Book Publishing in the Digital Age
Here's how Maris Kreizman C'00 is blazing a new path for herself in the book world—as head of publishing projects at Kickstarter, and as the author of a Tumblr-born book of her own.
National Champion
After winning an NCAA title and excelling at USA championships, discus star Sam Mattis sets sights on 2016 Olympics.
Graduation, Westeros Style
Powers to Class of 2015: “[T]o save the world, start by acting ‘as if’”
Honorary Degrees
Honorands, Commencement 2015.
An MBA With Life in the Balance
Student speaker at Wharton Commencement is fighting for his life.
Entrepreneurship for Ex-Cons
PREP aims to help ex-inmates become entrepreneurs.
Doubling ICA’s Reach
ICA gets $10 million gift for curatorial program.
Heart Palpitations? Beware of Dr. Google
Risk factor: health-related websites track and share search data.
Young Quakers
In Young Quakers program, Penn athletes mentor middle-schoolers.
From Septimus Smith to September 11
Heard on Campus: “Are we living inside a pre-traumatic syndrome?”
Birdie Brothers
Penn ivy champions in golf.
Scoreboard
From April 6 to May 31, 2015
The Link
As the nation’s first medical school celebrates its 250th anniversary, a look back at how generations of students, faculty, and alumni have served their country, delivered the finest patient care, and advanced medical research and education here in Philadelphia and around the world.
Bankoff’s Time
Is Vox Media CEO James Bankoff WG’96 a Henry Luce for the Digital Age?
“One of Those Prodigious Victorian Polymaths”
Horace Howard Furness was a hopeful ghost-hunter, a Penn leader with a gift for stimulating donors’ “pocketbook nerve”—and the founder of modern Shakespeare scholarship.
Alumni Weekend 2015
Our annual photo essay.
Pure to Applied
Unconventional mathematician Robert Ghrist is using one of mathematics’ most abstract disciplines—algebraic topology—to solve real-world problems in robotics and sensor networks.
Hacked!
Astros GM Jeff Luhnow W'89 EAS'89 is the alleged victim of data breach by vengeful former colleagues.
‘I Wouldn’t Trade A Minute Of It’
After a record-breaking career for the women's lacrosse team, Tory Bensen looks back at her time at Penn.
Alan Sepinwall’s Farewell to ‘Mad Men’
The C'96 alumnus and well-known TV reviewer unpacks that final episode.
Power Speaker
Samantha Power selected to deliver the University’s 259th Commencement Address.
Mental Health Task Force: Reset the Campus Culture
Mental-health task force report released.
A New Home For Trauma Care
Trauma Center moves into $144 million Pavilion for Advanced Care.
Neuroscience for Poets (or Lawyers, or Nurses…)
SCAN certificate program serves non-specialists in neuroscience.