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Born without forearms and calves, Mt. Kilimanjaro climber inspires Camden students

newsworks@whyy.org (Kimberly Paynter, @Kpaynter) — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Kyle Maynard, a 27-year-old author and athlete, gave a motivational talk on Tuesday to students at Sacred Heart Grade School in South Camden.

Maynard spoke about getting his start in wrestling as an 11-year-old, his ability to lift 420 pounds and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2012.

Philly ornithologist sees bird collection as a glimpse of history [video]

newsworks@whyy.org (Carolyn Beeler @carolynbeeler) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:01:28 GMT

Only a fraction of the collection at the country’s oldest natural history museum is out in the open for visitors to see.

'17-year cicadas' set to swarm this spring

newsworks@whyy.org (Carolyn Beeler @carolynbeeler) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:49:48 GMT

A brood of "17-year cicadas" is set to descend on southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and other parts of the East Coast this spring.

Delaware blazes trail with statewide access to health information [video]

newsworks@whyy.org (Taunya English, @taunyaenglish) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:46:07 GMT

First, the government pushed doctors to digitize patient health records. Next, federal officials urged states to build information highways to share patient information beyond individual doctor's offices.

Toddlers take the wheel: harnessing toy cars for mobility

newsworks@whyy.org (Carolyn Beeler) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:05:43 GMT

A gym in Newark, Del., is a brightly-colored study in motion as pre-school aged kids chase each other across gymnastics mats, bounce giant rubber balls, and crumble playfully to the floor in heaps.

The scene at the University of Delaware's Early Learning Center isn't simply chaos. It's brain food.

Penn students compete to put robot research to real-world use

newsworks@whyy.org (NewsWorks Staff) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:22:27 GMT

Maybe these aren't the droids you're looking for, but what these robots lack in Star Wars panache, they make up for in real-world utility.

Four teams of University of Pennsylvania students demonstrated that utility Monday afternoon in the final round of Penn's Y Prize Competition. These and other teams proposed applications for robotic technologies developed at Penn's General Robotics Automation Sensing and Perception laboratory.

Treating Lyme Disease

newsworks@whyy.org (NewsWorks) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:27:16 GMT

A disagreement over Lyme disease treatment has raised passions—and some anger—among activists, doctors, a few lawmakers and patients.

Shedding light on both sides of the shale story

newsworks@whyy.org (Susan Phillips, for State Impact Pennsylvania ) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:07:26 GMT

A photographic exhibit of Marcellus Shale drilling is making at stop at the Gershman Y in Center City Philadelphia. Six accomplished and award-winning photo journalists have spent several years traveling across the state to document the shale gas boom.

State Impact Pennsylvania wins Alfred I DuPont-Columbia University Award

newsworks@whyy.org (NewsWorks Staff) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:40:54 GMT

State Impact Pennsylvania, a joint reporting initiative on the Marcellus Shale, has won one of broadcast journalism’s most prestigious awards. WHYY’s Susan Phillips is a key member of the winning team.

The Pulse - complete show

newsworks@whyy.org (WHYY's Health+Science Desk) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT

WHYY's new show about health care, innovation, and science. Experience the full contents, as well as a bunch of online exclusives.