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April 27, 2006

Penn's annual impact? $9.6B
New report examines Penn's economic impact in Pennsylvania.

Fischl on the body
One of the nation’s most important figure painters discusses the body in art.

Penn triples wind power purchase
With a new wind power deal, University makes a statement that green energy is here to stay.

Also In This Issue

Going the distance
Two of Penn’s Alumni Relations staff met personal goals this spring, successfully finishing the Boston Marathon.

Ask Benny
What’s the oldest tree on campus?

Out and About
Wyeth’s worlds

For the Record
The rites of spring

Movable Feast
Zocalo

The pragmatist

Laurie Robinson

Photo credit: Candace di Carlo

Her experience as a self-described “Washington policy person”—and a stint serving under Janet Reno at the Justice Department—has given Laurie Robinson a unique perspective on law enforcement.

What’s On
Your guide to what’s happening on campus

Features

Staff Q&A: Nathan Smith
A full-time job, and then some

A better ‘Trojan horse,’ and hope for cancer patients
A Penn professor has found a way to deliver two effective cancer drugs to tumors at the same time.

News briefs
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Editor’s Pick: Old School
British soul singer James Hunter plays World Cafe Live.

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