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N.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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ListenArt 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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ListenReporter’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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ListenWhat’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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ListenJoin 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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ListenWorkplace 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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ListenClinical sexologist Susana Mayer encourages couples to turn their beds into sandboxes. “I show women how to have orgas ...
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ListenPenn State nanomotor breakthrough brings hope for treating illness through engines in human cells
Operating tiny motors inside a cell is a “basic science” breakthrough toward a far-off dream. Scientists at Pennsylvan ...
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ListenUndocumented teens unite through a painful, shared journey
A look at the mental health needs of undocumented immigrants. In a lot of ways, Domingo is like other good kids his age. He ...
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ListenChoreographer Brian Sanders still pushing the limits after joint replacement surgery
Choreographer Brian Sanders opens up about the hip replacement surgery that sparked a minor career change. Choreographer Brian San ...
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Listen‘Rightsizing’ cities like Philadelphia
Cara Bertron and Dave Heller discuss “rightsizing” and preservation strategies to help shape and strengthen legacy cities lik ...
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ListenUnder the paints and pigments, the science behind art restoration
How does science play a role in restoring an elaborate 17th Century painting? To restore a painting, it takes a village, a t ...
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ListenOlympic-sized security protocol, travel-sized toothpaste at Sochi
Add altered toothpaste tubes to the list of variables that could compromise security at the Sochi Winter Olympics. NewsWorks Tonig ...
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