Last week, iconic American designer Ralph Lauren unveiled the uniforms that U.S. athletes will wear during the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The ensemble features an American-made patchwork cardigan emblazoned […]
Month: January 2014
Is the World Running Out of Wine?
According to a report released in October 2013 by Morgan Stanley, it’s time for wine drinkers to “whine” a bit since increased consumption levels and poor harvests have raised the risk of a global wine […]
Drexel Experts Available to Comment on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
With the opening of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, approaching on Feb. 7, Drexel University experts are available to assist the news media with its coverage of the following topics: Homeland Security, […]
Drexel Experts Available for Interviews about State of the Union Address
As President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address approaches tonight, a range of experts from Drexel University are available for interviews with the news media. They can discuss such things as what we can […]
The Battle Over Reproductive Rights
On the eve of the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on abortion, constitutional law and gender issues expert David S. Cohen joined MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” show for a discussion […]
The Dragons Behind The Grammys
As the stars of the music industry take center stage this Sunday to accept their gilded gramophones at the Grammy Awards, among the long list of “thank-you”s are likely to be a pair of Dragons […]
A Personal Trainer For Learning to Read
One of the challenges of teaching children to read is knowing when to push them and when to be patient as they slowly acquire their linguistic knowledge. Skilled teachers are able to read the body […]
Put Undergraduates to Work, for Their Own Good
By John A. Fry Despite an improving economy, eager and talented new college graduates are still encountering significant difficulty in securing jobs. The fallout has landed squarely on colleges. Parents are demanding higher returns for […]
We Are All Entrepreneurs: It’s A Mindset, Not A Business Model
By Donna De Carolis My bet is that if you ask anyone on the street to describe the term “entrepreneur,” they will tell you that it is someone who starts a business. If you ask […]
Going Camping…On a Movie Set? Cast and Crew of Drexel Prof’s New Movie Found Out What It’s Like
A rainstorm, a mudslide, flooding, a stinkbug infestation and a swarm of cicada killer wasps- sounds like things you’d find on the set of the new “Hunger Games” movie, but these natural co-stars actually played […]