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  • Changing lives in refugee communities through access to clean water

    As winners of the 2021 President’s Engagement Prize, May graduates Martin Leet and Leah Voytovich co-founded Maji, a nonprofit organization dedicated to projects that support refugee initiatives in Uganda.
    Martin Leet and Leah Voytich standing in front of College Hall.
    (Homepage image) After building a solar powered water tank for the Olua I community in Uganda, 2021 President’s Engagement Prize winners and May graduates Martin Leet (left) and Leah Voytovich hope their work can provide a starting point for additional self-sustaining initiatives designed to improve the lives of refugees around the world.

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  • Future mRNA vaccines may prevent food and seasonal allergies
    A table of common food allergens including shellfish, peanuts, legumes, eggs, and milk.

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    Future mRNA vaccines may prevent food and seasonal allergies

    Early research from Penn Medicine finds a new mRNA vaccine stops allergens from causing immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation, with promise for future treatment for a variety of seasonal and food allergies.

    Sep 29, 2025