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  • Justine Orgel C’25 Wins Student Paper Competition

    July 31, 2023

    Each year, the Pacific Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (PAPOR) runs a student paper competition for students and early-career professionals to submit research that employes survey and public opinion data. This year’s award-winning submission was written by Justine Orgel C’25, a Political Science major from San Francisco and a PORES undergraduate research fellow.

  • Out of the classroom and into the newsroom

    April 27, 2023

    Student fellows in the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies put their data-analysis skills and political know-how to use in creating user-friendly visualizations and enhancing traditional reporting practices.

  • PORES 2023 HACKATHON

    March 6, 2023

     

    Calling all Penn data science students! The Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) is pleased to announce they will be hosting the 4th annual hackathon on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

  • CHALLENGES FACING PA MAIL VOTERS AHEAD OF 2022 MIDTERMS

    October 24, 2022

    In a new piece for The Washington Post, Professor Marc Meredith, Professor Dan Hopkins, and PORES Assistant Director Katie Steele outlined the unique challenges that Pennsylvania voters are facing as they look to vote by mail next month.

  • BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR ABORTION BAN EXEMPTIONS

    October 24, 2022

    How do Americans feel about abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?

    According to a new PORES/SurveyMonkey survey, 8 in 10 American adults say that abortion will be important to their votes in the midterm elections taking place across the country this November.

  • 60 Second Lecture: Marc Meredith on Polling

    September 16, 2022

    Professor Marc Meredith recently delivered a talk as part of the School of Arts and Sciences' ongoing 60 second lecture series. He discussed the upcoming midterms and explained how the average person can make sense of the polls ahead of the election.
     

  • Steve Kornacki to Speak at Penn

    September 7, 2022

    The Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and Penn's Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies are excited to present an event with NBC News and MSNBC's National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki. Steve will join Dr. John Lapinski for a discussion about the 2022 midterm elections and his career as a political journalist.  

  • Penn Students Partner with Local Non-Profits for Election Law and the 2020 Election Seminar

    May 17, 2021

    Penn undergraduates in Professor Marc Meredith’s seminar, “Election Law and the 2020 Election,” spent the spring semester analyzing policies and tracking developments in the election administration space.

  • Virtual PORES 2021 Hackathon

    March 2, 2021

    The Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) is pleased to announce they will be hosting a virtual hackathon from March 26 - April 2, 2021. Participants in the event will analyze public opinion data related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual hackathon is an an opportunity for Penn students to improve their data science skills by collaborating with their peers and to learn from PORES faculty and staff affiliates.

  • Virtual Event - Steve Kornacki (NBC News/MSNBC)

    February 15, 2021

    Join us for a conversation with NBC News and MSNBC Political Correspondent, Steve Kornacki on Friday, February 19th from 3-4pm EST. Steve is known for breaking down the numbers on the big board during election night and giving the American public deeper insights into the data side of American democracy.