A Daily Lift – April 17, 2020
Good Morning,
I hope that you are doing well!
Our “lifts” for today:
From Karen Brann (Faculty Affairs)
“One Bright Thing” Amid the bleakness, 18 New York Times writers shared moments that lightened their mood:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/reader-center/coronavirus-one-bright-thing.html
From Kathryn Fogle (HR)
Song Around The World, “The Weight,” featuring musicians performing together across five continents:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ
From Courtney Johnson (Biotechnology & CBE)
Ben Folds performs free live Saturday Night Apartment Requests concerts from his apartment in Australia at 7:00 PM ET. He posts the YouTube link on his Patreon Page every week, and this event is free. You just have to scroll down on that page or go directly to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-saturday-night-35940322
From Dr. Ravi Radhakrishnan (Chair, BE)
Good COVID-19 Vaccine News: “The global vaccine R&D effort in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in terms of scale and speed. This would represent a fundamental step change from the traditionally slow vaccine development pathway, and will necessitate novel vaccine development paradigms involving parallel and adaptive development phases, innovative regulatory processes and scaling manufacturing capacity.” — The above is a quote from an article in Nature Magazine. A complete list of ongoing clinical trials, along with dates for COVID-19 Vaccines and treatments are available from a Milken Institute report. Some of you may recognize that the Inovio Trial described in these articles is from Wistar/Penn Researchers.
From Laura Stubbs (ODI)
Weekly ODI Friday Yoga sessions at 4:00 p.m. on Zoom
Join the Zoom Meeting today:
Meeting ID: 521502426
Tomorrow, April 18, “One World: Together At Home”, an international broadcast, will celebrate healthcare workers and unite the world in support of the fight against COVID-19. Over 70 artists will perform. The special will run in two parts: a global multi-hour digital livestream running from 2 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET, and a 2-hour broadcast from 8 p.m. ET to 10 p.m. ET. For information on how to tune in: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/one-world-together-at-home-how-to-tune-in/
Have a nice weekend!
Stay safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Denise