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The global threat of salt contamination to water supplies
Green, diatom and blue-green algae in the blooming water of a coastal salt puddle on the shore

Image: Oleg Kovtun via Getty Images

The global threat of salt contamination to water supplies

Research from Weitzman’s Allison Lassiter and an international team of researchers highlights how a combination of climate change impacts and localized human activities are intensifying the increase in salt in vital freshwater sources.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Preventing falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
An elderly person opening a door with a cane in hand.

Image: Angel Santana via Getty Images

Preventing falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

A team led by researchers in the School of Nursing has developed a multicomponent intervention that uses passive monitoring and behavioral support to help reduce falls in at-risk older adults.

4 min. read

Penn hosts nine other colleges for op-ed panel
Attendees at the UCOMMS op-ed writing workshop

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Penn hosts nine other colleges for op-ed panel

Journalists, communications staffers, and leaders from Penn and nine other Philly-area colleges and universities gathered at Penn Carey Law for an op-ed panel discussion. The event is part of a series being sponsored by University Communications to connect Penn with reporters and editors from major media outlets.

Penn Today Staff

1 min. read

A Penn Medicine nurse who donated her uterus helps another family’s dream come true
Emma Dolezal holding infant Emma Dolezal and Sara Leister.

Emma Dolezal (left) and her infant daughter Emma met Sara Leister, who donated her uterus through Penn Medicine’s Uterus Transplant Program.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

A Penn Medicine nurse who donated her uterus helps another family’s dream come true

A Lancaster General Health nurse’s uterus donation transformed a woman’s dream of motherhood.

From Penn Medicine News

1 min. read

Radio days for rising third-year Luiza Sulea
Luiza Sulea standing in front of neon WXPN sign

Luiza Sulea plans to continue at WXPN in the coming year as a work-study student. 

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Radio days for rising third-year Luiza Sulea

Rising third-year Luiza Sulea is working in marketing at Penn’s WXPN radio through the Summer Humanities Internship Program.

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Beneath the surface: Diving into water’s hidden carbon-cleaning capabilities
3D rendering of water molecules on a copper surface.

Water molecules become increasingly disordered at the surface of a catalyst. Researchers found that this disordered interfacial water, shown transitioning from structured (left) to disorganized (right), plays a key role in speeding up the conversion of carbon monoxide into ethylene, a valuable fuel and chemical building block.

(Image: Courtesy of Shoji Hall)

Beneath the surface: Diving into water’s hidden carbon-cleaning capabilities

Penn materials scientist Shoji Hall and colleagues have found that manipulating the surface of water can allow scientists to sustainably convert greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to higher energy fuel sources like ethylene.
Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy

Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy

A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person.

A new recipe for safer, stronger mRNA vaccines
Emily Han and Dongyoon Kim in the research lab filled with bottles and other lab equipment..

Bioengineering researchers Emily Han (left) and Dongyoon Kim.

(Image: Bella Ciervo)

A new recipe for safer, stronger mRNA vaccines

Penn engineers have found a way to redesign mRNA vaccines that sidestep the the most common side effects.

Ian Scheffler

2 min. read