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Higher Education
Philly Fighting Covid founder files lawsuit against Drexel University
The lawsuit calls Drexel's investigation into Doroshin's conduct and resulting disciplinary process "deeply flawed."
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Federal Student Aid reverses course on some relief approvals
Student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications.
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The history of the Philadelphia Orchestra now lives at Penn
More than 1,000 boxes containing the complete 175-year archive of the Orchestra and the Academy of Music have moved across town to Penn Library.
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New study: Buprenorphine proves safer for infants than methadone treatment during pregnancy
A new study, led by a Rutgers researcher, found that buprenorphine, rather than methadone, may be safer for infants born to mothers getting treatment for opioid use disorder.
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New web tool by Drexel lab helps you access refinery pollution data
A new website makes it easy to compare and download data about toxic air pollutants at refinery fencelines across the country.
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Justices keep student loan cancellation blocked for now
The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.
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Penn student protesters won’t give up demands as disciplinary action looms
Students are still pushing for fossil fuel divestment and money from Penn for affordable housing, despite arrests and looming disciplinary action.
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Largest grant in Delaware State’s history to fund health inequity research
A five-year, $18.36 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund DSU’s research into health disparities.
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With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayment pause into 2023
The Biden administration is extending its student loan repayment pause — which was set to expire at the end of the year — into 2023.
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Results of Philly’s citizen science heat mapping study expected this spring
The study is expected to inform solutions to keep Philadelphians safe from dangerous heat waves made worse by climate change.
2 years ago
Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold
The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came days after a federal judge in Texas blocked the program.
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The UVA shooting suspect is in custody after 3 football players were killed
Three football players were killed on a bus late Sunday after returning to the University of Virginia from a field trip. Police arrested the suspected gunman after a 12-hour m
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U.S. judge in Texas strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan
District Court Judge Mark Pittman said Thursday that the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws.
2 years ago
You asked us about Biden’s student debt relief plan. We found the answers
There's been some confusion over what loans – and which borrowers – qualify.
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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible
The U.S. Education Department announced plans Tuesday to permanently change the long-troubled program to grant more borrowers forgiveness.
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