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    Award-winning project sparks dialogue around trans literacy
    Post-It note that reads 'Trans People Won't Be Erased' Post-It notes with messages from the Penn community at a Trans Remembrance Day 2018 vigil held near the Love Statue.

    Award-winning project sparks dialogue around trans literacy

    A new working group funded by the Alice Paul Center serves as glue for cross-disciplinary dialogue surrounding trans literacy in classrooms and elsewhere.
    New Ronald O. Perelman Center looks to the future while preserving the past
    VIPs cutting the Perelman building ribbon Gutmann (center) was joined on stage by (from left to right) Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett, Perelman, Cohen, and School of Arts and Sciences Dean Steven J. Fluharty.

    New Ronald O. Perelman Center looks to the future while preserving the past

    For the first time, the School of Arts and Sciences’ departments of Political Science and Economics will coexist in the same building.
    Meet the ‘original typical Penn student’
    Founding fathers meeting to sign the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence signing, by John Trumbull. (Image: Architect of the Capital)

    Meet the ‘original typical Penn student’

    “Rush: Revolution, Madness, and the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father,” by creative writing lecturer Stephen Fried, explores the life of Benjamin Rush, who had many ties to the University and is an oft-overlooked figurehead of the American Revolution.
    Penn Museum programming revamped
    Bumpin' Uglies DJs at a Crawl Out Thursday party

    Members of the Bumpin' Uglies DJ group pose for a photo at the inaugural “Crawl Out Thursday” event at Penn Museum. (Photo: Penn Museum)

    Penn Museum programming revamped

    With building renovations underway, the Penn Museum has freshened up its roster of fun things to do.
    Behind the scenes of election night projections
    John Lapinski surrounded by Penn undergraduate workers with NBC's Elections Unit Penn Political Science Professor John Lapinski, third from right, poses with Penn undergraduate students working at the NBC Elections Unit in November 2016. (Photo: Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies)

    Behind the scenes of election night projections

    John Lapinski, director of elections at NBC and the Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science at Penn, discusses projecting elections and what to expect from the midterms.
    Be in the know about your health, and be rewarded
    building blocks with prints of pills stethoscope and needle

    Be in the know about your health, and be rewarded

    From Human Resources’ 2018-19 “Be in the Know” campaign to details about diabetes, cancer, and other screenings recommended by a Penn Med expert, a breakdown of ways to make healthy living achievable.
    Scarecrows star at Arboretum challenge
    Scarecrow-Holding-Vote-Sign-In-Garden Wilhelmina McDaniel and Maureen Hicks made this Susan B. Anthony scarecrow. McDaniel says the duo took care to make sure she resembled the historic figure while still looking like a scarecrow and not a mannequin.

    Scarecrows star at Arboretum challenge

    Queen Elizabeth II, Mr. Rogers, Queen Elsa, and Jesus Christ make appearances in the Morris Arboretum's annual Scarecrow Walk, which runs through October 31st.
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