
Higher Education
Parents’ scars from childhood trauma can affect their kids’ health, researchers find
The research showed that with each additional ACE that a parent experienced, a child had 17 percent higher odds of having been diagnosed with asthma.
7 years ago
Listen 2:57Federal Reserve study: ‘Last dollar’ program helps boost low-income college enrollment
The program increased enrollment and reduced student financial stress.
7 years ago
Delaware college aid fund for needy leaves out many eligible kids
The First State is among 10 states that deny the taxpayer-funded scholarships to more than half of eligible students.
7 years ago
Baking soda could improve cancer treatment, study finds
It's not the first time that baking soda has been investigated as a potential aid to cancer therapy, but it’s the first study to reveal how and why it’s able to help.
7 years ago
Talk of the town: Right after graduation, Philly artist lands New Yorker cover
Just weeks after graduating from UArts, Loveis Wise lands the cover of the New Yorker magazine.
7 years ago
University of Delaware’s barrier-breaking provost cites opportunities, challenges
Robin Morgan is making history as the first woman to become the permanent provost, the No. 2 post, at the University of Delaware.
7 years ago
State grants for Pa. college students remain steady, but face uncertain future
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is digging into its reserves to keep money flowing into a g ...
7 years ago
At Rutgers, Anita Hill says it still takes courage to speak up in the #MeToo era
Long before #MeToo, long before pound signs were even called hash tags, Anita Hill accused a powerful man of sexual harassment in plain view of the American public.
7 years ago
Listen 1:53Wolf OKs clinical research on medical marijuana at 8 Pa. schools
Designating the schools as certified academic clinical research centers will help bulk up the meager federal research on medical marijuana, governor says.
7 years ago
Police: Temple student called 911 as he was dying of gunshots
Police in Philadelphia say a Temple University student found shot to death in his off-campus apartment called 911 as he was dying, saying he couldn't breathe.
7 years ago
Angered by college response to sexual assault, Swarthmore students stage sit-in
Since Tuesday, activists have camped out in the offices of two deans they want fired.
7 years ago
Listen 1:50Michelle Obama, cavalcade of stars urge Philly students toward college
College Signing Day turned North Philadelphia into West Hollywood, all in the service of spurring more Philly students to college.
7 years ago
Pa. AG Shapiro drops manslaughter, assault in Penn State frat death case
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the decision Tuesday.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers divided over how to fix state universities
Fundamental differences remain.
7 years ago
High-paying trade jobs sit empty, while high school grads line up for university
While a shortage of workers is pushing wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor's degree is softening.
7 years ago