Shakespeare Shakeup
Shakespeare has some company in Fisher-Bennett Hall.
Libraries Acquire Franklin’s Formative First Publication
Only copy of Franklin’s first printing job acquired by Penn Libraries.
Pancreas Research Program Established
$12 million to establish Human Pancreas Analysis Program at Penn.
The Elusive Legacy of MLK
MLK Social Justice Lecture features Charles M. Blow and Joy Reid.
Talks About Trump
Panels examine foreign policy, the economy, and “truth” in the Trump era.
Commencement Speaker: Cory Booker
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey to speak at Commencement.
Biden Coming to Penn
Biden joins Penn to lead Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
Serve and Rally
Tennis looks to improve standing; women’s lacrosse to dominate.
Scoreboard
From Dec. 5, 2016 to Feb. 5, 2017
Pressure and Proof
Alumnus, journalist, and self-described math geek Alan Schwarz saw something rotten in the number of kids diagnosed with ADHD and treated with amphetamines. He responded with a powerful series in The New York Times—and an even more powerful book.
Good Ghosts
Celebrating the Palestra—the beloved “cathedral of college basketball”—at 90 years young.
In Pursuit of Justice
Over more than three decades, mostly at the US Justice Department, Eli Rosenbaum has made a career and a calling out of tracking down Nazi war criminals and more recent human-rights abusers.
Bone Warrior
Dinosaur hunter Edward Drinker Cope studied briefly at Penn in his youth and ended his days as a faculty member at the University. In between, the impulsive and driven scholar churned out more than 1,400 scientific publications—and exchanged many harsh words—in an epic battle with his more methodical rival, Othniel Charles Marsh of Yale, for primacy in the nascent field of paleontology.
Welcome to the Club
Senior Chris Hatler became the third athlete in Penn history to crack the four-minute mile barrier.
Annenberg Center’s New Leader
We talked with Christopher Gruits, who's now four months into his new post at the Annenberg Center.
A Unique Talent
Looking back on the remarkable college basketball career of Ibrahim Jaaber C'07, a new inductee into the Big 5 Hall of Fame.
Trump’s Election and US Foreign Policy
Perry World House hosts a panel of experts.
The Top 10 Games of 2016
Counting down the most memorable, dramatic and historic games in the last year of Penn sports.
Gutmann Declares ‘Sanctuary’
“Penn is and has always been a ‘sanctuary.’”
Gutmann Gets Three-Year Extension
President Gutmann’s contract extended to 2022.
Venerating Venturi
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture turns 50
Tiny Flying Robots
Mini Piccolissimo: the world’s smallest self-powered flying drone.
Journalism’s Digital Doyenne
Weber Symposium features digital journalist Kara Swisher.
UV versus C. Diff
Finding: UV light can reduce C. diff infections.