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COVID in a cat
Orange cat sleeps on a blanket

COVID in a cat

A new report led by Elizabeth Lennon of the School of Veterinary Medicine and colleagues has confirmed what is believed to be the first published account of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a house cat.

Katherine Unger Baillie

SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife around the U.S.
Four white-tailed deer in a snow-covered meadow

Recent research at Penn and elsewhere underscores that SARS-CoV-2 has jumped repeatedly between species during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife around the U.S.

In humans the pandemic is showing signs of ebbing. In white-tailed deer and other wildlife, however, infections appear widespread.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Perceptions shaped social behavior during the pandemic
A movie marquee with the words "1. Elbow Bumps 2. Foot Shakes 3. Just Wave!"

Perceptions shaped social behavior during the pandemic

Research from Penn psychologists found that Americans who most feared losing their connections continued interacting with others, paradoxically acting in ways that risked prolonging disease-mitigating social restrictions.

Michele W. Berger

Philadelphia scientists on quest to develop universal coronavirus vaccine

Philadelphia scientists on quest to develop universal coronavirus vaccine

A team led by Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine is working to develop a universal coronavirus vaccine. "There have been three epidemics with coronavirus in the past 20 years. The problem with chasing variants is by the time you've made a vaccine the variant is gone and a new variant appears," he said.

Inspiring people, place, and purpose
penn president amy gutmann

Inspiring people, place, and purpose

Penn President Amy Gutmann’s record tenure of nearly 18 years is the University’s most transformative.

Penn Today Staff

New antiviral drug combination is highly effective against SARS-CoV-2
Microscopic view of human respiratory epithelial cells infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers studied the effects of drug combinations on human respiratory epithelial cells infected with SARS-CoV-2. (Image: Nature 2022)

New antiviral drug combination is highly effective against SARS-CoV-2

A Penn Medicine study finds that combining remdesivir or molnupiravir with the experimental drug brequinar blocked the replication of the virus that causes COVID-19 in lung cells.

Lauren Ingeno

It takes a village, especially during a global pandemic
Group of people wearing masks outside a building in Malawi.

The field research team of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health. (Image: Penn LDI)

It takes a village, especially during a global pandemic

A Penn LDI and Penn Population Aging Research Center team tracks behavior and attitudes in Malawi during COVID-19’s first wave.

Hoag Levins