Heather A. Davis

Researchers from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine have used gene therapy to cure day blindness in dogs—a groundbreaking advance that may help researchers one day restore day sight in humans, as well.

 Photo credit: Peter Tobia

Foodies seek out restaurants with Zagat’s distinct burgundy logo, and those interested in patronizing the highest-rated local establishments may look for the “Best of Philly” sign.

It’s a story that anyone who has spent time at Penn in the past couple of decades knows well: By the early 1990s, the neighborhood around Penn had fallen on hard times.

Even before the January earthquake in Haiti, citizens in that country had been suffering for decades in abject poverty, with a subpar infrastructure and little access to quality health care.

Water is ubiquitous. We bathe in it, consume it and cook with it. We paddle over it, dive into it and skim the surface of it. And we witness political battles that are waged over it, communities across the globe that search for ways to get it and artists who seek to capture the spirit of water in art, poetry and literature.

 Photo credit: Mark Stehle

WHAT: This year, Passover begins on March 29 and runs through April 5. At Penn, Passover events have a home in Penn Hillel, the hub of Jewish life on campus.