Pittsburgh's Bueda creates Hipster Boxing to help define the genre
With a nod to Carnegie Mellon's Language Technologies Institute, Bueda seeks to understand the social web through social platforms, and how to best define hipster nation.
Philly's Center City District releases "Holy Grail" of jobs reports
This week, Center City District CEO Paul Levy acquired the Holy Grail of city planning; a detailed set of data collected by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.
TechVentures2: The Job Creation Machine Sequel
The expansion of the facility at Lehigh University, funded in part by a $6M federal grant and lauded by VP Joe Biden, will signal to the rest of the country that its technology business incubator is at the head of its class.
Entertainment Technology Hits Up Pittsburgh This Weekend
It's 72 hours of the world's most cutting-edge audio, video, and game design, all happening right in Pittsburgh. It's the VIA music and new media festival, featuring local artists and designers as well as those from around the globe.
Slideshow: Your Philly Fringe Fix
The annual Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe features the freshest artists and designers, and the homegrown dance performance featuring Daniele Strawmyre's Kaidan captures both the gorgeous and grotesque of Japanese horror films.
Penn State scientists bring evolutionary research to iPhones
This month two researchers -- connected to Penn State launched the official version of an iPhone application that allows people to track the evolutionary divergence of different species.
Reading gets funds to expand emerging artists' community
Reading has received a $750,000 federal grant to develop 25 square blocks of the city into an arts district.
Lutron founder receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The man who invented a dimming device for lights was recently given an industry Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the field, including commercializing light dimmers that save millions in energy each year.
Innovation Partnership plans workshops on federal funding opportunities
The Innovation Partnership, which helps young Pennsylvania high-tech companies get federal funding, is planning a series of workshops aimed at businesses that are often left out of the race for government dollars.
Allentown company gets money to market high-tech pill dispenser
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania is investing in an Allentown company's device, invented to remind patients when to take their medicine.