The Penn Urban Research Institute: Research, Knowledge, Solutions
Supporting the care and feeding of cities
Welcome to the Club
The place to mingle—and eat Abner’s cheesesteaks—in NYC
Sitcom Suffragists
A soft-edged portrayal of women’s fight for the right to vote.
Obituaries
May|Jun 2004
May|Jun 2004
Volume 102, No. 5
Alumni Notes
Mar|Apr 2004
Wetland Restored: Wildlife Approve
Restoring a wetland at Morris Arboretum
Reflections on a Shattered Glass
The adorable little weenie I knew was nothing but a con artist.
Failing Grade
A teacher tells why the No Child Left Behind Act won’t work.
The Cult of DMD
The view from inside Penn’s digital-media-design major: “We are an annoying, fidgety, break-things-and-fix-it cult—who make horrible noises.” Others might say that the program attracts some of Penn’s brightest, most dedicated, and most creative students.
HUP Makes the Grade
HUP makes honor roll and “most wired” list.
Alumni Notes
July|Aug 2003
An Unexpected Unity
Cret Professor of Architecture Daniel Libeskind’s winning design for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site is an act of remembrance and restoration.
Low Self Image? Avoid Mirrors, Watch TV
Connection found between TV watching and self-image.
Praxis Makes Perfect at Penn’s Landing
Crafting a plan for Penn’s Landing
Nerds Gone Bad
The Queen of Obscurica meets her match.
Cutting Through the Smoke
Caryn Lerman and her colleagues at the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center are hot on the trail of biological, psychological, and social means to counter tobacco’s addictive power.
Alumni Voices: The Deluxe Edition
Alumni—writers, artists, and others—recall their days at Penn, from the Class of 1930 to the Class of 2001.
Safe Places
Alumni talk about the struggles to establish resources for African Americans, women, and sexual minorities on campus.
Briefly Noted
Darkening Water. New poems from Daniel Hoffman.
The Ornament of the World. When Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived in peace.