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Over a third of Americans worry about getting the flu, RSV, or COVID-19

American adults are worried they or loved ones will succumb to the ‘tripledemic’ illnesses in the next three months, according to a new health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday, now just 11 years old, was originally conceived in response to Black Friday as a tonic to consumerism. Katherina “Kat” Rosqueta of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy discusses how the day is an opportunity to think about others.

Jordan Obi, left, dribble the ball to the basketball. Clark Slajchert, right, dribbles the ball to the basket.

Quakers topple UC San Diego, Monmouth

On Sunday, the women’s basketball team defeated UC San Diego 76-68 and the men’s basketball team beat Monmouth 76-61.

Two people looking at large COVID posters on a table in the Kislak Libary.

Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries

Undergraduate history of art majors organized an event at the Penn Libraries featuring 10 rare texts, out on a table and open for anyone to see, ranging from a manuscript dated to about the year 850 to COVID-19 posters from 2020.

A space for lifesaving, collaborative work

Gov. Josh Shapiro, President Liz Magill, and others from the University community celebrated the new home of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation.

High school students in a classroom in Penn Med’s summer program.

From high school to the hospital

An immersive program at the Perelman School of Medicine gives high school students a sneak peek at a potential future in the medical field.

Crosswalk with pedestrians overlaid by 1s and 0s.

The future of AI: How Wharton is leading the charge

The AI at Wharton Initiative and AI in Focus podcast series highlight the evolving and growing role of artificial intelligence in all areas of life, with Wharton as a global focal point for its study.

New ‘patch’ uses natural body motion to fix disc herniation

The tension-activated repair patch plugs holes in discs in the spine like car tire patches, and could prevent further disease progression.

People pose on a couch after Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving meal program provides food, family, friends, and fun

Penn’s Assembly of International Students is matching international undergrads and graduate students with a faculty or staff partner who invites them to a Thanksgiving meal.

Weitzman’s Sarah Lopez on migration, architectural history, ethnography, and urban and spatial justice

The architectural historian and migration scholar is part of the Department of Historic Preservation as well as the Department of City & Regional Planning, focusing on both the material and social connections of labor between Mexico and the U.S.

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