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The lasting impacts of West Nile virus on Pennsylvania bird populations
American goldfinch.

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The lasting impacts of West Nile virus on Pennsylvania bird populations

Using mosquito surveillance data, researchers at Penn Vet have modeled the occurrence of West Nile virus in Pennsylvania bird species. Understanding how species traits influence response to the virus will improve wildlife conservation and disease management strategies.

From Penn Vet

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Lasting legacy
LASTING LEGACY

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Lasting legacy

A roundup of stories from Penn Today on the evolution of language, plant reproduction, DNA and evolution, and men’s sexual and reproductive health.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability
Reto Gieré holding a map.

“Many people still think of waste as something disposable, rather than as a resource that still contains value,” says Reto Gieré, earth and environmental science professor in the School of Arts & Sciences.

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Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability

The earth and environmental science professor invites his students to view sustainability as integral to industry and to reconsider waste as a potential resource for reuse.

From Penn Climate

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On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile
Arnav Lal collects water at Playa Baquerizo on San Cristóbal Island as a sea lion watches.

Arnav Lal collects water at Playa Baquerizo on San Cristóbal Island as a sea lion watches.

(Image: Lisa Mattei)

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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The power of funded discovery
A nurse looking at charts and data on a wall.

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The power of funded discovery

Federal dollars are driving new tools and discoveries at Penn Nursing, highlighting just how much innovation is at stake when national support shifts.

From Penn Nursing News

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How sea stars build materials that can see
Li holds the skeletons of two differently sized sea stars, both showing the calcium carbonate skeleton.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering

How sea stars build materials that can see

Researchers have discovered that the skeleton of the sea star Protoreaster nodosus contains specialized mineral structures capable of guiding and concentrating light, suggesting natural mechanical support and optical sensing in a singular system.

Melissa Pappas

2 min. read

Turning fermented food into precision-nutrition for oral and gut health
Jars of sauerkraut and fermented vegetables.

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Turning fermented food into precision-nutrition for oral and gut health

A new review by researchers at Penn Dental Medicine examines how fermented plant-based foods interact with the microbes that live in the mouth and gut, providing a roadmap for developing fermented foods into nutrition strategies to support health.

From Penn Dental Medicine

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Scientists uncover how muscles preserve their repair cells

Scientists uncover how muscles preserve their repair cells

A new Penn Medicine study reveals the TRF protein, best known for protecting the ends of chromosomes, also helps muscle stem cells preserve their identity and repair damaged tissue, offering new clues for treating muscular dystrophy.

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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