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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Some conservative activists want to eliminate electronic voting machines and are petitioning their counties to add a ballot question, taking the proposal to voters; an initiative from the University of Pittsburgh looks to make homes more accessible so aging residents can continue to live independently; and we speak to two professors at Pennsylvania Western University who received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the influence of learning communities on student outcomes. Today’s guests include: Gillian McGoldrick, Harrisburg bureau chief for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Everette James, director of the Health Policy Institute at the University of Pittsburgh; and Peter Cormas, associate professor in the Department of Education, and Kyle Frederick, professor in the Department of Geosciences, at Pennsylvania Western University.
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Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulating two PFAS chemicals in drinking water: PFOS and PFOA. Also known as "forever chemicals"…
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s collection of plant specimens is housed in rows of tall, dusty metal filing cabinets on the building’s upper…
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Better collaboration between employers and workforce training programs is key to filling the expected job openings in the growing oil and natural gas…
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Two Penn State professors have received $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that will enable digital devices to weed out…
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A sick worker at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station must be evacuated by plane at the height of the Antarctic winter. The current temperature is -70 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Our sense of smell can tell us what’s for dinner when we walk in the front door, or bring us back to our fondest memories of childhood.But how much do we…
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Our sense of smell can tell us what’s for dinner when we walk in the front door, or bring us back to our fondest memories of childhood.But how much do we…
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You spend hundreds on a smartphone and a case to protect it, but are you protecting the information inside the phone?Researchers at Robert Morris…
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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood for The Fred Rogers Co. after landing a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation.The three-year…