Now Playing on the Big Screen
Cinema studies is a new major program at Penn, but the University’s involvement with the form goes back to Eadweard Muybridge and the earliest days of moving pictures.
The Biggest Sister
Big Brothers Big Sisters President Judy Vredenburgh CW’70 is taking the basic formula behind the organization and expanding it to reach a million troubled children across the country.
Making a Legend
John Legend C’99 has come a long way since his days with the Penn a cappella group Counterparts (when he was John Stephens). As his first solo album hits the stores, lots of people are betting he can go much farther.
Best-Case Scenario
Five years ago, David Borgenicht C’90 and Joshua Piven C’93 came out with a little humor book titled The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook. Since then, things have gone from worst to, well, pretty incredible.
Remember the Reunion
The 70 members of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity who went to fight in World War II wrote hundreds of letters for The Delta Pen, a newsletter created by Henry A. Pope W’43. A new book collects some of them.
Counting the Complaints, Not Just the Votes
With MyVote1, Fels Institute analyzes voter problems
English Home Renamed
New name—Fisher-Bennett Hall—honors gift
DAR VP and SAS Dean Named
Leadership positions filled at DAR and SAS
A Departure from Vet School
Vet School Dean Kelly departs
Bad Medicine
Wrongful research
Rights vs. Capabilities
Capabilities approach offered as better social measure
Nanotechnology at Penn Gets a $11.4 Million Boost
NSF grants $11.4 million for nanotechnology
The Serpent’s Story—Revealed on Canvas
Aboriginal art explores meteor crater’s creation
Putting an End to “Name-Calling” in Athletics
“Identity theft combined with name-calling”
New Resources for Academic Success
Weingarten Learning Resources Center opens
Housewarming Gift
Riepes pledge $10 million for Quad College House
Checking Up on the Canines of 9/11
Study finds no ill effects in 9/11 search dogs
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream—and Remember
It’s true: A good night’s sleep improves performance
Room to Grow for Annenberg
$32.5 million for Annenberg for new building and more
Drug-Free Depression Relief
New depression treatment uses magnetic energy
Nursing a Profession Back to Health
Iraqi nurses visit campus
Recruiting Requirement Overturned
Court: Schools can bar military recruiters without losing funds
Basketball’s Building Projects, No Condolences Needed for Football
High Hopes, Unreasonable Expectations?
Flying High
Trail blazer Hugh deLaussett Willoughby C1877