Penn Arts & Sciences Magazine - Fall 2006

Features

Cover
Brainstorms
Advances in Brain Science
Pose Hard Questions
by Peter Nichols

Trapped in the War on Terror
Fear and Spending in America
by Sue Rardin

If Not Now, When?
Young Alum Starts Social Service Agency
by Nancy Bea Miller

The Road Ahead
Charting the Future of
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
by Joseph McLaughlin

DNA Technology Goes Wal-Mart
Genetics Lab Proves Paternity,
Catches Criminals
and Entertains the Masses
by John Capuzzi Giresi

Briefs

Global Positioning Squirrels
Biology Grad Student Studies
How Animals Navigate

Departments

Dean’s Column
What I Did for My Summer Vacation

SAS Journal — Campus News
Interdisciplinarian
Chaucer Reimagined
International Excellence
60 x 4
City Security

SAS Frontiers — Faculty Research
A Great Find
Art of Change
Counterpoint
Gene Machine

With Class — Teaching and Learning
Immigrants to America

SAS Partnerships — Advancing Our Mission
Life-Saving Gift
Partners: A Big Deal Ovr Little Things
Path Beyond Penn
Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters
The Society of Arts and Sciences

Last Word
Solidarity
by E. Ann Matter

Last Look
Professor of Rock