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Netter Center farm to bring affordable produce to West Philadelphia

(11/22/11 2:42am)

Tucked away on the corner of 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard in West Philadelphia is a 3.5-acre plot of land that once included an abandoned baseball field and a worn-down tennis court. Now, however, the Netter Center’s Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative — in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Bartram’s Garden and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation — is helping transform the land into a farm and community garden where local residents can get fresh fruits and vegetables.














Penn tops Ivy League in animal research violations

(09/26/11 2:54am)

In a recent report, Penn received the worst Research Misconduct score among Ivy League universities for its high number of repeat and severe violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Penn violations cited in the report, released by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, included one instance in which a newborn puppy was found trapped and dead under a floor grate.