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Dog Days of Summer

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Dog days

A roundup of stories from Penn Today on veterinary research in cancer immunotherapy, hip replacement, retinal disease, and the direct impact of pet CPR.

Penn Today Staff

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Transplant care at Penn Nursing
A nurse with a hospitalized patient.

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Transplant care at Penn Nursing

At Penn Nursing, transplant care is more than a moment—it’s a lifelong commitment to patients and their second chance at life.

From Penn Nursing News

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Legal advocacy across disciplines
Kara Finck lecturing.

Kara Finck directs Penn Carey Law’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic.

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Legal advocacy across disciplines

Penn Carey Law’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic brings law and social work students together to tackle issues including education, child welfare, immigration, and mental health.

From Penn Carey Law

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America at 250: Innovations that transformed business
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America at 250: Innovations that transformed business

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, Wharton faculty explore the American business innovations that transformed industries, reshaped markets, and changed the way the world works.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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New study explains when some conspiracy beliefs can lead to action

New study explains when some conspiracy beliefs can lead to action

A new study from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center identifies three characteristics that help determine when conspiracy beliefs are most likely to shape real-world behavior: how certain people are that the belief is true, how personally important they consider it, and whether they see it as “actionable.”

Semaglutide sustains lower calorie intake for more than a year
A person seated at a table holding a semaglutide pen over a plate of food.

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Semaglutide sustains lower calorie intake for more than a year

New research from Penn Medicine finds that semaglutide impacts remain, even as feelings of hunger gradually return.

Matt Toal

2 min. read

A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given
Dental provider talking to a patient.

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A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given

Vaccinations have traditionally been administered in primary care settings or pharmacies. However, for about a decade, some states have authorized dentists to administer vaccines, and many others did so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of this approach has led some countries and states to expand or consider expanding the role of dental providers in delivering routine vaccines, including those against COVID-19 and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in providing vaccine education.

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