Grappling with Tragedy
Alumni wrestlers teamed up for documentary, Team Foxcatcher.
Storied Ending
Hamilton creator to Class of 2016: “Your stories are essential.”
Health and the City
Can techniques to measure health outcomes help community planning?
The Election Issues That (Ought to) Matter
SP2 and IUR weigh in on what the 2016 election should be about.
Biology and Psychology, Together At Last
$68 million Levin Building is psych and bio’s new home.
iDesigning the Future
Better breast-pumping bra takes $50,000 iDesign Prize.
Electoral Corruption’s Ironic Enabler
Heard on Campus: Why the FEC doesn’t work anymore.
Bioethics Goes to the Movies
First Bioethics Film Festival focuses on “authority and rebellion.”
Math Versus Computer Bugs
Computer scientists working to debug software using mathematics.
Elite Eight Finish for Women’s Lacrosse
Ivy champs women’s lacrosse reach NCAA quarterfinals.
Scoreboard
From April 4 to June 6
The New Biology
From matchbook-sized models of living human organs to the surprising alternative-energy implications of symbiotic giant clams, the work of three new faculty members represents the changing face of bioscience at Penn.
Dangerous Ideas
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts exposes how the myth of biologically distinct races—forged in the era of slavery—continues to poison the present, affecting attitudes and policies on everything from child welfare to medical treatment.
Imagination Man
Scott Barry Kaufman has been called “the leading empirical creativity researcher of his generation.” Now he wants to use the tools he’s developed to unleash the “quiet potential” of vulnerable people—including kids like him—and help them flourish.
Alumni Weekend 2016
Photos by Addison Geary.
The Next Step
After finishing their record-breaking track & field careers at the NCAA Championships, 2016 graduates Sam Mattis and Thomas Awad are looking ahead to the Olympic trials -- and beyond.
Speaking Through Dance
Jennifer Weber C’00, founder of Strictly Funk, discusses her post-Penn career and the niche she's found in theatrical hip-hop.
‘A Magic Moment’
In a thrilling conclusion to his final Penn Relays, senior Thomas Awad led Penn to its first relay championship in 42 years.
Penn’s Economic Impact
The University’s economic impact in PA: $14.3 billion in 2015.
Latest Philadelphia “First”: World Heritage City
With a Penn assist, Philadelphia named first US World Heritage City.
UT’s Loss Is PennDesign’s Gain
Alumnus Fritz Steiner, of UT-Austin, named new PennDesign dean.
Launching Mat
Wrestling alumni-led Beat the Streets helped freshman Jon Guevara.
The Cost of a Penn Education
Costs—and financial aid—to rise 3.9 percent for 2016-17.
Driverless Cars: the City’s Savior, or its Doom?
IUR panel debates ETA for driverless cars.