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New MCAT to add section on behavioral sciences
The medical school entrance exam is getting its first major makeover in 20 years. An MCAT advisory committee recently announced its recom ...
15 years ago
Industry group urges road repairs in N.J.
A group representing road construction workers is urging New Jersey lawmakers to spend more on roadway repairs. The New Jersey Asp ...
15 years ago
Study find methane in well water near Pa. drilling sites
A study from Duke University for the first time makes a link between water contamination and drilling for natural gas. The study, publish ...
15 years ago
Bucks County singer’s hit song featured on ‘Glee’ tonight
It’s a sure bet that more people than usual from the Delaware Valley will be watching Glee tonight. Not because it’s ...
15 years ago
Public to hear annual review results of Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a pu ...
15 years ago
N.J. voters may get automatic ballot delivery
It’s now up to Gov. Chris Christie to decide whether New Jersey will allow registered voters in New Jersey to receive mail-in ballo ...
15 years ago
$10M plan would help grow new farmers in Delaware
The average age of the Delaware farmer is somewhere between 55 and 57 years old, and it’s been that way ...
15 years ago
Drug officials confront rash of synthetic drugs — including ‘bath salts’
Congressmen Charlie Dent and Pat Meehan were in Philadelphia Tuesday touting a new bill that would make a synthetic drug commonly known a ...
15 years ago
Atlantic City in 32-month revenue slump
Atlantic City’s casino revenue is in a nearly three-year slump. Numbers released today from April show the 32nd consecutive month o ...
15 years ago
More cases of resistant flu strain found in Delaware
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed four more cases of antiviral-resistant influenza in Delaware, bringing the t ...
15 years ago
Highest-paying professions in Philadelphia area
Who’s earning the big bucks in the Philadelphia area? Gynecologists and obstetricians are the top earners, pulling in an average of ...
15 years ago
City home values dip just a third of average suburban decline
Things are a little better in the city than the suburbs–at least in terms of falling home prices, according to new numbers from a P ...
15 years ago
Toomey highlights parts of his 2012 budget
Sen. Pat Toomey and some of his fellow Republicans revealed today their plan for an alternative 2012 budget. WHYY’s Susan Philips w ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia unveils first porous street
Before you go asking, what’s so great about a porous street, consider this: the permeable material has the potential to re ...
15 years ago
Work begins on Sister Cities Park renovation
Ground was broken today at Sister Cities Park, where the next year will bring renovations and improvements to the space that honors Phila ...
15 years ago