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 Maiken Scott pretends to be a birder who fell from a tree, while students from the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania examine her. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

From snakebites to leadership, students learn medicine in the wild

When you’re trading your medical school classroom for a soggy, chilly nature reserve — you better be prepared. During a wi ...

8 years ago

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In this Feb. 17, 2015, file photo, former elected Pennsylvania state treasurer Rob McCord walks from the U.S. District Court in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
NewsWorks Tonight

With corruption case against associate dropped, where does former Pa. treasurer stand?

Good news for Chester County businessman Richard Ireland. His corruption case was dismissed yesterday by a federal judge.  Th ...

8 years ago

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 Russel Keyser shaking hands with his service dog, Artemis. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Veteran with PTSD gets a helping paw from a shelter dog

Many veterans come home and have trouble adjusting to civilian life, and that adjustment weighed heavily on Russel Keyser. In 2004 ...

8 years ago

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 A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map showing where sea levels are rising and where they're falling. The colors represent the rate of change. (NOAA)
The Pulse

Why do rates of global sea level rise vary locally?

One of the most visible signs of climate change is rising seas. Coastal cities have seen more frequent and larger storms – think Hu ...

8 years ago

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 Dan Grassetti with the Hills Conservation Network believes the tall eucalyptus trees in the Oakland Hills should remain. (Andrew Stelzer/for WHYY)
The Pulse

Can the eucalyptus ever be accepted as a ‘native’ Californian?

Two decades after the Oakland Hills firestorm, neighbors are still battling over the ‘flammable’ forest. Walking along ...

8 years ago

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 (photo via ricksteves.com)
NewsWorks Tonight

For Rick Steves, travel informs his politics

Rick Steves, prolific author, public television mainstay, and host of “Travel with Rick Steves” Sunday mornings at 5:00am on ...

8 years ago

a photograph by Peter Rose
Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Peter Rose (NOT the ball player)

Peter Rose (NOT the ball player) Produced by: Michael O’Reilly Peter Rose is an internationally-recognize ...

8 years ago

Former Allentown Managing Director Francis Dougherty walks from the federal building, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Philadelphia. The former top administrator in Allentown, Pa., has pleaded guilty in an ongoing FBI pay-to-play corruption probe. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight

Corruption probe suggests Philly-style politics has arrived in Allentown

Allentown mayor Ed Pawlowski’s aspirations to serve a fourth term took a hit Wednesday when the city’s former managing direct ...

8 years ago

 Pa.'s 197th Legislative District in North Philadelphia. (The Legislative Guide to Redistricting in Pennsylvania)
NewsWorks Tonight

Philly election: How did the only person on the ballot get just 8%?

Tuesday’s special election for the 197th legislative district in Philadelphia is all the more unusual because the only candidate on ...

8 years ago

 Statehouse rotunda in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
NewsWorks Tonight

Candidates struggle to be known in N.J. gubernatorial race

The race for governor in New Jersey is heating up. With the June 6 Primary looming the biggest challenge for the candidates right no ...

8 years ago

Medical student Regan Causey Tuder, age 43, holds the envelope that will reveal where she will do her residency.
The Pulse
Health

Both a mom and a med student: one woman’s midlife career change

Growing up, Regan Causey Tuder heard something that a lot of yo ...

8 years ago

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 Head Consul Alicia Kerber-Palmer at the Mexican consulate in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

What the Mexican consulate is telling immigrants

Many among the roughly 200,000 Mexicans and people of Mexican descent living in the Philadelphia area are worried as the Trump administra ...

8 years ago

Lillian Peck looking a shark in the mouth during a Gills Club meeting. (Courtesy of Hillary Peck)
The Pulse
Science

Sharks aren’t just for boys: Gills Club inspires aspiring female biologists

It’s no secret that there are fewer women than men in a lot of STEM fields. One group is trying to target that problem by inspiring ...

8 years ago

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Brianna Wu has been outspoken about sexism in male-dominated video game culture. (Photo by Shannon Grant, courtesy of Brianna Wu)
The Pulse
Science

Game developer wants to take her cultural critique to Congress

Brianna Wu has been outspoken about sexism in male-dominated video game culture. Brianna Wu has loved video games ever since she w ...

8 years ago

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Before she was a novelist, Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist. (Photo via Library of Congress)
The Pulse
Science

Novelist Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist first

The celebrated novel ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ grew from fieldwork in the Black South. Before novelist Zora Neale ...

8 years ago

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