Tag: Greater Philadelphia Area

Andrea Griffith, chief development officer of The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth and project director of the Violence Intervention and Prevention Program (VIPP), speaks at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital during a kickoff event for the VIPP on October 5.Nonprofit

Lincoln Center Partners With Trinity Health to Combat Community Violence

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic and The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) are collaborating to implement the pioneering community Violence Intervention and Prevention Program…

people working in lab.Pharma & Biotech

Greater Philadelphia Area Ranks Among Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters

The Greater Philadelphia area earned high marks for its efforts to attract life sciences companies, writes Alex Philippidis for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.

Since…

Students are at a table loaded with electronics working on a science project.Education

TLC: Shaping Schools, Shaping Lives: Transformation Through Environment

The Power of Physical Environments.

“We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us,” asserted Sir Winston Churchill.

Andrew L Ross, Gary Grenier, and Frank Kros…

A woman looking at a laptop .computer while writing on a tablet, with her young son nearby.Education

TLC  – Summer of Self-Development: Creative Ideas for Teachers to Explore Personal Learning and Discovery

Summer is just around the corner, and as your classes wind down, it’s the perfect time to seize the opportunity to develop yourself and…

A child out in a field reading a book.Education

Unlock a Summer of Learning: Simple and Fun Ways to Prevent Academic Regression

The joy of summertime provides a much-needed emotional respite from the rigors of daily life.

However, a study in the American Educational Research Journal…

Young students sitting in a circle while a teacher readsEducation

TLC: Kindness in the Classroom: Kind Conflict Resolution

“If conflict is a normal, natural part of life, it’s really important to look at how we deal with it.”

– Ann McKnight

This final…

An uncertain boy student at the blackboard surrounded by question marksEducation

TLC: Helping Students Master Decision-Making: Four Simple Questions

Students often struggle with making meaningful decisions.

If they lack a simple framework to help them make decisions, everyday life can become increasingly frustrating and…

Environment

Philadelphia Area Experiencing Low Temperatures, Hazy Skies Due to West Coast Fires

Due to the fires raging on the West Coast, the Philadelphia region is experiencing hazy skies and uncharacteristically low temperatures, writes Anthony R. Wood for…

Real Estate

Philadelphia Region Housing Market ‘Insane’ Thanks to Continuously High Buyer Demand

Thanks to continuously high buyer demand, the housing supply and number of days a house spends on the market reached record lows in the Philadelphia…