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Lots of people give themselves permission to gain a few pounds during a stressful time such as COVID-19 sheltering in place. Because they know they will take it off when the new 'normal' returns. But allowing your weight to fluctuate, even temporarily, may negatively impact your health long term.

76ers Star Player, Owners make a combined contribution of $1.3 million to Penn Medicine, establishing a funding campaign for COVID-19 antibody testing of front line health care workers.

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie today announced a $1 million contribution to Penn Medicine. The funds will support both an emerging research program to test front-line health care workers for potential immunity to COVID-19, as well as provide flexibility for Penn Medicine's researchers to develop real-time research protocols to battle the disease.

EU funded project will examine how nine countries in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East address the vulnerabilities affecting migrants.

Rice University chemist László Kürti and his lab have received a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant to speed drug design by simplifying the synthesis of essential precursors.

Oqullo, a startup co-founded by two Purdue University alumni, received support from the National Science Foundation to improve customer experiences.

Today, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recognized awardees of the 2020 Young Investigator Program (YIP). Twenty-six recipients will share $14 million in funding to conduct challenging scientific research that will benefit the US Navy and Marine Corps.