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Teenagers who are Black and of lower socioeconomic status have major complications after surgery for the most common type of scoliosis.That’s according to a new study published by Nemours Children’s Health, which also found the same black and low-income teenage patients are more likely to return to the Emergency Department within 90 days of surgery.Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry is joined this week by Dr. Suken Shah – the study’s senior author and pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Nemours Children’s Health – to learn more about the disparities in scoliosis surgery.

A number of states are changing their standards and curricula to address climate change, but advocates say coverage of the issue remains largely limited in education.To help shine a spotlight on climate change education, the Climate Change Science and Policy Hub at the University of Delaware is holding a two-day workshop on strategies to build diverse, inclusive, and supportive climate education in the Mid-Atlantic region.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks this week with UD’s Climate Change Science and Policy Hub director A.R. Siders about the workshop and how to effectively teach climate change.

The Rossettis are well-known as one of the most culturally influential families. They not only influenced generations of artists in the 19th Century but led a progressive counterculture movement in the face of Victorian Britain.The work of Pre-Raphaelite founder Dante Gabriel Rossetti, his wife Elizabeth Siddal, and his siblings are now being celebrated in the Delaware Art Museum’s new exhibition “The Rossettis.”In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel is joined by Delaware Art Museum curator Sophie Lynford to learn more about “The Rossettis.”

The Biggs Museum of American Art is rolling out a new exhibition highlighting three generations of paintings, drawings, and illustrations created by N.C. Wyeth, his son Andrew, his daughter Henriette, and his grandson Jamie.“The Wyeths: Three Generations – Works from the Bank of America Collection” opens November 2nd.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel previews the exhibit with Biggs Curator Laura Fravel.

Cory Hafer – an engineering and science teacher at Appoquinimink School District’s Middletown High – is Delaware’s teacher of the year.Hafer was selected from a pool of 20 candidates and plans to continue promoting the value of building connections with students and using restorative methods in the classroom.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Sarah Petrowich went to Middletown High to talk with Hafer about being named teacher of the year and his approach as an educator.

On Sunday, clocks across the country will fall back one hour, ending the latest cycle of Daylight Saving Time. That means sunlight is scarcer in the afternoon and even though the clock reads a different time, it doesn’t mean our bodies will respond.In Delaware, lawmakers passed a bill in 2019 that would make daylight saving time permanent as long as neighboring states Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland do the same, which hasn’t happened yet.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon caught up this week with registered nurse and clinical sleep educator Terry Cralle for more on how Daylight Saving Time affects us and the prospects of making it permanent.

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Pumpkin seems to be creeping its way into everything from food and drinks to soaps and candles this time of year.But there's probably a lot you don't know about the pumpkin itself.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki is joined by Cindy Ott – associate professor of history and material culture at the University of Delaware and author of “Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon” – to learn more about the pumpkin and what makes it so divisive.

Victoria Wyeth, grandchild of Andrew Wyeth, great-granddaughter of N.C. Wyeth, and the niece of Jamie Wyeth, is giving a lecture on her family’s famous artwork and the Biggs Museum of American Art’s exhibit “The Wyeths: Three Generations.”For this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel spoke with Victoria Wyeth about her unique perspective of her family’s work and her talk at the Schwartz Center for the Arts.

The pandemic has changed a number of things but maybe nothing more than the way we communicate.Many aspects of life have returned to some version of pre-COVID normal, but videoconferencing and Zoom calls have become a new norm and recent studies find that constantly seeing ourselves on screens has some downsides.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Emily Hemendinger – Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – about the so-called ‘Zoom effect’ and how to navigate appearance satisfaction.