Birders watch as migrating fowl fly through Pa.
KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. - Thousands of snow geese soar upward in unison, swoop about, and land on snowy farm fields or the little patch of open water just thawed from the thick ice of a relentless...
View ArticleObama standing by Afghan goal
WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials have shown a willingness to adjust President Obama's plan for winding down the war in Afghanistan, allowing military commanders to delay troop departures and expanding...
View ArticleGroup of donors fund Williams in the name of schools
Joel Greenberg once donated $1 million to a struggling after-school music program in West Philadelphia, having read about it in the newspaper. The Main Line financial trader didn't bother to return a...
View ArticleCamden alters city ordinance on sterilizing pets
When it comes to dogs and cats, Camden has long had some of the strictest ordinances in the state, including one requiring all owners to spay or neuter their pets. In fact, until recently, Camden was...
View ArticleConcerns over red knots, horseshoe crabs, oysters spark debate
The fates of a migratory shorebird, horseshoe crabs, and the state's oyster industry have converged at the center of a debate over how each should be accommodated where they come together every spring,...
View ArticleThe school district's whistleblower trial, deconstructed
During five days of testimony in a federal civil rights case, jurors heard testimony about the fear of leaks that permeated Philadelphia School District headquarters when Arlene C. Ackerman was...
View ArticleFaculty awards honor clinical, teaching, research excellence May 5, 2016...
(Source: Vanderbilt University) Less than a week has passed since the reorganization that separated Vanderbilt University from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) became effective April 30, but...
View ArticleBody found in East Norriton may be missing local woman
A body found in a wooded area in East Norriton Sunday is believed to be that of a local woman missing since late February, Upper Merion Township police said.It was found about 2:15 p.m. near Taft Road,...
View ArticleLester J. Karafin, urologist, teacher
Travel Deals $141* & up -- Nationwide Flight Sale on American, R/T See all travel deals » Bonnie L. Cook, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 1:08 AM Lester J. Karafin, 88,...
View ArticleMDA Awards More than $7 Million in New Research Grants
CHICAGO, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association today announced the award of 29 new research and development grants totaling more than $7 million and targeted to...
View ArticleAcceleron Reports Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2016 Operational and...
Acceleron Reports Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2016 Operational and Financial Results - Luspatercept Phase 3 trials to complete enrollment in both the MDS (“MEDALIST”) and beta-thalassemia (“BELIEVE”)...
View ArticleConstance K. Dean, 94, writer
Constance K. Dean, 94, of Gladwyne, a journalist who later became a publicist, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, of influenza at Lankenau Hospital. An Overbrook native, Mrs. Dean graduated from Overbrook High...
View ArticleDigital literacy for folks with autism and other learning disabilities
MICHELE McKEONE, 33, of Fishtown, is founder and CEO of Autism Expressed, an online learning system that teaches digital literacy to students with autism and other learning disabilities. Autism...
View ArticlePeter Beckett Pakradooni, 75, businessman, fraternity leader
Peter Beckett Pakradooni, 75, of Wynnewood, a businessman and contributor to fraternity life in Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Lankenau Hospital of heart failure. Mr. Pakradooni worked in his...
View ArticleEvelyn Walker Armstrong, 87, information scientist and philanthropist
Evelyn Walker Armstrong, 87, of Jenkintown, an information scientist and philanthropist, died Saturday, Jan. 10, of multiple myeloma at her home in Rydal Park. Ms. Armstrong spent 43 years - from 1949...
View Article$1.4 million in NEH grant for local institutions
Philadelphia-based organizations received a total of nearly $1.4 million in grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the NEH announced Monday. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts...
View ArticleFlorida Rep. Patrick Murphy announcing bid for Rubio's seat
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida Rep. Patrick Murphy has become the first official candidate for the Senate seat expected to be left vacant by Marco Rubio's likely presidential bid. The second-term...
View ArticleHazel I. Holst, 83, surgeon
Hazel I. Holst, 83, of Swarthmore, a trailblazer for women in the field of plastic surgery, died Thursday, April 9, of complications after surgery at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born in Minneapolis,...
View ArticleJanuary service for Dr. Julian Katz, 77
A memorial service will be held Sunday, Jan. 25, for Julian Katz, 77, of Gladwyne, a leading gastroenterologist, author, and educator. The event is planned for 11 a.m. at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel,...
View ArticleDrexel, Penn pay Central's robots team's way to World
The latest problem for Central High School's RoboLancers has been solved for them. Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania have contributed $20,000 each to send the magnet school's...
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