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  • NICU uses volunteer cuddlers to calm premature babies

    At Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital, a new program offers compassionate, positive care.
    A cuddling program at Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital provides babies in the NICU with positive touch during medical procedures.
    A cuddling program at Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital provides babies in the NICU with positive touch during medical procedures.

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  • A world shaped by water and access
    Three people test water below a sand dam.

    Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.

    (Image: Courtesy of Griffin Pitt)

    A world shaped by water and access

    Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.

    Oct 8, 2025