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Economic Outlook And The Fed’s Monetary Policy Framework, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson, At The Drexel Economic Forum, Drexel University LeBow College Of Business, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thank you, Dean Madan. I appreciate the opportunity to speak here at Drexel University and to visit Philadelphia, an area where I have spent much of my personal and professional life.1 I will not go on too much about the City of Brotherly Love...
Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane likely located, research team claims
Researchers from Purdue University are set to travel to the South Pacific to determine if a "visual anomaly" on a remote island is the wreck of Amelia Earhart's lost plane, saying there is "very strong" evidence the object is the iconic aviator's...
Bishop William Barber Launches Legal Fight Over Gerrymandering
Reverend Dr. William Barber II. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Repairers of the Breach) by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware His legs are unsteady — he walks haltingly, supporting himself on canes — and he often wears a mask to protect his...
Nobel Prizes honor great discoveries — but leave much of science unseen
Katalin Karikó thought the call was a joke. It was 3 a.m. on October 2, 2023. Her husband answered the phone. As someone in building maintenance, “he quite frequently gets calls for fixing this and that,” Karikó says. But this time, he handed it...
New Managed Care Findings from University of Pennsylvania Discussed (Unfairness toward rural beneficiaries in Medicare’s hierarchical conditions categories score): Managed Care
2025 OCT 02 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. According to news originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Risk...
QuaLex Manufacturing Expands Venango County, Pennsylvania, Operations
Related Research Sheet metal fabrication company QuaLex Manufacturing plans to expand its operations in Venango County, Pennsylvania. The $1.3 million project is expected to create 35 jobs. The investment will include the lease of an additional...
Switching schools could make teens more likely to drink
Northeastern researchers decided to look at how switching schools between middle and high school impacted teens’ substance use. New Northeastern research found teens who switch schools between middle and high school might be more likely to drink....
Trump-RFK claims on Tylenol make a mockery of science
Dr. Maxwell Helmberger As someone trained as a scientist and who teaches science at Michigan State University, watching the Sept. 22 press conference in which President Trump and DHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. alleged a link between autism and...
Gavin Newsom opposes Trump plan for top universities to give free tuition to STEM students
The "compact" insists that students studying hard sciences be given free tuition at schools with massive endowments. The Trump administration has taken another swipe at DEI, antisemitism, and civil rights violations in American universities by...
Penn launches new initiative to integrate research with ‘practical needs’ of transit agencies
The Richards Transportation Initiative at Penn is set to launch on Oct. 17. Credit: Avi Singh The Richards Transportation Initiative at Penn — led by former CEO of SEPTA and Weitzman professor in practice Leslie Richards — is set to launch on Oct....
Kerry Group to invest US$43M in new coffee manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania
USA – Irish food and beverage company Kerry Group has announced plans to invest $43 million in establishing its first manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. The facility, located in Bethlehem’s Hanover Township, will focus on coffee roasting and...
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. acquires Lancaster’s Becker Engineering
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) has acquired Becker Engineering, LLC, a civil engineering firm with 12 employees based in Lancaster County. Becker Engineering‘s office is located at 1848 Charter Lane in Lancaster. According to a release, its...
‘East Palestine: State of the Science’ set for Oct. 22
Dr. Beatrice Golomb of The University of California, San Diego is leading a study to understand and identify potential epidemiological impacts of the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment. In July of 2024, a mobile medical bus was set up at the...
A Climate Scientist’s Call for Hope
Michael Mann is among the world’s most influential climate scientists and science communicators, and will forever be remembered for his work developing the “hockey stick graph” that changed the way the public understands the relationship between...
The Rise and Unraveling of America’s Science Pact
The system of federally funded research gave the U.S. wealth, power, and prestige. Its future is now uncertain. Off Bright Dark Blues Gray BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. The American scientific...
Pew Research: Alabama leads nation in percentage of Christians
Alabama has the highest percentage of people who identify themselves as Christians, according to one of the most authoritative national surveys. In Alabama, 89 percent of people surveyed identify themselves as Christians, according to the Pew...
How Pennsylvania turned opioid settlement money into real solutions | Opinion
By Michael Puskaric For far too long, the opioid crisis has stolen lives, torn apart families, and strained communities across Pennsylvania—especially in our rural and industrial towns in the state. As someone who represented these communities in...
Irish NFL Fans Try Pennsylvania Snacks From Tastykakes To Wawa Pretzels In Hilarious Video
Pennsylvania's snack game is unmatched PublishedOctober 1, 2025 1:15 PM EDT•UpdatedOctober 1, 2025 1:15 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link This may sound like a very niche interest — because it is — but I really enjoy videos where Irish...
J.P. McCaskey math teacher is finalist for federal math and science teaching award
When: School District of Lancaster school board meeting, Sept. 23. What happened: Elyse Minder, a J.P. McCaskey math teacher, has been named a finalist for the federal Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching,...
<![CDATA[What If Stroke Diagnosis Started in the Ambulance? The Role of Portable Technology in Accelerating LVO Detection and Treatment]]>
Each year, approximately 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke,1 making it a leading cause of disability and death nationwide. Of these, more than 100,000 experience a large vessel occlusion (LVO),2 a severe form of ischemic stroke requiring rapid...