COVID-19 Effects on Research

Dental Research Administration Newsletter - Spring 2020

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all on-campus research activities were suspended effective March 20th. We have since moved into the Research Continuity phase, focusing research on work that can be done remotely, off campus and without human contact. The effects of social distancing have had a multitude of impacts on the research enterprise, as we work to follow federal, state, and institutional guidelines. Please see the Tufts Coronavirus website for all updates from the university.

NIH Adjustments NIH is keeping a log of COVID-19 updates on their website. A few important adjustments include: • All grant applications submitted late for due dates between March 9, 2020, and May 1, 2020, will be accepted through May 1, 2020. NOT-OD-20-091 • For NIH-funded clinical trials and human subject studies affected by COVID-19, if unanticipated costs are identi- fied due to impacts of COVID-19, and unobligated balances are not available to re-budget, recipients may re- quest administrative supplements from the funding ICs. NOT-OD-20-087 • Affected recipients that have active non-SNAP grant projects may extend the final budget period of the ap- proved project period on active grants one time for a period of up to 12 months without requesting prior approval NOT-OD-20-086

Tufts COVID-19 Research Approval Process • All projects related to COVID-19 must be submitted for review via the online Qualtrics form, regardless of whether or not the project requires access to patients or involves work with the live virus. • COVID-19 review is in addition to the Pre-Award review of the RAS proposal prior to submission to the funding agency. Pre-award will not submit a proposal to the funding agency or execute a contract until the internal Tufts COVID-19 review is completed. • OVPR is keeping a running list of COVID-19 funding opportunities on their website. • Dental Research Administration is helping to connect individuals interested in COVID-19 research by creating small working groups to facilitate discussions of research ideas. Our team will also assist with the COVID-19 research approval process, identifying relevant funding sources, creating Table of Contents: project budgets, and submitting for IRB approval. To let us know you are IADR and ADEA 2020...... 2-3 interested in getting involved please complete the Qualtrics form. Talent Committee TREE Funds...... 3

D20 Student Researchers...... 4 Tufts Travel Policy Bates Andrews Research Day...... 5 • All university-sponsored, connected, or funded international or domestic Researchers in the News...... 6 travel by students, faculty, and staff is prohibited. These restrictions are Student Research Fellowship...... 7 in effect for students through August 20 and for faculty and staff through Upcoming AADR and ADEA meetings.....7 June 30. NIH Deadlines...... 7 • As we consider ramp-up plans to start work on campus again, please Yankee Dental Congress...... 8 keep in mind that if you arrive in Massachusetts from any other U.S. Proposal Intake Form...... 8 state, you are prohibited from coming to campus and must self- Recently Awarded Grants...... 9 quarantine for 14 days in accordance with Governor Baker’s March 27 Postdoctoral Students Research Days..10 travel advisory to all travelers entering Massachusetts. Fun Ideas While Quarantining ...... 10 Dental Research Administration 1 Kneeland St. DHS 1513 Boston, MA 02111 P: 617 636-4045 F: 617 636-6511 https://sites.tufts.edu/dentalresearch/

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IADR and ADEA 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic both the IADR General Session and the ADEA Annual Session were canceled. This was disappointing to the many TUSDM faculty, staff, and students who were planning on attending and presenting at the conferences. Those who submitted abstracts for presentation will still be featured in each of the meeting journal publications. Here is a link to the ADEA journal titled, Journal of Dental Education and to the IADR journal titled,Journal of Dental Research.

TUSDM was named the recipient of two awards traditionally given by the AADR National Student Research Group (NSRG) at the IADR General Session: most student abstracts -35 - accepted, and most new AADR members in 2019-2020 with 42 new members.

Additionally several faculty and students were set to be individually recognized at this year’s IADR General Session. Dr. Pamela Yelick, Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Director of the Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, was awarded one of the Wil- liam J. Gies Awards. The William J. Gies Award is given for the best paper published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) during the preceding year. Nominations are made by individuals, by the Gies Award Committee, and by the Editor of the JDR. Most IADR/AADR awards are restricted to certain disciplines of research, but the JDR Gies Award is one of the few open to anyone who publishes in the Journal of Dental Research. One paper is selected in each catego- ry: Clinical, Biological, and Biomaterials & Bioengineering. Dr. Yoon Kang, Assistant Professor in Comprehensive Care and a member of Dental Research Administration, was selected as a top 10 finalist for the IADR Joseph Lister Award for New Investigators, for his saliva based bi- omarker study titled: “Metabolic profile of saliva samples using mass spectroscopy”. The competition was held virtually. Melanie Silvestrini (D21) was selected to represent TUSDM in the Student Competition for Advancing Dental Research and its Application (SCADA) for herre- search titled “Mechanical Strength of a New Dual-Cure Bulk-Fill Composite”. Melanie recently submitted a virtual oral presentation of her research to the selection committee. She will be evaluated on the quality and relevance of the subject matter, presentation, and professional- ism. The winners will be announced in May; best of luck to Melanie and Dr. Yoon Kang.

The IADR has sent individual emails out to the presenters requesting PDF files of their posters be uploaded to their abstract archive site by May 1st. Please look through your emails and upload your poster.

Student Travel Reimbursements - Many ADEA and IADR students were given travel stipends before the conference. You will need to work with [email protected] to determine the amount of money you will have to pay back from the travel stipend. If you were set to receive a travel stipend and did not, again please email Den- [email protected] with your expenses you were not able to get refunded, they will help you with the reimbursement process. Both ADEA and IADR will be refunding the conference registration fees, so please do not take that expense into account when you are tallying your expenses. If you haven’t received that refund yet, please contact the meeting organizers. Dental Research Administration 1 Kneeland St. DHS 1513 Boston, MA 02111 P: 617 636-4045 F: 617 636-6511 https://sites.tufts.edu/dentalresearch/

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IADR and ADEA 2020 (Continued) TUSDM would have been well represented at the ADEA Annual Session. Several of our student and faculty members were set to be recognized. The faculty members recognized as part of the ADEA Emerging Leaders program are Dr. Gulsun Gul (Assistant Professor in Comprehensive Care), Dr. Vasiliki Tsakalelli (Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics), Dr. Sarah Pagni (Assistant Professor in Public Health) and Dr. Xu Qian (Assistant Professor in Orthodontics). Dr. Sercan Akyalcin (Associate Professor in Orthodontics) was nominated to the ADEA Leadership Institute. Addi- tionally, Dean Nadeem Karimbux was to be recognized for his outstand- ing service as he finished his term as Editor of the Journal of Dental Edu- From Left to Right: Dr. Qian Xu, Dr. Gulsun cation. The ADEA Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program (ADCFP) Gul, Dr. Vasiliki Tsakalelli, and Dr. Sarah Pagni was founded with the goal of providing students and residents the opportunity to become involved in academia by providing structured mentoring and insight into what an academic career involves. Each dental institution has one faculty member to serve as the ADCFP liaison for their program. The 2019-2020 ADCFP liaison, Dr. Gabriela Lagreca, Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics, also serves as faculty advisor for the TUSDM ADEA Student Group. The ADCFP 2019-2020 Class: David Powers (D20), Dr. Thaisa Bordin “Efficacy of instructional video in increasing student preparation for CAD/CAM ma- chine use: a survey study”; Samantha Sauers (D20), Dr. Theano Eliopoulos, “A Collaborative Approach to Pa- tient Care in Dental School Clinics; Teaching, Learning, and Clinical Preparedness”; Mythilee Kugathasan (D20), “Academic Dentistry in a Changing Environment: Teaching, Research, and Service” and Dr. Shenoy Gayathri (Periodontology), “Using Digital Implant Planning in Assessing Outcomes of Maxillary Sinus Augmentation Pro- cedures: A Retrospective Study” both mentored by Dr. Irina F. Dragan. Congratulations to all!

Staff and Faculty Travel Reimbursements - Please work with your Department Administrators to process your non-refundable travel expenses through Apptricity. There is a COVID-19 department ID that may be used to allocate travel. Don’t forget to add your Local Research Administrator as an ad hoc approver, if your travel was to be paid by a grant. TALENT Committee TREE Funds

The TALENT Committee (Teaching and Learning in an Environment of New Technologies) is tasked with supporting faculty/staff at every level of development of their innovative ideas for teaching and learning, professional development and educational research at TUSDM. The members of the committee along with senior administration at the dental school have put together an award TUSDM faculty and staff can apply for, called the TREE Funds. There are two different categories you can apply for 1) Professional Development or 2) Edu- cational Research – Grants Program to Support Teaching, Education and Research Projects. The TALENT committee is still accepting applications for the 2019-2020 TREE funds, more information on these funds and how to apply can be found on this website.

Congratulations to our 2019-2020 recipients Dr. Hagel, Dr. Patterson, Dr. Sun and Dr. Leavis who all received Tree funding for their educational research projects, and to Dr. Bordin and Dr. Saavedra who received funding to support their professional development!

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To the D20 student researchers:

It has been a pleasure collaborating with you, supporting your work, and sharing in your research successes over the past four years. Although we will not be able to celebrate in person with you this spring, please know that you are forever in our hearts. By performing research, you have added immeasurable experi- ences to your dental education. You will surely have excellent careers ahead of you.

We wish you all the best, and please keep in touch with your friends here in research administration at TUSDM!

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Bates-Andrews Research Day

Eighty one pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students presented their research to the TUSDM community at Bates- Andrews Research Day on March 4th. The event was well attended by TUSDM faculty, staff, and students. In addition, there were 18 corporate sponsors also in attendance, displaying their products and handing out free samples. The student award winners are listed below. Please see the article featuring the day on Tufts Now.

Best Postgraduate Poster Presentation (cash prize donated Massachusetts Dental Society and ASDA Public Health Award by Ultradent, Inc): Dr. Adnan Hakim “Evaluation of Flexural (cash prize donated by the Massachusetts Dental Society): Ashley Strength of Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate Glass Ce- Gagnon “A Retrospective Analysis of the Oral Health Status in ramic and Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration Fab- Zambia” Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Morgan ricated with Pressing Technique” Dr. Chad Anderson Family Award for Innovative Methodology and Best Scientific Research Presentation by a Senior (Andrews Research Design (cash prize donated by Dr. Chad Anderson): An- Society Award) (cash prize donated by Dr. Steven Tonelli, thony Atalla “Mechanical Characterization of Silk Incorporated D80): Yannis Koroneos “Long-Term Survival of Single Im- Dental Materials” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yoon Kang plant-Supported Crowns: A Retrospective Analysis” Co- Presenter: Shalin Shah Faculty Mentor: Dr. Evangelos Pa- Esthetic Dentistry Award (cash prize donated by Dr. Aikaterini pathanasiou Papathanasiou): Andy Cheung “Mechanical Properties of Restora- tion-Grade 3D Printer Resins and Dental Composite” Faculty Men- First Place Award for Predoctoral Table Clinic (travel to pre- tor: Dr. Yoon Kang sent research at 2020 Hinman Student Research Symposi- um): Melanie Silvestrini “Mechanical Strength of a New Scientific Merit Award for First-Time Presenters (cash prize donat- Dual-Cure Bulk-Fill Composite” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gerard ed by Dr. Matthew Finkelman): Alia Osseiran “An Evaluation of Kugel the Output from Budget Curing Lights” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gerard Kugel Second Place Award for Predoctoral Table Clinic (cash prize donated by Dr. Steven Tonelli D80, and present research at Bates Student Research Group “Peer-reviewed” Award: Sara Mir Greater NY Dental Meeting): Kristina Caravelli “Evaluation “A Comparison of Opioids and Non-Opioids in Management of of Water Sorption and Solubility of 3D-Printed Resins versus Postoperative Pain Following Third Molar Extraction” Faculty Conventional Restorative” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yoon Kang Mentor: Dr. Archana Viswanath

Third Place Award for Predoctoral Table Clinic (cash prize ADEA Student Group Educational Research Award: Alexandra donated by Dr. Steven Tonelli D80, and present research at Penta “Survey of Recent Graduates Revealing Need for Upgraded Greater NY Dental Meeting): David Mann “Comparing De- CAD/CAM Curriculum” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steven Eisen gree of Polymerization of 3D Printed and Dental Composite Material” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yoon Kang Procter & Gamble AADR Traveling Fellowship Award: David Pow- ers “SDI Experimental Veneer Cement: A Comparative Study” Research Committee Award for Basic Science Research: Faculty Mentors: Drs. Duong Tran and Gerard Kugel Matthew Evers “Cell-Cycle Analysis of Vismodegib-Treated Fibroblasts and Basal Cell Carcinoma Cells” Faculty Mentor: Multicultural Award for the Advancement of Dental Research Dr. Addy Alt-Holland (travel award donated by Dr. Kistama Naidu): Sadaf Foroutanjazi “Silk Fiber Films for Controlled Release of Tetracycline and Doxycycline” Faculty Mentors: Drs. Gerard Kugel and Driss Zoukhri Dental Research Administration 1 Kneeland St. DHS 1513 Boston, MA 02111 P: 617 636-4045 F: 617 636-6511 https://sites.tufts.edu/dentalresearch/

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Researchers in the News

On November 2nd 2019, Yannis Koroneos (D20) attended the Hinman Sym- posium in Memphis Tennessee and presented his research project titled "Long Term Survival of Dental Implants in the TUSDM Periodontology Clin- ic". This project won First Place Table Clinic at the 2019 Bates Student Re- search Day at Tufts. The Hinman Student Research Symposium is a national meeting with oral and poster presentations from dental students across North America. Yannis represented Tufts at this meeting, among 107 students from 54 dental schools, from 30 states, Puerto Rico, and 5 provinces of Canada. This year marked the 25th year anniversary of the Hinman meeting which is always held at the historic Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Melanie Silvestrini (D21) recently participated in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant which was held this past January 11-12th in Burlington, MA. The Miss USA pageants are affiliated with International Management Group and the Miss Universe joint venture. During Melanie’s time at the pageant she focused on bringing awareness to the dis- connect between mental health, physical health and oral health. She believes there is currently limited access to oral health care mainly due to inadequate insurance coverage and a limited access to providers. Melanie explained these issues to the Miss MA judges during her interview along with plans to promote oral health with free services to the youth in Massachusetts grade schools, in coordination with Har- vard and BU Dental schools. She also believes it is extremely important as a society to donate our time to the youth – whether it is oral health promotion or mental health awareness. Melanie placed as State Finalist in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant. She states “Although I will not represent our state in the national Miss USA pageant, I represent the state with my current contributions to dental research and charitable communities, such as Autism awareness.” Melanie believes her experience in the pageant was en- riching, and feels as though it has transformed her self-development and fitness. Melanie had this to say to women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), “To all women in STEM, any career you are truly passionate about can be pursued as long as you stay true to who you are and what you represent. I am proud to be a future dentist all while being given the opportunity to embrace my femininity and showcase my best self."

Congratulations to Dr. Meghna Prakash, a visiting scholar in Dr. Andrea Zandona’s cari- ology lab, on being awarded the European Organization for Caries Research (ORCA) Con- ference Travel Fellowship to present at the 67th Congress of ORCA in Cagliari, Italy. Dr. Prakash has recently completed her work titled “In vitro assessment of dentin hardness and shear bond strength on natural carious lesions with and without Silver diamine fluo- ride treatment” under Dr. Zandona, Dr. Yoon Kang, and Dr. Shruti Jain’s guidance. Con- gratulations Dr. Prakash and team!

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Student Research Fellowship Program The Student Research Fellowship Program (SRFP) allows TUSDM pre-doctoral students to earn a stipend while conducting a research study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Applications are now in process of being reviewed by the Research Committee. Students applying to this year's SRFP have been asked to include adjusted timelines for their projects, due to possible COVID-19 research disruptions.

Further details regarding the paperwork necessary to receive the stipend will be sent to the accepted students in the coming weeks. If you would like more information on the Student Fellowship Program please visit our website. Upcoming ADEA and AADR 2021 Meetings Here is some information on upcoming meetings: ADEA - The American Dental Education Association Annual Session is a yearly conference for dental, allied dental and advanced dental education colleagues. This meeting will take place from March 13-16, 2021 in Boston, MA. The submission deadline for ADEA TechExpo sessions and Poster proposals is Monday September 7, 2020. Submissions that were accepted for the cancelled 2020 ADEA Session can be resubmitted for consideration in the 2021 review process. Please also email [email protected] and let her know you submitted an educational session or poster presentation. AADR - The American Association of Dental Research is an annual conference where scientists and researchers throughout the world have the opportunity to present their research and discuss with other researchers. This meeting will take place in Boston, MA from March 17-21, 2021. If you are going to submit an abstract to this meeting please notify [email protected] by Friday September 25, 2020. Please visit our website for information on abstract submissions and poster/oral presentation templates.

NIH Deadlines

Please note these upcoming NIH Deadlines. If you wish to apply for any of these awards please contact your local Research Administrator as soon as possible.

Click here for a link to the NIH Deadlines.

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Devon Ptak - Yankee Dental Conference 2020

Devon Ptak (D20) has been working with Dr. Leopoldo Correa, Associate Professor in Diag- nostic Science and Dr. Matthew Finkelman, Associate Professor in Public Health and Com- munity Service, on dental sleep medicine research since her first year of dental school. Their research has focused on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a chronic medical condition characterized by recurrent episodes of airway collapse during sleep, and the use of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) to help treat OSA by increasing the area of the upper airway and decreasing airway collapsibility.

This year at the Yankee Dental Congress, Devon was able to present one of her research projects titled: “Comparison of Treatment Outcomes for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Treated with Mandibular Advancement Devices by Den- tal Sleep Medicine Fellows at an Academic Institution.” This research evaluated the success of treatment outcomes, based on patients change in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), for patients treated with MADs by TUSDM’s dental sleep medicine fellows. When the 2017 and 2018 fellowship classes were compared it was found that both classes saw a significant drop in patients AHI (14.8 and 12.1, respectively) and found no difference between the two classes with regards to mean change in AHI. The team also looked at additional metrics, such as jaw protrusion, neck size, and number of follow-ups to see if they were predicative of treatment success. A strong correlation was not found between those metrics and absolute change in AHI. However, it was seen that increased jaw protrusion may be related to increased visual analog scale (VAS) measures for bite and headache pain.

Based on these findings, it was concluded that MAD patients showed comparable improvement in their AHI levels, regardless of which fellowship class provided treatment. This suggests that fellowship classes are receiving comparable education, allowing them to consistently provide quality care. Given that increased jaw protrusion (from 70-80%) did not appear to strongly correlate with AHI change, the study team determined that further research should be done to explore the trend between increased jaw protrusion and VAS pain scores. This will ensure that patients are receiving effective care with minimal side effects. Great work Devon!

TUSDM Electronic Research Proposal Intake Form *NEW*

• The TUSDM Research Proposal Intake Form is now available as an online Qualtrics form. The link can also be found on the DRA Website, under the “Getting Started” tab. This form gathers basic information about your potential application for funding, so your Local Research Administrator can begin creating a proposal in the institutional Research Administrator System (RAS) which is used for receiving institutional approval, as well as direct submission to some federal sponsors. • As a reminder, all applications for sponsored funding must receive institutional review prior to submission to the funding agency. The review process allows for identification of potential administrative, financial, or program- matic challenges to the success of the proposal or program, increases administrative compliance as well as align- ment with Tufts internal policies and processes, ensures successful submission, and maximizes the chances that a proposal will be accepted for consideration by the funding agency.

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Recently Awarded Grants

Please see the list below of grants awarded since last fall, and join us in congratulating the Principal Investigators and associated research team members for their accomplishments.

Principal Funding Agency Award Amount Project Title Investigator Andre Barbisan Accuracy of different surgical guide designs for static Com- Foundation $22,645.80 De Souza puter-Assisted Implant Surgery

Andrea Ferreira Corporate $189,673.44 Calibration for 2 yrs Caries Trial in a Pediatric Population Zandona

Rapid Curing & Compare the Effect Cavity Preparations Gerard Kugel Corporate $26,441.00 have on the Shade-Matching Ability of Several Translucent Composites in Posterior Restorations: A Pilot A Comparison of the Wear of a Manual Toothbrush versus Gerard Kugel Corporate $8,220.00 Eleven Commercial Toothbrushes Mixed methods assessment of accuracy for dynamic naviga- Irina Dragan Foundation $24,779.74 tion in implant dentistry: A comparative study

Jonathan Garlick Corporate $84,463.24 Garlick Lab Study

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement Kanchan Ganda Federal $53,515.00 Program

Kathryn Dolan Foundation $11,417.84 ADAF Ebud Tarrson Award: Service with a Smile

Kathryn Dolan Foundation $3,500.00 Autism Smiles

Martha Forero Foundation $2,000.00 Give Kids a Smile

Salivary Levels of Hydrogen Peroxide after use of Whiten- Ronald Perry Corporate $41,906.43 ing Products Dentinal Tubules Occlusion after use of Psilox Desenstizer Ronald Perry Corporate $28,496.00 Gel Luke Shapiro Grant: 3D Mechanical Stimulations of Bioen- Xu Qian Private $4,000.00 gineered Periodontal Tissue on GelMA Hydrogel

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Post-Doctoral Students Present Their Research Projects

In the coming months, post‐doctoral students will have the opportunity to present their research projects (either in person or virtually). Several departments are planning to host their own departmental research days. Master’s students who are not affiliated with a department that has its own day will participate in the annual MS Research Day on 6/3/2020 from 2‐5pm (location TBD—either in Rachel’s Amphitheater or virtually). Judges will score the research presentations, and the winners of each departmental research day and the top two scorers from MS Research Day will go on to compete at Interdepartmental Research Day on 6/24/2020 from 2‐5pm (location TBD—either in Rachel’s Amphitheater or virtually). These select students will present their research findings to judges who will then determine the top three presentations to win cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Please be on the Dr. Patricia Guerrero from Orofacial Pain, pre- lookout for email updates about MS Research Day and Interdepartmental Research Day, and senting at this past Bates please attend these events (whether they are conducted in person or virtually) to support Andrews Research Day. our post‐doctoral researchers! Check out Some fun Ideas While Quarantining

Watch your favorite movies or discover something new! Check out Digital Trends list of best movies (updated April 2020) available on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and Disney Plus. Some of our top picks are found below: Netflix: The Irishman (2019, Drama), The Matrix (1991, Action/Sci-fi), Step Brothers (2008, Comedy), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, Comedy), Inglourious Bastards (2009, Drama)… Hulu: Parasite (2019, *Oscar Best Picture Winner in 2020*, Thriller), Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011, Documentary), Zombieland (2009, Comedy/Horror), Good Will Hunting (1997, Drama), How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019 Animation/ Action)… Amazon Prime: Manchester by the Sea (2016, Drama), The Avengers (2012, Action/Fantasy), Hustlers (2019, Drama/Comedy), Footloose (1984, Musical Drama), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, Drama/Family)… Disney Plus: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999, Romanic Comedy), Avatar (2009, Sci-fi), Coco (Family/Animation), Moana (Family/Animation), The Sandlot (1993, Comedy)

Learn a new card game and get creative! Don’t underestimate a standard deck of playing cards! There are countless card games to learn and be played while indoors. Even specialty card games that are generally purchased and played with a separate deck or board, (Werewolf, Uno, Po-Ke-No, etc) could be played with a standard deck of cards, a sheet of paper and some creativity/ imagination! For a great list of basic games check out 40+ Great Card Games For All Occasions. Favorites include Rummy, Crib- bage, Cheat, Solitaire, Crazy Eights and Egyptian Ratscrew. In keeping with social distancing, some games are becoming popular that could be played amongst multiple households. Gener- ally, all you need is a cellphone or laptop to play Jackbox Games (purchase) and Codenames (free).

Get crafty and make your own mask! Many people have started making their own masks at home out of old T-shifts and fabric. Fabric and craft store, JOANN, is offering tutorials on how to make a many different kinds of masks. Some local organizations are accepting donations such as Masks4Massachusetts and offering other helpful ways to get involved from home.

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