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Three years after Sandy, a fight over coastal protection
After Superstorm Sandy left the New Jersey coastline in ruins three years ago, residents and officials were left with two big questions.< ...
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ListenFirst release of PARCC scores shows fewer students make the grade
The wait finally over, the Christie administration yesterday started rolling out the sobering results of the new PARCC testing. It ...
11 years ago
ListenAs Pa. budget standoff continues, nonprofits in limbo
As lawmakers bicker over the state budget, many Pen ...
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ListenA fight for gender equality that ended with a Nobel
Since 1901, only 49 women have received a Nobel Prize. This is the story of Gerty Cori, who fought to be recognized as an equal to her hu ...
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Nine months pregnant, and facing her biggest fear
Giving birth to a child for the first time is a big step into the unknown. You can prepare for it, do breathing exercises and take birthi ...
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ListenLooking back over the Ramsey years
WHYY’s Bobby Allyn sat down with Philadelphia Daily News crime reporter David Gambacorta to talk about what made Ramsey a remarkable to ...
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ListenPenn prof explores epic history of modern Africa in documentary ‘African Independence’
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller talks with filmmaker and author Tufuku Zuberi, professor of race relations, sociology and Africana stu ...
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ListenNot your father’s Band-Aid: The quest for smarter bandages
Nanotechnology is producing an all-in-one first aid kit. For the past 95 years, Band-Aids have been the go-to treatment for ...
11 years ago
ListenProducer’s Cut: Family Affairs
Friday Arts makes it a family affair with The West Philly Wyeths, The Dufala Brothers, and John and Kyra’s Chocolate. ...
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Russ McKinney & The Village of Arden
ART OF LIFE – PRODUCED BY KAREN SMYLES The Village of Arden was founded in 1900 by a group of early residents inte ...
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Could precision medicine advance the goals of racial equality?
One of the leaders of President Obama’s precision medicine initiative thinks so. Eight-year-old Denaeyah Smith reads o ...
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ListenTeaching healthier lifestyle skills to turn the tide on diabetes
Diabetes often requires medication and serious lifestyle changes to manage, and making those changes usually takes support and education. ...
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ListenHow doctors get patients to adhere to their advice
You go to the doctor, and he or she tells you what to do to best treat your ailment. When you go to the pharmacy to pick up your medicati ...
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ListenA hospital with no beds: the world’s first telemedicine center
Dr. Vinaya Sermadevi sits in front of six screens at a call center in St. Louis, directing a nurse through a video conferencing system.&n ...
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ListenKinky Friedman gets back into the recording saddle again
Kinky Friedman, singer-songwriter, satirist, author, journalist, Texas politician, and animal welfare activist, is touring the East Coast ...
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