
Higher Education
An exhibition features works by art therapy alumni, faculty and students to honor 50 years of a program that changed the art therapy field.
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Biden seeks student loan debt relief for millions
The sweeping new proposals, if enacted, could ease student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
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Penn State trustee scolded for making ‘spectacle’ in push to name football field after Joe Paterno
Board leadership suggested in a letter to Trustee Anthony Lubrano that the proposal should have been deliberated during a private executive session.
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University of Delaware students will be part of a NASA experiment during the total solar eclipse
The team will send weather balloons tens of thousands of meters into the atmosphere for experiments on gravity waves and the building blocks of the universe.
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Listen 3:34Thousands of Penn grad students may vote to unionize next month
It’s been a long road to unionize graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania but if successful, it would include about 4,500 workers.
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Listen 1:04What’s Lost In AI Translation? Can AI Help Cure Rare Diseases?
We talk with a doctor who discovered a cure for rare diseases with the help of artificial intelligence.
Air Date: March 27, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01NCAA President Charlie Baker urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college athletes
Ohio, Vermont and Maryland are among the states that have removed prop betting on college athletes.
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Penn and Rutgers warn new federal rules meant to lower drug prices have ‘unintended consequences’
Local research universities are pushing for new Biden administration rules about licensing taxpayer-funded technology to be repealed.
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New Jersey students warned of fentanyl risks during spring break
“They think it’s something that, if their peers are doing it, it's safe,” said one youth coordinator. “They don’t see the radical risk or the radical dangers.”
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Listen 1:18Ed Department error may delay student financial aid further
On Friday, the Education Department announced an error in its calculations for federal student aid that will result in delays for as many as 200,000 applicants.
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Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers
The 78,000 borrowers who are eligible for this forgiveness will receive an email from the president next week, the White House said.
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Drexel launches new health policy research center focused on climate change
The center will concentrate on equity and providing cities with evidence-based policies to protect their residents.
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Let the madness begin: 3 things to watch at the NCAA basketball tournaments
With NCAA brackets formed, the college basketball tournaments dubbed March Madness because of its drama begin this week.
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Dr. Said Ibrahim, appointed dean of Sidney Kimmel Medical College in December, says a more diverse medical school is key to improving health disparities.
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Caitlin Clark, Connecticut, cowboy hats: Here’s what to watch for on Selection Sunday
Can the Iowa sensation finally win a ring? Will UConn repeat? Who could be this year's Cinderella?
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