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In her final year at Crescenta Valley, Cassie Pappas put together a season that featured personal and team success
For four years, Cassie Pappas honed her skills and increased her proficiency as a basketball player on the hardwood at Crescenta Valley High. In her first three years with the Falcons program, Pappas showed flashes of brilliance, impressing coaches,...Tags: Basketball, Colleges and Universities, Multi-Sport Events, Values, Ethics
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Feet welcome multitude of fungi
Here's a scientific finding that may knock you off your feet: At least 80 types of fungi reside on a typical person's heel, along with 60 between the toes and 40 on the toenail. Altogether, the feet are home to more than 100 types of fungus, more than...Tags: Science and Technology, Dermatologists, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Dermatology, Research
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U. of C. has the best writers, according to Grammarly survey
RedEyeIf the top 10 colleges in the nation had a spelling (and grammar) bee, which one would win? The University of Chicago, of course, if one survey is to be believed. The university was ranked No. 1 in a study by Grammarly, a grammar website, to find out...Tags: Colleges and Universities, LinkedIn Corp., Harvard University, Columbia University, Yale University
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PASSINGS: Bernard Waber
Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin...Tags: Authors, Book, Long Island, Arts and Culture, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Gun T-shirt gets Bucks student in trouble
John Doerffel never thought his clothes would land him in the in-school suspension room for a half-day, but that's what happened to the William Tennent High School senior this week. On Wednesday, Doerffel, 19, was wearing a black T-shirt he said he had...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Bucks County, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Students
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Newsmaker Q&A: Pat Halpin-Murphy
Pat Halpin-Murphy is president and founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The coalition, founded in 1993, is a statewide nonprofit providing public awareness of breast cancer and encouraging increased public and private funding for research,...Tags: Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Research, Ovarian Cancer, Plastic Surgery
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Valley well represented on Alzheimer's panel
HealthTwo Lehigh Valley residents will represent the region on a state panel ordered to develop a state plan in response to the growing incidence of Alzheimer's Disease. Cynthia A. Lambert, vice president for government and community relations at Good... -
Lafayette switching to sustainable food service provider
Starting in July, students at Lafayette College will get to eat locally grown produce, eggs from cage-free chickens and dishes prepared from scratch — the same sort of food enjoyed by employees at high-tech companies like Google and Yahoo. The...
Tags: Arable Farming, Google Inc., Colleges and Universities, Food Industry, Teaching and Learning
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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: Science and Technology, USC Trojans, Colleges and Universities, Research, Teaching and Learning
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Hansell resigns as Lehigh County executive
Lehigh County Executive Bill Hansell resigned suddenly Friday, citing serious health concerns, after having served less than one year in office. Hansell announced Friday that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and would resign effectively...
Tags: South Whitehall Township, Don Cunningham, Lymphoma, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Politics
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Nicholas S. Frobouck, 62
Nicholas “Nick” S. Frobouck, 62, of Sharpsburg, Md., and formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa., passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. Born Nov. 10, 1950, in McKeesport, Pa., he was the son of Anne Stevenson of Bath, N.C., and the late Nicholas Frobouck....Tags: Graduation, Pittsburgh, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Bath (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Foundation Adds Development Specialist
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ President Mike Kane has announced that Jack Anderson has joined the foundation under an ongoing arrangement as a senior development specialist. Following a 31-year career in commercial banking, Anderson,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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