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In “The Pursuit of Happiness,” Director of Education James Pawelski of Penn's Positive Psychology Center hopes to help students define and apply different ways of developing happiness in their lives.

Maybe it's the heat and humidity. Or maybe it's due to a slow economy. But for whatever reason, many of the unhappiest states in the U.S. are in the South, according to a new ranking. The states were ...

Jewel is a multiplatinum-selling singer/songwriter who’s been delivering soulful tunes since her ‘90s hits including "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me” catapulted her to stardom.

Becoming an entrepreneur was one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve made, yet also one of the hardest. On the outside, it seems glamorous to have location freedom, make my own schedule, and have no ...