The Vision Thing
As the National Science Foundation's new director of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Dr. Ruzena Bacsjy—a Penn computer-science professor noted for her work on robotic perception—must get Congress to see its way to creating greater support for basic research in information technology.
Fathoming the Mysteries of the Black Sea
Unearthing treasures from the Black Sea.
The Children’s Crusaders
The child-welfare system in the United States is broken. A group at Penn aims to give it a complete overhaul.
The True Summit
A professor of education and "middle-aged woman mountain climber" reflects on some lessons common to summiting and scholarship.
In Praise of Praise
Tribute to a teacher.
Who’s a Jew in Israel? Anyone but an Arab?
Ian Lustick on Israel as a "non-Arab" state.
Same Hours, Less Time
1 family + 2 careers = 2 much to do?
Martin Seligman’s Journey From Learned Helplessness to Learned Happiness
The renowned Penn professor of psychology has refocused the field toward the encouragement of mental health, launched an investigation into the causes and prevention of ethnopolitical warfare—and vowed to stop being such a grouch.
Close Quarters
Good fence wanted in history department?
The Stock Market Sage
When he was a kid, Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel liked to chart the growth of morning glories in his back yard; now he directs his keen attention to the rise and fall of the stock market.
Making Good Books Possible
Remembering Jerre Mangione
Bridging Two Worlds
Penn -- like universities across the country -- is helping more faculty move ideas from the lab to the marketplace through a process called technology transfer. But, some caution that these industry-academy collaborations may compromise publishing and research.
Science Meets Society
Technophobia runs rampant, but what may be scarier is a system in which scientific truth is determined in the media and the courts, says Dr. Kenneth Foster.
Demographer Preston Takes the Helm at SAS
New SAS dean named. Plus: Q&A.
“And Still I Rise”
Penn alumna, School of Nursing professor, and "around-the-way girl" Loretta Sweet Jemmott is working to get mothers and sons in Philadelphia's housing projects talking about preventing teen pregnancy and HIV infection.
Janzen Takes 1997 Kyoto Prize, Gives to Nature
Biology professor wins Kyoto prize
Edward B. Shils W’36, G’37, Gr’40, L’86, GL’90, GrL’97
The "Energizer Bunny" of Education.
Where Human Life Happens
Genetic testing and other technologies that offer a "window on the womb" are allowing parents to know more about their prospective offspring than ever before. Is that good?
Hackney: Back to History from the Humanities
"I'm really looking forward to being back at Penn."
The Catch of the Day, Fresh from the Tank
"The future lies in these artificial tanks."
Image Tribes
Advertisers are targeting specific audiences as never before, dividing consumers more and more narrowly along income, age, gender, and ethic lines, and splintering society in the process.
Dr. Richard Estes
Professor has translated social concerns into international action.
Opening Up
A former Thouron Fellow looks back at her mind-expanding year in England in the late 1970s.
The Wisdom of Perl: Balancing the Emotional Research Budget
Nobel-prize winner Martin Perl on the art and craft of experimental physics