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Analysis | The wave of female candidates across the country has energized women voters at Penn

The way women decide to vote will be a strong indication of the way demographics have shifted in the past two years, said professor Dawn Teele, recipient of Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research of Women in Politics.

Penn has a new senior society for Jewish students: Shamash

Some senior societies have existed for decades, but in recent years, a collection of new societies have been established to recognize contributions within specific cultural and interest groups.  

Women make up just 17 percent of Philadelphia boardrooms — but this is slowly changing

In 2017, the number of women holding board seats in Philadelphia-based companies reached 17 percent — just one percent higher than the previous year.

What's at stake for the country — and Penn — on Nov. 6

"In every election I've ever covered going back almost 30 years, politicians have always said this is the most important election of our lifetime," Dick Polman, WHYY political columnist and Penn writer-in-residence, said. "It's kind of become a cliche— but this one really is."

Before heading to the polls, here's what to know about each candidate on the Phila. ballot

In Philadelphia, there are five local, state, and national races on the ballot, in addition to a ballot question on the issue of public spending.  

A new Pennsylvania law will penalize those who use drones to spy

The bill also institutes a fine of up to $25,000 and a 10-year prison sentence for those who use drones to enable the shipping of contraband to a prison inmate.

New rules are making Wharton club recruitment less stressful, but not all clubs have come on board

Not all finance and consulting clubs have implemented the new guidelines to club recruitment. 180 Degrees Consulting, one of the most selective consulting clubs, has not followed the new guidelines. 

As Penn announces wave of dorm renovations, grad students ask: What about Sansom Place East?

Sansom Place East is currently home to 528 graduate students who call the building old and maintenance "horrible," but Business Services said it will be five to ten years before the building will see renovations. 

Penn professors win $3 million Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics

Mele and Kane earned the reward for their innovations on a new class of materials called topological insulators, which have important implications for electronics performance and quantum computing.

Coffee shop at Temple under fire for display of neon sign: 'Up All Night on Adderall'

Several Temple students and faculty say the sign is insensitive and promotes dangerous drug abuse.

To combat opiate crisis, Penn Dental dean mandates students and faculty undergo Narcan training

So far, the school has held two trainings for Penn Dental affiliates and will continue to hold more until all students and staff can attend.

At the Wharton Israel Conference, attendees learn about technology that helped in the Thai cave rescue

The event's speakers included CEO of MaxTech Networks Uzi Hanuni, who talked about how the communications technology designed by his company played a role in the dramatic Thai cave rescue this summer. 

Trump won Pa. in 2016. So why is Bob Casey cruising to re-election?

Democrat Bob Casey is running for his third term in Congress as Pennsylvania Senator and current polling gives him a 16-point lead.

Active Minds and ASAP discuss how to cope with the endless cycle of news around sexual assault

Student organizations Active Minds Penn and Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention hosted an event to talk about sexual assault and mental health in light of current events such as the Kavanaugh hearing.

Startup from Penn students uses ridesharing to help patients get to their medical appointments

After Ride Health's introduction at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, Ride Health founders and HUP supervisors said they have seen improvements in patient satisfaction and more efficient care. 

Penn ranked fourth most innovative university in world, following Stanford, MIT, Harvard

The 2018 Reuters list placed Penn as the second most innovative Ivy League university and the fourth most innovative university in the world.

Mayor Bill de Blasio appoints Penn alumna Kelly Jin to lead NYC analytics department

At Penn, Jin was involved with the Civic House and the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project, which she said helped spark her interest in public service. 

Penn Debate Society joins forces with The Economist to discuss rights of businesses to refuse service

At the end of the debate, all students in attendance had been convinced by side government that businesses should be free to refuse to disseminate ideas with which they disagree.  

Months after acquittal, Yale student suspended in light of new sexual assault allegations

Last March, Khan was found not guilty of raping a fellow Yale student in a case that was highly publicized due to the rarity of college sexual assault trials.

History among the headstones: PennDesign prof leads tour at local Woodlands cemetery

The Woodlands cemetery near Baltimore Avenue is home to expansive burial grounds and a historical mansion that sits in its center.