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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy
Three people stand in front of a bookcase full of books in burgundy binding, the man on the left is wearing judge robes and has his right hand in the air, the woman on the right is in judge robes and has her right hand in the air and left hand on a bible and a man in the middle wears a suit and tie, is holding the bible and is looking at the woman

Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in to the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Warren Burger as her husband John O’Connor looks on.

(Image: Courtesy of U.S. National Archives)

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy

Three Penn experts—Annenberg Public Policy Center director Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marci A. Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences, and former Penn Carey Law School dean Ted Ruger—share their thoughts on the history-making justice.

Kristen de Groot

Penn scientists reflect on one year of ChatGPT
Panel on ChatGPT.

Caption: René Vidal, at the podium, introduces the event "ChatGPT turns one: How is generative AI reshaping science?" Bhuvnesh Jain, left at the table, moderated the discussion with Sudeep Bhatia, Konrad Kording, Andrew Zahrt, and Nick Pangakis. 

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Penn scientists reflect on one year of ChatGPT

The Data Driven Discovery Initiative hosted an interdisciplinary panel discussion with Penn researchers in chemistry, neuroscience, psychology, and political science.
What’s That? Fox-Fels Hall
Red brick exterior of Fox-Fels Hall on Penn campus, a Georgian style mansion with green shutters and white trim.

The exterior of Fox-Fels Hall on Walnut Street.

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What’s That? Fox-Fels Hall

‘The mansion’ is home to the Fels Institute of Government, Penn's graduate school for public policy and public management. 

Kristen de Groot

Election night takeaways
Signs for and against Ohio's Issue 1 are in a lawn covered in fall leaves in front of a church

Issue 1 signs sit outside Knox Presbyterian Church on Election Day, Nov. 7, 2023, in Cincinnati. Issue 1 specifically declares an individual’s right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” including abortion.

(Image: AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Election night takeaways

Political scientist Marc Meredith and PORES director Stephanie Perry, who both worked on NBC’s Decision Desk on Election Night with more than a dozen Penn undergrads, share their thoughts on what Tuesday’s results could mean for 2024.

Kristen de Groot

A healthy turnout for an off-year, mayoral election
A centimeter-scale quadruped leverages curved-crease origami

Penn Leads the Vote volunteers pose with Penn President Liz Magill, Cory Bowman of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, and Dawn Deitch of the Office of Government and Community Affairs.

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A healthy turnout for an off-year, mayoral election

Penn Leads the Vote was on hand at the Houston Hall polling location, one of several polling places on campus where voters made their voices heard for the 2023 general election.
Experts address ‘our changing environment’
water on flooded thailand road

A flooded rural road in Thailand following the rainstorm Tien Mu. (iStock/Weeraa)

Experts address ‘our changing environment’

Economist R. Jisung Park and political scientist Alice Xu address climate change in an event hosted by the School of Social Policy & Practice.

Kristina García