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Penn gathering focuses on vital role of humanities and arts in modern research
The Penn Museum will host the HAIKU conference Friday and Saturd ...
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ListenIt’s been a beastly week, but that’s always the case for Elmwood Zoo curator
For many of us, what we do each week at our job is affected by our bosses and our co-workers. But for David Wood, his work week is ...
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ListenRemembering Emmett Till on anniversary of murder
As we’ve been marking the 50th anniversary of the riots in North Philadelphia this week, a new book examines an earlier incident th ...
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Listen‘Catching babies’ is not a 9 to 5 job
Each week on Recap, we check in with someone in our region and hear what their work week was like. That assumes they’re near the en ...
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ListenThousand Cankers Disease prompts wood quarantine in Pa.
Caused by a fungus that’s transported by the walnut twig beetle, the disease attacks the innermost layer of a tree’s bark, ca ...
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ListenA million-dollar program to help control Philadelphia’s cat population
Individually, a playful kitten or a purring cat is adorable, but at Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control Team, 20,000 of them pas ...
11 years ago
ListenNew Jersey grapples with influx of undocumented minors
An influx of undocumented children crossing the border into the United States is approaching record-breaking levels. Officials with the D ...
11 years ago
ListenTeen spirit takes an unexpected turn
When you say “teen spirit,” what comes to mind? Energy, enthusiasm, or perhaps recklessness? Those traits certainly, but not ...
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ListenNew job winner gets helping hand–and a push–from West Philly program
Finding a job can be challenging even under the best of circumstances. Add dropping out of school and homelessness to the mix, and the od ...
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ListenBeetles aid Drexel researcher in monitoring stream health
Environmental scientists are looking for help locating the Elaphrus beetle, a type of ‘indicator speci ...
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ListenAt PAWS, they really are the dog days of summer [photos]
Summertime, and the livng is easy for many of us. But it’s the time of year when the pace picks up for some types of work, includin ...
11 years ago
ListenPhilly’s Greenworks plan: sustainability as the ‘new norm’
In 2009, Mayor Michael Nutter launched an ambitious plan with his oft-quoted goal of making Philadelphia “the greenest city in Amer ...
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