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COVID, politics, and voting by mail

New research conducted by the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) looks at how much support for vote by mail was impacted by the pandemic and efforts by partisan elites to politicize the discussion.

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Campus workers deliver a ‘team effort’

As Penn settles into Phase II of research resumption and the fall semester gears up, essential workers keep the campus running. Penn Today spoke with three workers about their “new normal.”

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Existing drugs like statins may be promising COVID-19 treatments

Commentary by two Penn researchers outline a systematic framework for repurposing existing drugs to quickly find new therapies, after an observational study suggested statins may be helpful in combating COVID-19.

Penn Engineering and Nursing partner with Hillrom on Internet-of-Things Technology

A collaboration with nursing, engineering, and the medical device provider will develop new technologies to assist clinicians via “safe AI.”

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Progress toward a treatment for Krabbe disease

The inherited disease, which typically kills children before their second birthday, has no cure, but a School of Veterinary Medicine study in a canine model offers hope for an effective gene therapy with lasting results.

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Reflections on suffrage: The 19th Amendment at 100

Penn Today reached out to experts from centers and schools across the University to look at suffrage through the lens of history, this election, and the fight yet to come.

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Q&A

An expert take on the Israel-UAE accord

Ian Lustick, political science professor who specializes in Middle East politics, gives his take on the significance of the U.S.-brokered agreement and what it could mean for the region.

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Opioid overdoses among Medicaid cohort examined

A study of opioid risk and overdose among Medicaid enrollees finds subpopulations with varying levels of risk, with repeated overdoses outnumbering overdoses among new prescription opioid users.

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COVID-19 testing site for Penn students up and running

Easy, quick, and safe testing is just one of several public health measures the University is undertaking to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus on—and off—campus.

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MTL deterioration can lead to impulsive decisions

A study highlighting episodic memory and decision making finds that individual differences in decision making are driven by episodic memory function, and that a deteriorating medial temporal lobe may impact the ability to delay gratification.

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