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South Philly pilot program takes environmentally-friendly approach to cooking oil disposal
When we think of the damage oil can do, we often think of the large spills at sea. But the kind of oil problem we’re talking about ...
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Families facing deportation find support in local congregations
How one group is addressing the mental health needs of undocumented immigrants facing deportation. By the time Pedro Avila a ...
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Think you’ve got it hard this winter? Consider your trees
Moderating temperatures are melting snow and ice, allowing property owners to better assess storm-damaged trees. Dave Heller surveyed the ...
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Breaking down the basics of bariatric surgery with Penn’s David Sarwer
Even with surgery, there’s no magic bullet for weight loss. To find out about the challenges of getting a successful weight- ...
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When you’re named after a cheesesteak, slimming down is hard to do
Imagine spending your whole life, from childhood, fighting temptation inside what one might describe as the belly of the beast. Im ...
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For second year post-Sandy, Jersey Shore marketing not about beaches
The tourism industry at the Jersey Shore is springing into action again. About this time every year, when the winter feels like it ...
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ListenN.J. Board of Education president talks common core, poverty, and race
Poverty, race, and educational inequality is the topic of a symposium tomorrow morning at Rutgers-Camden. &nbs ...
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Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles Very few colleges and universities have figure skating teams, but one of the best in th ...
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Bridgegate subpoena targets may be on shaky legal ground
Ongoing investigations into the George Washington Bridge scandal may be slowed by key aides to Governor Chris Christie involking their fi ...
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Reporter’s Roundtable: Gas well still burning, snow removal still costing money
Phil Gregory unpacks the complex and sometimes politically volatile process of budgetting for snow removal. And Katie Colaneri shares imp ...
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What’s next for workplace wellness?
Workplace wellness programs have sprouted up with a vengeance in the last decade or so, but do they work? Workplace wellness progr ...
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Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for ‘Science at the Sixers’
Want to meet the Pulse and SciStarter teams? Join us Tuesday, Feb. 18, for Science at the Sixers. Want to meet the Pulse and ...
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Philadelphia’s searchable database for lobbyists is up and running–sort of
In the name of transparency, Philadelphia’s lobbying code as developed in 2010 requires lobbyists to register with the city and fil ...
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Workplace wellness sounds good, but is it ethical?
Medical ethicist Art Caplan weighs in on the surge of workplace wellness programs and how some of these programs “go too far.” ...
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Clinical sexologist Susana Mayer encourages couples to turn their beds into sandboxes. “I show women how to have orgas ...
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