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Pursuing 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 years ago
ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly The figure singing and moving slowly among the tombstones is dressed entirely in full mou ...
11 years ago
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 ...
11 years ago
ListenIs Philly the greenest city in America?
During his 2008 inaugural address, Mayor Michael Nutter set a lofty goal: make Philadelphia the greenest city in America. The next ...
11 years ago
ListenDrexel Culinary Arts and Science
Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski For the students in the culinary program at Drexel University, it is not just abou ...
11 years ago
‘Attacked by a macaw’…in ICD-10 there’s a code for that!
The language of medical billing hopes to cover any possible malady, no matter how obscure. Updated Sept. 10 ...
11 years ago
ListenTeaching math and science through art, and a neural net (made of children)
In the fall of 2013, Ben Volta arrived at Morton McMichael School with no ideas. He had just been hired by the school in the Mantua neigh ...
11 years ago
ListenDoes ‘bad luck’ cancer study undermine prevention message?
For Americans who have quit smoking, sought out omega–3 rich foods, or chugged gallons of açai berry juice to stave off cancer, a medi ...
11 years ago
ListenSteam makes popcorn pop, keeps Old Faithful erupting and once powered the industrial revolution. But does it have the power to cure the c ...
11 years ago
ListenA look at Pennsylvania’s new Medicaid option, one week in
State officials estimate that as of January 1, 2015 about 600,000 Pennsylvanians became eligible for Medicaid through its newly expanded ...
11 years ago
ListenBalancing safety and convenience is top priority for new Philly airport COO
An airport is the sum of many parts, most of which the average traveler never sees. But they’re all a concern to Chellie Cameron, r ...
11 years ago
ListenHow doctors detect heart abnormalities through sound
When the doctor places that cold stethoscope on your chest, she’s listening for two distinct sounds – lub-DUB. “You ...
11 years ago
ListenExaggerated science reporting – who’s to blame?
Checking the latest health and science stories online, you tend to come across headlines meant to grab your attention. But are thos ...
11 years ago
ListenAfter breast cancer, many ways to heal
When Sue Weldon, a former gymnastics coach, was diagnosed with breast cancer about 11 years ago, no one could refer her to an array of sp ...
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