Inventing the Future: Operation Eve Taps Technical, Creative Talents of Young Women
This in-school initiative created by the University City Science Center's art outreach program, Breadboard, engages young women in STEM.
Inventing the Future: Drexel Students Grow Dragon Fund to $1M
Drexel's LeBow College of Business is launching an innovative student investment program alongside the Dragon Fund, now one of the largest student-managed investment portfolios in the country.
Philadelphia's Breadboard Sets Up Shop at Intersection of Art and Science
This innovative arm of the Science Center argues that creativity is essential to scientific discovery, while also giving artists and students access to the latest high-tech tools.
Inventing the Future: From Original Idea to Billions
Philadelphia's fertile entrepreneurial environment has produced world class tech and science companies. We're checking in with some of the city's most successful homegrown hits.
Inventing the Future: Salvation at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Building 661, a crumbling, long-forgotten structure, is being reborn as the Center for Building Energy Science. When construction is complete, it will serve as a nationally-recognized lab and test case for energy-efficient retrofits.
Inventing the Future: Saving Homes, Fighting Blight in Philly
Part detective, part hostage negotiator, Project Rehab's Ryan Spak is reviving University City's abandoned properties, and saving taxpayer dollars in the process.
Inventing the Future: Making Scientists Outside the Lab
"I Love My Science Job" hopes to spark young people to pursue careers in life sciences, a vital element of Philadelphia's new economy.
Inventing the Future: Rethinking Market Street in University City
The Porch at 30th Street Station sparked the effort to makeover a key stretch of Market Street in Philadelphia, and this vital University City corridor will only get more dense, vibrant and pedestrian-friendly.
Inventing the Future: Department of Making + Doing offers testing ground for workshop-based learning
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Inventing the Future: At Monell, It's a Matter of Taste
Local scientists are delving into the surprisingly mysterious world of taste and smell, hoping to unlock the keys to managing obesity, detecting disease, tracking genetic traits and managing trauma.