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Political polarization between Americans stays consistent before and after elections
Biker riding through election political lawn signs outside polling place

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Political polarization between Americans stays consistent before and after elections

A new study by Neil Fasching and Yphtach Lelkes of the Polarization Research Lab looked at the U.S. 2022 midterms and found the election didn’t spike political polarization.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Quakers open home campaign by beating Colgate
Jared Richardson, a wide receiver, goes up for the catch against Colgate.

Image: Michael Nance/Penn Athletics

Quakers open home campaign by beating Colgate

The football team beat the Raiders 27-17 on Saturday in their home opener at Franklin Field.

From Penn Athletics

The bullet train turns 60
An Amtrak Acela train with the Philadelphia city skyline in the background

An Amtrak Acela passenger train heads south after leaving 30th Street Station.

(Image: AP Photo/David Boe)

The bullet train turns 60

In both Asia and Europe, high-speed rail knits regions, countries, and continents together. What will it take to see more rail infrastructure in the U.S.?

Kristina García

Celebrating the dedication of Amy Gutmann Hall
The exterior of the new Amy Gutmann Hall on Penn’s campus.

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Celebrating the dedication of Amy Gutmann Hall

On a breezy, overcast early fall day, members of the Penn community gathered to dedicate the University’s new center for data science and artificial intelligence: Amy Gutmann Hall.
Penn’s Gilliam Fellows bridge inclusion and innovation
Brianna Hill-Payne and Sam Preza.

Penn’s Gilliam Fellows Brianna Hill-Payne (left) and Sam Preza.

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Penn’s Gilliam Fellows bridge inclusion and innovation

Two Ph.D. students are among 50 graduate students selected to receive this year’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship, which advances equity and inclusion in science through a mentorship skills development course.

From Penn Medicine News

The nuts and bolts of book publishing
Dylan Fritz sits on the steps outside Penn Press.

Eric Sucar

The nuts and bolts of book publishing

Fourth-year Dylan Fritz interned at Penn Press over the summer in the acquisitions and marketing departments through the Summer Humanities Internship Program.
A summer in Harrisburg with an eye on global affairs
Nine people stand in front of office cubicles. Above them, a string of national flags

Henry Franklin spent the summer interning in the Office of International Business Development. Franklin, an economics and cinema studies major from Yardley, Pennsylvania, spent his time shadowing teams, researching, writing reports, and working on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 10-year economic plan.

(Image: Henry Franklin)

A summer in Harrisburg with an eye on global affairs

Henry Franklin, a second-year economics and cinema studies major, spent his summer interning in Pennsylvania’s Office of International Business Development.

Kristina García

Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
Edmund W. Gordon, Jody Lewen, and Robert Lerman.

Edmund W. Gordon, Jody Lewen, and Robert Lerman have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, lifelong learning, and higher education.

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Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

Edmund W. Gordon, Robert Lerman, and Jody Lewen have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, lifelong learning, and higher education.

From Penn GSE, Kat Stein