Nader Naderpour’s collection donated to the University of Pennsylvania Archives
The donation of an extensive archive from Farhad Mafie, a close friend and confidant of the late Nader Naderpour (1929-2000), and Jaleh Bassiri Naderpour, the poet’s widow, spans six decades from 1940 to 2000. It includes the poet’s correspondence with distinguished literary figures, 400 tapes of his lectures and interviews on Iranian literature, culture, and politics, 45 videos of his lectures, his library, more than 1,600 scanned copies of his articles and notes, over 1,000 images of his handwritten poems, articles, and notes, and 200 photographs, among other items.
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Fighting oral cancer with bioengineered chewing gum
Research led by Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell shows that antiviral and antibacterial chewing gums reduce the levels of three microbes linked to worse outcomes in oral cancers, paving the way for more effective and affordable therapies.
