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Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth

Examining bacteria growing on toddlers’ teeth, a team from the School of Dental Medicine and Georgia Tech found that the microbes’ spatial organization is crucial to how they cause tooth decay.

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Negative financial shock increases loneliness in older adults

The conclusions hold even after accounting for changes in chronic health conditions and functional limitations, religious service attendance, and relationship strain.

Four students sitting on the floor each with a frame around their faces, one of them holding the book titled Orlando.

Personal documentaries replace performing at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Theatre arts students created personal documentaries relating their situations during the coronavirus quarantine to the theme of transformation in crisis in the play “Orlando,” which they were supposed to perform at the now-cancelled Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland

One of the founders of Off Their Plate wearing a face mask holding a box full of meals

Help where it’s needed: How grassroots organizations are making a difference

Two Wharton MBA students launched a local branch of Off Their Plate, which provides free meals to frontline medical workers during the pandemic.

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Reddit reveals peaks of public interest in COVID-19 topics

Online forums can be used by public health officials to quickly identify topics of public interest during the COVID-19 pandemic and to quell misinformation.

portraits of Steven Hamel, Megan Kyne, and Hadassah Raskas

Connecting communities impacted by COVID-19

Three Penn seniors combine their desire to help with their unique skill sets to create Corona Connects, an online platform that connects volunteers with organizations in need of support.

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By the Numbers

Class of 2020: By the Numbers

In honor of the graduating Class of 2020, a roundup of facts and figures about the departing class.

Celebrating alma maters: 125 years of ‘The Red and Blue’ and ‘Hail, Pennsylvania!’

President Amy Gutmann says singing along to “The Red and Blue,” composed 125 years ago, is the “most cherished” and “best known” tradition in song at Penn. The official alma mater, “Hail, Pennsylvania!” was also written in 1895. (Video)

A nurse holding paperwork and wearing a stethoscope runs through a hallway past glass windows

Supportive work environments help nurses do their job to the fullest

A Penn LDI study shows that adequate resources and staffing helps nurses to avoid delayed or missed care opportunities for their patients.

Sunlit but empty Locust Walk in springtime

Alumni Weekend moves virtual, for now

To keep connected while staying apart, Penn alumni are invited to tune into online programming Saturday, May 16.

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