Watching the Animals
Vikram Dewan WG’78 is leading the transformation of the venerable Philadelphia Zoo.
Keeping Hospitals Accountable, and Saving Lives
Leapfrog Group CEO Leah Binder G’94 holds hospitals accountable.
Five I’s, Four C’s, and the Right Road to College
Penn Admissions Dean Eric Furda C’87 would love it if your child or grandchild comes to Penn, but he doesn’t want them—or you—to start the college-search process with that goal in mind.
The Sweet Song of a Fire opens in Los Angeles
Q&A with Gazette illustrator and visual artist Jeff Koegel.
The Scouting Playbook
Location scout Dan Gorman CGS’82 GEd’97 puts Philly on film.
Strong Serve from Penn at the Whitney Biennial
Strong Penn presence at Whitney Biennial.
Still Kicking
And singing. And dancing. And joking. And cross-dressing. A century and a quarter after its first production in 1889, Mask & Wig—the “oldest all-male collegiate musical comedy troupe in the United States”—remains the one there’s only room for.
Getting Sirius
Demetrius Oliver GFA’04’s Canicular at the Print Center of Philadelphia.
Beaked Denizens of the Deep
Richard Ellis C’59 on the mysterious—and endangered—beaked whales.
Alumni Notes
Mar|Apr 2014
The Squirrel Welcome Wagon
Squirrels and the City.
Putting Out Fires
In politics and the firehouse, Matt Klapper C’05 has learned to take the heat.
The Three Authors
From cloaks to biosuits, three Penn alumni span several centuries with their thought-provoking debut novels.
Being There
As director of the Penn Program for Mindfulness, Michael Baime M’81 has helped hundreds of healthcare professionals acquire the skills to improve their interactions with patients, increase their job satisfaction, and reduce stress in their personal lives.
The Perks and Perils of a Quick Twitter Finger
Anthea Butler’s battles in the blogosphere and twitterverse.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
New book aims to “pressure-test” social entrepreneurs’ good intentions.
Hope is Part of the Plan
Paralyzed from the neck down by a gunshot wound in 2011, Kevin Neary C’04 can’t help imagining that someday a medical miracle might allow him to walk again.
Good Returns
The dangers and rewards of giving more than you get. An excerpt from Give and Take by Wharton professor Adam Grant. Plus: Interview with the author.
Letters
July|Aug 2013: Spy, Captain, Pope
May|June 2013
Volume 111, No. 5