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Business for Good: BioPhy Uses AI to Predict Life-Saving Medicines
There were two epiphanies that led Steve Truong to the cutting edge of medicine. One took place during his career in finance; the other happened during a trip to a bowling alley. About eight years ago, Truong stumbled upon an idea that excited him: You could take tools like risk management and asset diversification and … Continue reading Business for Good: BioPhy Uses AI to Predict Life-Saving Medicines
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The Citizen Recommends: Philadelphia Revealed
Representing 350 years of Philadelphia history, Philadelphia Revealed: Unpacking the Attic is an interactive exhibition of over 600 artifacts from the Atwater Kent Collection (AKC) at Drexel University on display at The Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Hundreds of historical images, multimedia features, and hands-on elements highlight the AKC’s earliest acquisitions and absorbed … Continue reading The Citizen Recommends: Philadelphia Revealed
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The Slow Unraveling of Philly’s Slow Fashion Scene
When Dr. Kimberly McGlonn talks about the decision to close Grant Blvd’s physical location, she speaks in metaphors about regeneration. “I had to go through a decomposition in ways to become fertilizer for a much richer, a much richer story,” she says. Metaphors come naturally to McGlonn. She was a high school English teacher for … Continue reading The Slow Unraveling of Philly’s Slow Fashion Scene
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