CURF at 20
Two decades after its founding, Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships continues to be “for everyone.”
Century Club
As the University celebrates 100 years of women’s sports, a handful of prominent former student-athletes recall their athletic triumphs and hurdles—and the paths they both followed and paved.
Paper Man
Eric Jacobs has been at the Daily Pennsylvanian since articles were written on typewriters and layout was done by (actual) cutting and pasting. The newspaper’s longtime general manager is also a shared connection among every DP alum of the last 40 years. But this summer, he plans to leave the only job he’s ever had.
Newman Center Reaches a Milestone
Penn’s Newman Center—the nation’s oldest—at 125.
Fight On, Pennsylvania!
“Fight On, Pennsylvania!” crosses line to 100.
A Man and His Environment
A half-century after the publication of his pathbreaking manifesto, Design With Nature, Ian McHarg’s work is more urgent, timely—and influential—than ever.
Penn Relays at 125
The country’s oldest and largest track meet continues to draw world-class athletes, big crowds, an army of loyal volunteers, and a whole lot of Jamaicans.
The Iranian Revolution at 40
How human rights lost in the Iranian Revolution.
“It Was Like Living In a Dream”
Twenty-five years later, players, coaches, journalists, and fans look back on Penn’s last NCAA Tournament win.
In Full Bloom
Four decades ago the hand-lettered program for Bloomers’ very first production declared that “the time has come to show that women can be funny, too.” Penn’s all-female musical comedy troupe has been proving it ever since.
Sweet Memories
Penn’s 1977-78 men's basketball team basks in Palestra honors, 40 years after its run to the Sweet 16.
Engagement Warriors
At 25, Netter Center focuses on the future.
At the Center of It All
Bob Schoenberg has been leading Penn’s LGBT Center since before there even was one, really. As he retires after 35 years of caring counsel and fierce advocacy, the campus home he built is being renamed in his honor.
Venerating Venturi
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture turns 50
The Christian Association at 125
At the turn of the last century, the CA pioneered the idea of service at Penn with settlement houses and summer camps, and has since been at the forefront of anti-war protests and movements for civil, women’s, and LGBT rights. In the 21st, it’s still providing a “safe space” for students and making a difference on campus and beyond.
A People’s History of ENIAC
New book on ENIAC emphasizes machine’s operations—and operators.