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Erica Moser

Science News Officer
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    Supporting less commonly taught languages
    Feride Hatiboglu poses for a photo at Penn.

    The School of Arts & Sciences’ Feride Hatiboglu, who coordinates the Turkish Language Program, has been elected president of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages.

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    Supporting less commonly taught languages

    Recently elected president of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Turkish Language Program coordinator Feride Hatiboglu discusses the value of learning languages beyond Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
    Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory
    Rendering of T cells.

    Image: iStock/cgtoolbox

    Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory

    Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have found that YY1 knockout pro-B cells can generate T lineage cells helping B cells produce antibodies.
    Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen
    Microscopic view of toxoplasma gondii cells.

    Image: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

    Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen

    Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the nervous system.

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