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Sparking innovation at Jefferson’s new ‘Accelerator Zone’
Nestled between a hoagie shop and an Italian restaurant, a former administrative building on South 10th Street in Philadelphia is now an ...
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ListenObama’s Cuba announcement sends ripples through New Jersey
Among members of Hudson County’s Cuban-American community, the question of how the United States should interact with the Castro regime ...
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ListenChristie crusade against double dippers fizzles out
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie did not mention disability pension reform during this year’s state of the state speech even thou ...
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ListenAgreeing with experts, Philly mom not blaming illness on day care
Kids share more than toys in preschool; germs are passed around, too. But many experts say, “Don’t blame day care.” Children ...
10 years ago
ListenA new wave of lower cost drugs? FDA a step closer to approving first biosimilar in U.S.
It’s a move that some experts say could save the health system billions of dollars. And, it could soon be a reality. ...
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ListenThere’s nothing green about flying…
…except maybe the “vacant” sign on the lavatory. As the constant drumbeat about climate change and environmental ...
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ListenIs ‘daycare syndrome’ a truth or myth?
Do kids in daycare really get sick more than kids who are not in daycare? Every year in the middle of cold and flu season, parents ...
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ListenActivists hope to turn MLK day of service into day of action
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is this Monday, and you may have seen Reclaim-the-dream and reclaim-mlk h ...
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ListenShould scrubs be worn only inside hospitals to limit the spread of germs?
Walk around near a hospital, and you’ll see healthcare workers out and about, wearing their scrubs. It’s the colorful, pajama ...
10 years ago
ListenYou do what in your workplace bathroom? You might not be the only one
If you chose the obvious, scatological answer, well, no offense, but you’re probably lying to cover up all the weird stuff you̵ ...
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ListenHow to motivate the wearable tech users of the future
Fitness trackers may do a decent job tracking fitness, but can they make lasting change in human behavior? A new opinion piece in ...
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ListenPursuing an engineering dream in a ‘slightly different way’
Hayden Dahmm is a senior engineering student at Swarthmore College. He and his twin brother Ethan, were born more than three months p ...
10 years ago
ListenSinger’s busy schedule; maximizing concerts, while minimizing conductors’ ire
Do you ever wonder how opera companies and classical ensembles can have those “casts of thousands?” The answer is a host of p ...
10 years ago
ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly The figure singing and moving slowly among the tombstones is dressed entirely in full mou ...
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Pa State Rep wants to drug test lawmakers
Pennsylvania State Representative John Lawrence (R-Chester County) is reintroducing legislation that would mandate drug testing for those ...
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