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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Distilling

Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Visit the first craft distillery to open in Philadelphia since before prohibition. ...

13 years ago

The U.S. Capitol building at dusk in Washington (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight

Is this really a do nothing congress?

NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed the effectiveness of Congress with Rutgers University Political Science Professor Ross Baker ...

13 years ago

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Donated school supplies pile up inside Girard College at an MLK Day of Service event. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Philly region honors MLK with 1,500 service events

For 19 years, the Philadelphia region has been celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King with a day of service.  About 5 ...

13 years ago

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(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
The Pulse

The U.S. Health System: a complicated web of government and private industry relationships

What do you do when you’re a health policy professor? In the case of Robert Field, health policy professor at Drexel University, yo ...

13 years ago

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Anesthesia resident Dr. Arthur Kitt reviews the potential side effects of anesthesia with patient Michael Scanlon. (Maiken Scott/for The Pulse)
The Pulse

Understanding the mechanics of anesthesia

Anesthesia drugs are used in millions of patients every year but do doctors really know how they work?  On a recent Monday mo ...

13 years ago

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Book and pamphlet circa 1855 by Dr. John Snow
The Pulse

What role do maps play in solving medical mysteries?

A simple black-and-white street map made a Victorian physician a ‘legend.’ There’s plenty of disagreement about ...

13 years ago

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City Councilman Bill Green is nominated to be the next chair of the School Reform Commission. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Councilman Bill Green tapped for School Reform Commission Chair

The beleagured Philadelphia School District is still reeling from closures and cutbacks in response to the 304 million dollar budget defi ...

13 years ago

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A dead female bed bug is found in an interception device used by an exterminator in a Philadelphia home. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
The Pulse

Philadelphia’s deep and tumultuous battle with the bedbug

Are bedbugs making a comeback in places like Philadelphia?  Its scientific name is Cimex lectularius. But it’s commonly ...

13 years ago

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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Songs of Faith, Courage, and Consolation

Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles Thomas Lloyd has directed the combined choral and vocal studies program for ...

13 years ago

Mike Boryla
The Pulse

Former Eagles quarterback takes his NFL story to the stage

A former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who left the NFL 35 years ago, is now looking back from the vantage point of the stage. ...

13 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Life in Trenton as Tony Mack trial goes on

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cited Camden, Newark, and Princeton, during his State of the State address this week but he neglected ...

13 years ago

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The ShopBot 3D printer lays down  carbohydrate tubing that will form a vascular system to nourish the cells as layers of human tissue are 'printed'. (University of Pennsylvania/Kurtis Sensenig )
The Pulse

Computer hackers and bio-medical engineers collaborate to create human organs from scratch

What kind of promise does 3D organ printing hold for our future?  Bioengineer Jordan Miller loves the mechanical whir of his ...

13 years ago

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IceWatch USA volunteer Bob Berke prepares to measure ice in Delaware County. (Kimberly Haas/for The Pulse)
The Pulse

What can local bodies of water tell us about climate change?

A group of citizen scientists are measuring local ice in hopes of contributing to a bigger understanding of climate change. Concer ...

13 years ago

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Dr. Cindy Otto
The Pulse

Can dogs play a role in detecting cancer?

You think your dog is talented? Check out these dogs training for jobs in search and rescue, bomb sniffing and cancer detection.  ...

13 years ago

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The Pulse

Fostering a dog training for a life-saving career

Meet one of the fosters behind the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia.  Ohlin is a beautiful, 16-month-old chocolate ...

13 years ago

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