about how prevalent planetary systems, and life itself, may be.
“Tweaked, Not Trendy”
That's how architect Wendy Evans Joseph describes her work—which has ranged from a dramatic pedestrian bridge across a busy street a the edge of New York's East River to the conversion of a one-time opera house/cattle auction yard in Dallas into a Women's Museum.
Return to the River
You can go home again—but train first!
Don’t Take Your Medicine!
Treatment interruptions may boost immune response
Emergency Contraception and Catholic Theology
When patients’ rights and religious restrictions collide.
Health System to Pay $12 Million for Medicare Fraud at Presbyterian
Settlement in Medicare fraud case.
Big Bucks for New Building at Vet School
$18 million grant toward new Vet School building.
MacDiarmid Wins Nobel Prize
MacDiarmid wins chemistry Nobel.
P2B Hopes to Help Hatch Businesses
With P2B, Penn launches high-tech incubator.
Perelman Quadrangle: Back to the Future
Ribbon-cutting and rock at Perelman Quad
Opening Convocation: Taking It From the Top
Kafkaesque Convocation for the Class of 2004.
Highly Rated (Again)
Penn #6 in U.S. News; Wharton #1 in Business Week.
Hitting Pay Dirt—er, Mud—in the Black Sea
Flood of discoveries in Black Sea.
Who’s Dependent Now?
Welfare reform’s reverse dependency.
Patient’s Family Sues Over Gene Study
Lawsuit filed in Gelsinger death … Settlement follows
Wistar Scientists Cleared of Hatching AIDS
Wistar polio-vaccine not cause of AIDS.
Triple Crown?
Men’s basketball is poised for a “threepeat.”
Support Wear for Ailing Hearts
Heartwarming medical advance.
The Education of Pedro Ramos
As a college activist, Pedro Ramos C’87 learned the importance of tenacity. Now he's using it in his drive as Philadelphia's school board president to improve education opportunities for 213,000 children.
Perelman Quad, Complete
A loving restoration of Houston Hall and the new Wynn Commons put the finishing touches to Penn's undergraduate hub.
Audience Participation Requested
How far with the leaders of Penn's arts and cultural institutions go to get people through the doors?
Resistance Fighter
Medical School alumnus and bacteria researcher Dr. Stuart Levy warns against the overuse of antibiotics, a potential public health nightmare for the 21st century.
Glenn McGee on Brits, Yanks and … Male Birthing
Glenn McGee on his year studying bioethics in Britain.
Rapisarda Leaves Alumni Relations
Rapisarda resigns as alumni relations director.