Penn’s endowment grew by nearly $1 billion in the 2013 fiscal year, generating an investment return of 14.4 percent, the University announced at a Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning.

Sure, expect another Ivy title come late November. But keep your eye on the thin line between sure thing and shocker, especially for a team that played down to its level of competition last season.

When I came to Penn, I brought that superhero mindset with me. If anyone asked me how I was doing, I’d answer, “Good!” It’s easy to give that automatic response and move on — I mean, is Superman ever not good?

How are all of the Ivy teams looking heading into the 2013 season. We take a look in our Ivy Outlook.

Alumni and former faculty recall Hackney’s commitment to athletics.

Through the end of the year, the ICA will display the work of Jason Rhoades, who was known for making massive three-dimensional pieces from household items.

30 Penn scientists traveled to Washington and met with legislators to fight for funding for biomedical research grants.

One year ago, around the time this very issue came out, the Red and Blue’s defensive backs were labeled as question marks. This year, the narrative has made a 180 degree turn. Once maligned, Penn’s defensive backfield is now viewed as one of the team’s biggest strengths.

The U.S. News & World Report ranked Penn third in having grads who are Fortune 100 CEOs, such as the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson and Comcast.

Without an additional $6.5 billion in funding over the next 10 years, SEPTA will cut more than half of regional rail lines and convert trolleys to buses.

The interdisciplinary program between Wharton, Engineering and the School of Design will provide a career path for students without engineering experience but who are still interested in product design.

The School of Design and The Photo Review will host the renowned photographer, who has shot for Esquire and Mademoiselle, in Meyerson B3 at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

Senior captain Brianna Rano is the only remaining defender from that team’s back line, so she was a natural choice as a leader of the defense — or so it would appear.

Brandon Copeland, along with fellow linemen C.J Mooney and Taylor Brown, graduated, turning one of Penn’s top strengths into a definitive question mark as 2013 begins. But the new crew is brimming with confidence.

The Penn director of the Center for Africana Studies now commutes to New York regularly as a fellow researching racial, ethnic and economic segregation at NYU.

Unlike many of our peer institutions, Penn has made it a priority to promote conversations about consent.

Penn is getting ready to take on No. 19 Georgetown, but for freshman Alec Neumann, the game is more important than just facing a ranked opponent. He is also facing his brother.