New Fels director: "This is just a perfect place for me to be."
David Thornburgh, the new Fels director, views Ben Franklin’s marriage of the theoretical and the practical—or as he calls it, “the think, and the do”—as the essence of leadership. It’s a philosophy that ultimately attracted him to Penn and to Fels. Read more ...
Wharton prof examines ‘bailout’
A real estate expert says the recent financial crisis is the biggest we’ve seen since the Great Depression. Read more...
Penn pours money into neuroscience
A $50 million contribution from the Health System will help to endow five new Penn Integrates Knowledge professorships in neuroscience and support interdisciplinary neuroscience initiatives across the University. Read more
Prof examines history of heroin trade
Nearly all of America's heroin users can be traced to urban centers. One researcher examines how and why big cities became the heart of this drug trade and how to attack this drug problem in new ways. Read more ...
Staff Q&A/Kenric Tsethlikai
The Director of Language and Cultural Programs at Wharton's Lauder Institute says language skills are more important in business than ever before. Read more ...
Science Pioneer
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, Penn professor emerita of physics and winner of the National Medal of Science is considered to be one of the most influential minds in her field--and was the first women to study and teach at a number of top schools. Read more ...
Examining the ACL epidemic
What exactly is the ACL, and why are so many tears in this increasingly infamous ligament bringing athletes to their knees? Read more...
Social work at Penn celebrates 100 years
Penn celebrates 100 years of social work with special events, a new scholarship and a lecture from consumer advocate Ralph Nader. Read more...
Staff Q&A/Robert Preucel
A new exhibit at the Penn Museum challenges stereotypes about Pennsylvania's Lenape Indian tribe. Read more ...
'Process in Print'
This show features 30 master prints, dating from the early 20th century to the present, from the collection of David and Susan Goode. Read more ...
Stem Cell Pioneer
It's hard to imagine there could be anyone more qualified to lead Penn's Institute for Regenerative Medicine than John Gearhart—the scientist whose research team was the first to identify and isolate human embryonic stem cells. Read more ...
Staff Q&A: Bill Keller
As head of the Fisher Fine Arts Library, Bill Keller is steward to one of Frank Furness' greatest buildings. Read more ...