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Beth Simmons named president of the American Political Science Association

Beth Simmons named president of the American Political Science Association

Beth Simmons, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics, has been named president-elect of the American Political Science Association for 2026-27.

How a coral stiffens its skeleton on demand
Chenhao Hu holds up a 3D-printed model of a sclerite.

Penn Engineering doctoral student Chenhao Hu holding a 3D-printed model of a sclerite, the tiny mineral particles that make up the coral’s skeleton and whose unique shape allows the organism to tune its own stiffness.

(Image: Bella Ciervo)

How a coral stiffens its skeleton on demand

Researchers at Penn Engineering have discovered how a coral’s skeleton compacts itself to ward off danger, a novel discovery of “granular jamming” in a living organism.

Ian Scheffler

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Why even impartial judges can seem biased

Why even impartial judges can seem biased

Penn Carey Law professor Leo Katz explains how the selection effect and judicial strategy can make merit-based rulings look indistinguishable from politically motivated or random decisions.

From Penn Carey Law

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What big data says about rising home insurance rates

What big data says about rising home insurance rates

Wharton real estate professor Benjamin Keys shares how real estate data is shedding new light on everything from smart investment decisions to mounting insurance costs in risky climates.

Surbhi Goel named 2025 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Early Career Fellow

Surbhi Goel named 2025 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Early Career Fellow

The Magerman Term Assistant Professor in Computer and Information Science at Penn Engineering has been named a 2025 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Early Career Fellow. The funding awarded will apply to research that explores AI’s potential to create a healthier, more resilient and more secure world.

Bringing AI into game theory

Bringing AI into game theory

Joshua Plotkin, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of the Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences, is working to bring together the fields of game theory and machine learning, in the hopes of discovering new strategies for solving real-world problems.

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