Education
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This Philadelphia High School is the Best in the State, According to Niche
Niche has released its newest round of top high schools in the state and a Philadelphia high school is at the very top of the list, writes Mike D’Onofrio for AXIOS Philadelphia. Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School is the top high school in Pennsylvania, having jumped more than a dozens spots from last…
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Penn Vet Launches Project Mapping Animal Life in Philadelphia
A new research initiative from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine aims to track and understand how animals live and move throughout Philadelphia’s evolving urban environment, writes Hailey Hilsabeck for The Daily Pennsylvanian. The Accessing Urban Nature Initiative, led by Penn Vet ecologist and professor Julie Ellis, is deploying about 35 motion-activated cameras across Philadelphia’s parks,…
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Alumnus Builds STEM Career Grounded in Rutgers–Camden Experience
Rutgers–Camden alumnus Ronald Barr CCAS’24 is the very embodiment of a STEM scholar. The Camden County resident graduated with a bachelor of science in applied and computational mathematics and a bachelor of arts in digital studies while minoring in both computer science and physics. He now applies his technical knowledge in a role at the defense aerospace giant Lockheed Martin while pursuing a…
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Closed Door Plans for a Charter School Preceded Valley Forge Military Academy Closing
Even as Valley Forge Military Academy struggled toward closure, another plan was quietly in the works at the Wayne campus to open a First Responders charter school there, writes Max Marin and Ryan W. Briggs for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Valley Forge Public Service Academy Charter School proposes to open next fall. This past September,…
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Doylestown VIA Partners with DelVal to Create New Counseling Psychology Scholarship
The Village Improvement Association of Doylestown (VIA) has partnered with Delaware Valley University to establish a new scholarship supporting a student pursing a graduate degree in counseling psychology. The $15,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student in the counseling psychology master’s program. The total scholarship amount will be disbursed over the course of the…
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DelVal Prof to Present Innovative Egg Nutrition Research at One of Nation’s Leading Gatherings for Animal Science
Dr. Keith Ou, an assistant professor of animal biotechnology and conservation at Delaware Valley University, will present his research on egg nutrition at the Cornell Nutrition Conference (CNC), one of the nation’s leading gatherings for animal science and nutrition experts. Dr. Ou’s presentation will focus on his work, alongside Dr. Xingen Lei of Cornell University,…
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Prospective Students Invited to Penn State Day Oct. 25 at Brandywine Campus
Prospective students and their families are invited to attend a visitation program at Penn State Brandywine in Media at 9:30 AM on Saturday, Oct. 25. The open house will allow attendees to learn about the Penn State admission process and the many options and opportunities available, including academic programs, student life and athletics, career services,…
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Eastern University Launches 100-Percent-Online Criminal Justice Undergraduate Programs
Eastern University has launched a new online bachelor’s degree and minor in Criminal Justice. Students can apply now and begin classes in August 2026. These new programs expand Eastern’s commitment to accessible, high-quality education rooted in Christian values and social responsibility. The bachelor’s degree program is designed for students seeking to understand and engage with the criminal justice…
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Former Penn Physicist Arthur Goodspeed Accidentally Created the X-Ray in the 1890s
In 1896, University of Pennsylvania physicist Arthur Goodspeed took images of coins inside a small purse, images that became the precursor to what we now all know as X-rays. As his descendants stumbled upon a box of his stuff, they found those images along with various artifacts that they have decided to donate it back…
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Eastern University’s College of Health and Sciences Receives $80,000 Grant for Anatomage Table
Eastern University’s College of Health and Sciences recently received an $80,000 grant from the McLean Contributionship, a Wayne-based charitable organization, to purchase an Anatomage Table. This cutting-edge technology will be used by multiple programs within the college and will provide an exceptional hands-on learning experience for Eastern University students. An Anatomage Table is a life-sized, digital anatomy…
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Faculty Artist Combines Folk Art with Artificial Intelligence to Question Public Memory
Visual artist and associate teaching professor of art in Rutgers University–Camden’s Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Stass Shpanin focuses on historical interpretations of American folk art of the 18th and 19th centuries. His growing body of work ranges from monumental historical paintings to immersive installations commenting on institutional critique. He has recently presented a…
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How This Chestnut Hill Catholic School Has Rebounded Two Years After Devastating Fire
In 2023, a three-alarm fire destroyed the inside of Our Mother of Consolation Parish School in Chestnut Hill. However, more than two years of fundraising, hard work, love, and resilience from its students and staff has helped the school get back on its feet, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The school recently…
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The Power of Connection: A Presidential Ambassador Finds a Rare Community at Manor College
Carolyn Hagan grew up dreaming of creating new worlds. Popular cartoon shows like Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Lab, and Gravity Falls inspired artistic aspirations. As she grew older and entered college, however, the artists’ lifestyle waned on her. “You begin to realize there’s an industry behind it, and as I got older, I realized how heavy…
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At Penn State Brandywine, AI Used to Look at Drumming Style
What makes drumming better—exact timing or imprecise emotion? That’s a question being asked and answered at Penn State Brandywine University in Media using AI, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Michael Yatauro, an associate professor of mathematics at Penn State Brandywine, and Arnav Pandey, a second-year mathematics major who has transitioned to University Park…
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GMercyU Partners with Healthcare Systems for Career and Student Loan Repayment Opportunities
Employers want Gwynedd Mercy University graduates — it’s why so many have partnered with GMercyU to offer career and loan repayment opportunities for Nursing, Respiratory Care, and Radiologic Technology students. Through the Scholars Network, health systems get the skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals they need, and students get to choose the health system that best…
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Major NIH Grant is Strengthening Rutgers–Camden Research
Under the guidance of Professor of Chemistry and Center for Computational Biology (CCIB) faculty member Jinglin Fu, Rutgers–Camden students are benefiting from a grant of almost $500,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of the research is to produce a new nucleic acid nanoparticle-based delivery system for the genome editing of blood…
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Two Philly High Schools Take Part in Former Eagle Rodney McLeod’s Mentorship Program
Former Philadelphia Eagles safety and Super Bowl champion Rodney McLeod Jr. and his wife Erika are the co-founders of Change Our Future Foundation and leading a new mentorship initiative. Two Philadelphia high school have recently taken part in the new mentorship initiative, call the Next Man Up program, writes Chanel Hill for The Philadelphia Tribune.…
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GMercyU Alum Creates Unique Fieldwork Opportunity for Education Majors
After 35 years as a special education teacher for the Souderton Area School District, Gwynedd Mercy University graduate Sue Saylor wasn’t ready to hang up her hat just yet. Saylor, who mostly taught kindergarten through third grade during her career, stayed on for a year after the COVID-19 pandemic because she was reluctant to leave…
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