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Scientists say active early learning shapes the adult brain
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Martha J. Farah, the Annenberg Professor of Natural Sciences, is director of the Center for Neuroscience & Society at Penn. (Pre-pandemic image: Courtesy Martha Farah) 

Scientists say active early learning shapes the adult brain

Through the Abecedarian Project, an early education, randomized controlled trial that has followed children since 1971, Penn and Virginia Tech researchers reveal new discoveries about brain structure decades later.

Michele W. Berger

Climate change-resistant corals could provide lifeline to battered reefs
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Penn biologist Katie Barott and colleagues found that corals maintain their ability to resist bleaching even when transplanted to a new reef. (Image: S. Matsuda)

Climate change-resistant corals could provide lifeline to battered reefs

Corals that withstood a severe bleaching event and were transplanted to a different reef maintained their resilient qualities, according to a new study led by Katie Barott of the School of Arts & Sciences.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Vaccines, variants, and the evolving lexicon of COVID-19
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Vaccines, variants, and the evolving lexicon of COVID-19

Penn Today shares the third update to the pandemic glossary, providing insights into the jargon becoming an everyday part of conversations and news headlines about the ongoing public health crisis.

Erica K. Brockmeier

How foreign work visas benefit the U.S. economy
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How foreign work visas benefit the U.S. economy

Wharton’s Britta Glennon discusses what the reversal of the previous administration’s work visa ban means for the U.S. economy.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Pennsylvania Hospital’s unusual venue brings the celebration to vaccination
Marquee outside the Theatre of Living Arts that reads PENN MEDICINE COVID-19 VACCINES NO WALKUPS with masked people standing on sidewalk outside.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News.

Pennsylvania Hospital’s unusual venue brings the celebration to vaccination

When Pennsylvania Hospital leadership began looking for a neighborhood site where they could set up a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, they found an enthusiastic partner at the Theatre of Living Arts.

From Penn Medicine News

Hepatitis C screening doubles when tests ordered ahead of time
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Hepatitis C screening doubles when tests ordered ahead of time

By sending eligible patients a screening order along with the usual reminder, Penn Medicine researchers show they could double hepatitis C screening rates.

From Penn Medicine News

A mental health checkup for children and adolescents, a year into COVID
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A mental health checkup for children and adolescents, a year into COVID

As a whole, this group experienced a significant short-term psychological toll. Though the long-term consequences aren’t yet known, particularly given how the year disproportionately exacerbated adverse childhood experiences, Penn experts remain cautiously optimistic.

Michele W. Berger

Black in Marine Science is building a community
Camille Gaynus in scuba gear in the water with mountains in the background

A dive trip in Indonesia cemented Camille Gaynus’s desire to pursue a career in marine biology. Her hope is that Black in Marine Science helps normalize the idea of Black people pursuing their interest in the field. (Image: Courtesy of Camille Gaynus)

Black in Marine Science is building a community

Postdoc Camille Gaynus of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues formed a nonprofit dedicated to lifting up Black voices in marine science and inspiring a new generation to follow their curiosity about the ocean.

Katherine Unger Baillie