Dec. 27, 2013 9:30 am
60+ high schoolers competing in year-long STEM challenge
The Philadelphia Engineering Math Challenge got its start at Boys' Latin, where Trey Smith advises a group of students that make up a junior chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers.
Dec. 27, 2013 9:15 am
Cupid’s Cup: 9th year of UMD startup contest with $115K in winnings
Again Under Armour founder and UMD graduate Kevin Plank is partnering to host the competition, which will award $75,000 in funding to the grand prize winner.
Dec. 27, 2013 8:15 am
Why one startup published all its employees’ salaries [Links]
"The move is part of Buffer’s more general strategy to 'default to transparency' — meaning making operations as transparent as possible."
Dec. 26, 2013 11:00 am
This youth program plans to install 5,000 solar panels on 20 school roofs
The program looks like this: students at YouthBuild Charter School will design and install the panels, investors will finance the panels and students at those 20 schools will learn about green technology.
Dec. 26, 2013 10:30 am
Why Creative Mornings should come to Philadelphia
Creative Mornings, the breakfast speaker series for creatives, is in 65 cities around the world, but not Philadelphia.
Dec. 26, 2013 10:00 am
Yhat: suite of tools for ‘predictive modeling’ on the web
"We want to make it really easy for companies to use all the analytics that are being produced," says Yhat cofounder Greg Lamp, who lives and works in Carroll Gardens.
Dec. 26, 2013 9:30 am
JustMailTo prevents inbox spam by verifying e-mail senders
Never again type out e-mail addresses using "AT" and "DOT."
Dec. 26, 2013 9:15 am
Intrexon acquires San Diego-based stem cell company for $26M
The Maryland synthetic biology company bought Medistem Inc., which has led the development of "universal donor adult stem cells."
Dec. 26, 2013 8:30 am
How blind computer programmer Austin Seraphin navigates Philly
Austin Seraphin sees through sound.
Dec. 24, 2013 12:00 pm
This mobile app mixes music with sounds from your life
Edge of Nostalgia is bringing a whole new meaning to the genre of "ambient" music.