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The Divine Comedy’s ‘universal message’

Seven centuries years after Dante Alighieri's death on Sept. 14, 1321, his “Divine Comedy,” a poem in which an autobiographical protagonist journeys through hell, purgatory, and paradise, is still widely influential.

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Penn bests Drexel, Villanova

The field hockey team (2-2) defeated the Drexel Dragons on Friday at home and the Villanova Wildcats on Sunday on the road.

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Deborah J. Culley on her vision for the future of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Culley discusses her past research on the connection between anesthesia and post-operative cognitive dysfunction and her new role as chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care.

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In hard-hit neighborhoods, Philly CEAL outreach aims to address COVID disparities

Through community engagement and improved information dissemination, researchers at Penn Nursing, Penn Medicine, and Annenberg, in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia, are working to increase vaccination and testing rates and decrease new COVID-19 infections.

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Penn commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11

On Friday, the University community gathered at the Love Statue on campus to remember the precious lives of those lost on that tragic day in 2001.

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2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences awarded to mRNA pioneers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó

Weissman and Karikó are honored for engineering modified RNA technology which enabled rapid development of effective COVID-19 vaccines.

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Q&A

Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia

In a Q&A, Joseph Westphal, a senior global fellow at the Lauder Institute and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, talks about post-9/11 Saudi Arabia.

Misinformation on Twitter adversely affects adults’ health decisions

A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication is the first to explore the effect of misinformation on Twitter about e-cigarette harms.

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Smart dental implants

Geelsu Hwang of the School of Dental Medicine and colleagues are developing a smart dental implant that resists bacterial growth and generates its own electricity through chewing and brushing to power a tissue-rejuvenating light.

Patient and doctor wearing masks, one wearing a gown about to get a mammogram.

Breast cancer diagnosis in the ‘between’ year: Body mass index matters

While breast density—a characteristic that can help tumors hide from mammography—has attracted a lot of attention from clinicians, a new study finds evidence that body mass index, or BMI, is also important, especially in the year between screenings.

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