Introducing the “Passionately Intense” Class of 2010
A rainy welcome for the “passionately intense” Class of 2010
Penn Seventh in U.S. News Rankings
U.S. News and other rankings
Marketing Professor Will No Longer Teach Following Arrest
Emeritus professor Scott Ward charged in child porn case
Research Briefs
Compromised keyboards, measuring moods, the eye and the ethernet
Keeping Penn in the Family
Legacies program supplements alumni parents’ “antiquated” tales
A Lasker for Beck
Cognitive psychology founder Aaron Beck wins Lasker award
Samurai-vy Warriors
Ivy-Samurai Bowl: the 8,000 mile pass
“Everyone’s Got a Positive Attitude”
Football’s “positive attitude”
Squash: With All Respect Due
Squash teams rise
The Mother of All Races
North vs. South. The Great Match Race
New Campus Dawning
Penn’s recently approved master plan envisions playing fields and green space where there are now parking lots; the transformation of Walnut Street’s “dead zone” into a mixed-use mecca; new housing, research, and athletic facilities—plus river views and a seamless connection between University City and Center City.
Retiring Ringmaster
Acclaimed composer Osvaldo Golijov Gr’91 doesn’t mind being famous, but he’d rather talk about music than himself—or better yet, write it.
Promise and Politics
While the bioethical debate over stem-cell research rages on, Penn scientists are making progress using adult-human and animal stem cells—and hoping for broader future support for studies using embryonic stem cells.
Betting Their Hedges
Hedge funds are risky—and sometimes highly lucrative. A growing number of Penn alumni find that combination irresistible.
Penn Bars Future Investment in Sudan
Penn won’t invest in Sudan
Freshman Reading: Creativity in the Digital Age
Lessig: “Question what everyone else says is right”
What’s Red and Blue and Green?
Penn triples wind-energy purchase
Penn Puts the Wealth in Commonwealth
University’s economic impact put at $9.6 billion a year
What Linguists Talk About When they Talk about Language
Linguists blog on Language Log
What’s in Stock at the Pharmacy “the Morning After”?
Student researcher reveals politics of emergency contraception
Research in Brief
Sept|Oct 2006
A Large Gift for Large Animals
A large gift for large animals
Measuring and Mentoring
Nursing School mentoring program a measurable success
“What Free Time?”
Webcasts let incoming freshmen “hear a voice and see a face”