·Elliott Brooks, who will study Arabic in Morocco.
·William Figueroa, who will study Persian in Tajikistan.
·Susannah Fishman, who will study Azerbaijaini in Azerbaijan.
·Marc Kelley, who will study Urdu in India.
·Monika Bhagat-Kennedy, who will study Urdu in India.
·Ariel Koren, who will study Chinese in China.
·Jason Parad, who will study Korean in South Korea.
·Angela Perfetti, who will study Arabic in Jordan.
·Mimi Sheng, who will study Urdu in India.
They are among approximately 600 U.S. undergraduate and graduate student scholarship recipients.CLS participants will spend seven to ten weeks in intensive language institutes this summer in one of 13 countries.
The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to dramatically expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. More information is available at http://www.clscholarship.org/.
On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile
Penn researchers have developed a mobile field laboratory allowing them to test water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in and around San Cristóbal in the Galápagos.
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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.
Penn student develops a way for computer chips to run more efficiently
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