February 26, 2004
Penn’s director of financial aid, William Schilling, explains what it takes to make the University affordable for all.
- Kumanyika
in middle of global food fight
As a plan to combat obesity worldwide draws fire, a Penn researcher dons her flak jacket.
- Scheppele:
Serious flaws in Afghan constitution
A Penn Law professor discovers good advice is not always heeded.
- UPHS
applies Delta force to patient safety
A top-to-bottom, system-wide effort to reduce medical errors is a first for an American health care system.
Editor’s Pick: The return of
Ur
A celebrated University of Pennsylvania Museum exhibit comes home from an American tour.
- Research:
Instant makeover for Reading Viaduct
Penn Praxis brainstorms low-cost recycling options for an abandoned rail line.
- Faculty
Feature: A hat pays a visit to its Alaskan home
University of Pennsylvania Museum curators help the Tlingit people keep tradition alive.
- Staff
Q&A: Larry Moses
Having found success as an actor and director, the program coordinator in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs is now turning his hand to scriptwriting.
- Ask
Benny: It’s a grand old flag, and it’s not for sale
Also: What happened to the gates at 38th Street and Hamilton Walk?
- 50
years after Brown, a time for conversation
A yearlong project reflects on how far America has come and how much further it has to travel towards full racial integration.
- Healthy
smiles all around
West Philadelphia children receive tender loving dental care during “Give Kids A Smile Day.”
- Gourevitch
recounts Rwandan horror
A witness to genocide wrestles with the moral questions it raises.
- Out
and About: Portraits of new African-Americans
Immigrant filmmaker Filmon Mebrahtu captures his fellow Africans' adjustments to everyday life in Philadelphia.
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