Remembering 9/11
Marking the first anniversary of 9.11.01
Freshmen Get the Message: “There is No Sure Thing”
“Open your minds, and we’ll open one another’s eyes."
Walter Annenberg Dies
Philanthropist Walter Annenberg dead at 94; last gift was $100 million for Annenberg School .
Solar Neutrinos Shine on a New Nobel Laureate
Physics professor Ray Davis wins Nobel for work on solar neutrinos.
From Quantico to Walnut Street
U.S. Marine general Clifford Stanley named new EVP.
Going Fourth
Penn at #4 in U.S. News & World Report.
Carriage House Dedicated as LGBT Center
Carriage House opens as LGBT Center.
After the Prelude: Chopin Reconstructed
Music professor completes Chopin prelude.
Kick-Starting the Internet in Ghana
Making “digital dreams” reality in Ghana
Anniversaries
School of Engineering and New Bolton Center celebrate milestones.
Of Mice and Kids (and Piglets)
Vet School advance could help save endangered species.
Lawsuit by Prison Inmates Dismissed
University states: “It is now understood and agreed throughout the global scientific community that prisoners … cannot be considered appropriate candidates for any biomedical studies.”
New Home, Name, and Faculty for Afro-American Studies
Center for Africana Studies opens
Action!
Now playing on 40th Street, movies at the Bridge.
Winning, Losing, Learning
Two views of Quaker football, from the bottom and the top of the Ivy League.
Questions Answered
Yes, this year’s football team can put points on the board.
On Target at Any Age
Phyllis Wynn Shipman CW’65
Building Penn’s Brand
How the architecture of the campus—and the coverage it received in the Gazette—has reflected the University's changing image of itself.
Brand Extensions
From fresh food to well-preserved artifacts: What’s building now.
Unbuilt Penn
From the ICA’s geodesic dome to Furness's Alumni Hall to the skyscraper on Locust Walk, Penn has had some fascinating unbuilt visions.
Yesterday’s News
Timeline | In the decades leading up to the new millennium, the University finds itself embroiled in the culture wars, celebrates its 250th anniversary, elects its first woman president, and rises in the rankings.
When the Search Is Over
The World Trade Center attacks prompted an intense search-and-rescue effort. How have the 9/11 dogs and their human handlers been faring? Two Penn professors, Dr. Cindy Otto and Dr. Melissa Hunt, are trying to find out.
Coming to Terms
During the High Holidays, a beloved rabbi nearing retirement and an author chronicling the search for his replacement mourn and remember their fathers.
Charting the Next Course(s)
“Building on Excellence” charts the next five years.