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Merging academics with real-world, tangible experiences
Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn standing outside steps of Fisher Fine Arts building on campus

From Asunción, Paraguay, rising fourth-year Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn is a marketing and communications summer intern for the nonprofit Girls Inc. in Manhattan.

(Image: Courtesy of Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn)

Merging academics with real-world, tangible experiences

Adding to her experience working for nonprofits, rising College of Arts & Sciences fourth-year Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn is a marketing and communications intern for Girls Inc. in Manhattan this summer.

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Key to improving survival of transplanted retinal cells
Microscopic view of transplanted human cells.

Photomicrograph shows a small number of transplanted human cells (in red) that survived the stress of transplantation and were able to integrate and differentiate into cone photoreceptors in a partially degenerated canine retina.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet)

Key to improving survival of transplanted retinal cells

Penn Vet researchers have identified metabolic stress as an obstacle to cell transplants, highlighting a critical window for cell-based retinal repair.

From Penn Vet

The global threat of salt contamination to water supplies
Green, diatom and blue-green algae in the blooming water of a coastal salt puddle on the shore

Image: Oleg Kovtun via Getty Images

The global threat of salt contamination to water supplies

Research from Weitzman’s Allison Lassiter and an international team of researchers highlights how a combination of climate change impacts and localized human activities are intensifying the increase in salt in vital freshwater sources.

From the Weitzman School of Design

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Preventing falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
An elderly person opening a door with a cane in hand.

Image: Angel Santana via Getty Images

Preventing falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

A team led by researchers in the School of Nursing has developed a multicomponent intervention that uses passive monitoring and behavioral support to help reduce falls in at-risk older adults.

4 min. read

Penn hosts nine other colleges for op-ed panel
Attendees at the UCOMMS op-ed writing workshop

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Penn hosts nine other colleges for op-ed panel

Journalists, communications staffers, and leaders from Penn and nine other Philly-area colleges and universities gathered at Penn Carey Law for an op-ed panel discussion. The event is part of a series being sponsored by University Communications to connect Penn with reporters and editors from major media outlets.

Penn Today Staff

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