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Stockton professor goes ‘Once Upon Deep Time’ to create music album

Stockton professor and paleontologist Matthew Bonnan used the extra time he had during pandemic lockdown to create an album on the evolution of hearing.

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‘Temple has left us no choice’: Group of TU teaching assistants, research assistants go on strike

Temple released a statement reading in part, "TUGSA continues to demand...benefits not available to even full-time employees."

3 years ago

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‘Everybody is cheating’: Why this Wharton professor has adopted an open ChatGPT policy

This year, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School professor Ethan Mollick is not only allowing his students to use ChatGPT — they are required to.

3 years ago

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Delaware students Zoom to Antarctica to learn about penguin research

Students at Caesar Rodney High School got a taste of a career in research, amongst penguins and seals on the West Antarctic Peninsula.

3 years ago

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Gov. Murphy pushes to make N.J. state universities more transparent about their finances

Under the proposal, public colleges and universities would have to submit fiscal monitoring reports and undergo a sweeping audit every three years.

3 years ago

Edward Tian
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Education

This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever

A college kid's mission to prevent misuse of artificial intelligence.

3 years ago

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Community

Georgia football player killed in wreck after title celebration

Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member have been killed in a car wreck hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight championship.

3 years ago

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Education

Moorestown Fire Department hopes to draw more recruit volunteers with RCBC tuition benefits

New volunteer firefighters could get nearly half of their tuition at Rowan College at Burlington County paid for under a new proposal.

3 years ago

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Exclusive: New Biden student loan plan unveiled amid agency funding crisis

The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

Rick Singer, head of the Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison

Prosecutors had sought six years for his role in the scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities. He was also ordered to pay more than $19 million in resti

3 years ago

Rick Singer departs federal court in Boston in March 2019 after pleading guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Singer is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)
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Courts & Law

Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate

Rick Singer pleaded guilty in 2019 to selling what he called "a side door" into top universities.

3 years ago

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Chestnut Hill Hospital ‘reopens’ with new Temple Health leadership and ownership

Tower Health’s $28 million-dollar sale of Chestnut Hill Hospital to Temple Health and its partners is complete. Transfer of ownership was finalized Jan. 1.

3 years ago

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Defending champion Georgia vs. Cinderella TCU for CFP title

The four-team playoff has been littered with lopsided semifinal games, but these were both thrillers.

3 years ago

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Education

West Chester University band earns coveted spot in Rose Parade

Band selection is highly competitive with participants selected more than a year in advance. About 80 bands apply each year for 13 slots.

3 years ago

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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."

3 years ago

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