Zack Seward

Drexel, Penn, Jefferson researchers win Gates Foundation grants for improving health abroad

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Downingtown high-schoolers to launch science experiment into space

A science experiment designed by high school students in Downingtown, Pa., is heading to the International Space Station next month. ...

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A running lizard slips and falls. Can that make seniors safer?

If you study them closely enough, maybe animals in motion can help humans move better — or even robots. That’s the idea be ...

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NPR highlights Philadelphia as a city where ‘tech procurement works’

The government procurement process. Are there four duller words in the English language? (I kid.) But here’s why you should ...

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15 totally weird (in a good way) talks from Ignite Philly 12 [audio]

Get up on stage and say something interesting. That’s Ignite Philly, in a nutshell. Last night was the 12th local gathering ...

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Strong showing from Pa. universities in GSK drug competition

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) just ...

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Old tech, new twist: NeoLucida inventor to speak in Philly Thursday

At its most basic level, it’s a prism on a stick. Aim it at an object, put your eye just above the prism and on the paper below app ...

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Should this be Philadephia’s new city flag?

The Philadelphia city flag. You really don’t see it that much. “You really don’t,” said Edward Mitchell, a ...

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Can entrepreneurs improve public safety? Philly launches FastFWD to find out

Philadelphia has its problems. The city wants entrepreneurs to help fix them. In a nutshell, that’s the idea behind FastFWD ...

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Philly’s underrated

Business Insider says Phil ...

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Philadelphia’s city-backed seed fund just announced its first investment

And the first investment from ...

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How does where I live affect how much I pay for health insurance?

Got questions about the Affordable Care Act? The WHYY/NewsWorks Health and Science Desk provides “The Short Answer.” Today ...

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