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    Researchers led by Katy Milkman investigate strategies to increase vaccination rates.
    A man wearing a mask receives a vaccine shot from a healthcare professional in a pharmacy setting.
    In a new megastudy, Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and collaborators at Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative led research on reminders and free rides to and from pharmacies to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates, and finds that simple reminders like a text message are as effective as offering free rides and are far less costly.
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    A new way to guide light, undeterred
    Bo Zhen and He Li power a series of lasers atop a table.

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    A new way to guide light, undeterred

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    A summer of student enrichment, from big ideas to bold beats
    Grade school drummers in music class.

    A West Philadelphia High School student practices the drum as part of a July summer program in partnership with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships and nonprofit Musicopia. 

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    A summer of student enrichment, from big ideas to bold beats

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