By Dr. Sarah States, Manager, Phipps Research Institute for Biophilia and Science Engagement

What’s black and blue and wants to eat several trees in your backyard? The Asian longhorned beetle! Native to Asia, this tree pest immigrated to Brooklyn, NY in 1996 and has since found its way to Massachusetts, New York and...

By Carolyn Carlins, Facilitator, Phipps Science Education and Research

Summer Camp Recap is our weekly seasonal segment featuring our summer camp programs. This is the place for camp parents to find pictures of their campers in action and see the fun things we did all week. It’s also a great...

By Allison Russell

Husband and wife team Don and Paula Keswick were paramedics in Indiana before they packed everything up and moved to a goat farm in Reynoldsville, PA. Two and a half years later, the Keswicks have 55 rolling acres and about as many...

By Carolyn Carlins, Facilitator, Phipps Science Education and Research

Summer Camp Recap is our weekly seasonal segment featuring our summer camp programs. This is the place for camp parents to find pictures of their campers in action and see the fun things we did all week. It’s also a great...

By Dr. Sarah States, Manager, Phipps Research Institute for Biophilia and Science Engagement

A resource of Biophilia: Pittsburgh, #bioPGH is a weekly blog and social media series that aims to encourage both children and adults to reconnect with nature and enjoy what each of our distinctive seasons has to offer. From the...

By Let's Move Pittsburgh

You've got questions ... we’ve got answers! Email your queries about healthy foods, physical activity and screen time for kids and Ginger will answer them here on the Phipps blog. Q: As a family we try our hardest to eat...