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Oral care during COVID-19
Parent brushes their toddler’s teeth seen in a bathroom mirror

Oral care during COVID-19

Experts from the School of Dental Medicine share tips on how to maintain healthy teeth and gums even when a trip to the dentist isn’t in the cards for the time being and what to expect as restrictions are lifted.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Kirsten Becker promoted to head women’s gymnastics coach
At a meet, Kirsten Becker and members of the gymnastics team huddle up.

Kirsten Becker huddles with members of the Penn gymnastics team, before social distancing measures were enacted.

Kirsten Becker promoted to head women’s gymnastics coach

Becker has served as the program’s assistant coach for the past five years, helping lead the Quakers to the 2020 Ivy Classic

Penn Today Staff

Working from home: Navigating the pandemic’s new normal
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Working from home: Navigating the pandemic’s new normal

Wharton management professor discusses her research on how people navigate the boundaries between work and home, at a time when she is living her research in real life.

From Knowledge at Wharton

When Malcolm X came to Penn
Gesturing with his hand, Malcolm X speaks at Irvine Auditorium in January of 1963.

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When Malcolm X came to Penn

On this Malcolm X Day, his 95th birthday, Penn Today reflects on his visit to the University in January of 1963, and his life and legacy.
The human side of history
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The human side of history

Penn’s COVID-19 Community Archiving Project aims to collect diverse voices and experiences from students, faculty, staff, and alumni as they respond and adapt to the pandemic.

Erica K. Brockmeier

A new tool for cell biologists
a diagram of the sars-cov-2 virus showing the proteins and sugars on the exterior

A new tool for cell biologists

Researchers describe a new approach for creating realistic synthetic cells, providing a new tool that can be used to figure out how certain pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, infect hosts.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Steep decline in organ transplants amid COVID-19 outbreak
Two medical professionals in scrubs perform surgery in an operating room.

Steep decline in organ transplants amid COVID-19 outbreak

France and the United States have experienced a significant reduction in the number of organ donations and solid organ transplant procedures since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Penn Medicine

A tribute to the extraordinary Class of 2020
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A tribute to the extraordinary Class of 2020

As in-person festivities have been postponed, Penn live-streamed its “first” 264th Commencement for graduates and their families across the city, nation, and world.

Lauren Hertzler