In most year-in-review posts, we take the opportunity to reflect on experiences and stories, both local and global, that we took note of over the past 12 months. But this one is about new finds […]
Month: December 2014
Drexel Snapshot: Fashion Prof’s Gorgeous Gown Sculptures on Display for the Holidays
Nothing makes a statement quite like a dazzling holiday gown. Miniature, to-scale sculptures of such gorgeous, festive dresses, created by Renée Weis Chase, a professor of fashion design in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media […]
Head to Head: Implications of the Sony Hack
The Interview, a new movie starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, has been getting a lot of buzz – but not for the right reasons. The premise of the comedy – that the two actors […]
2014: A Much Better Year for Job Seekers… But Hold the Labor Shortage Talk, at Least for Now
By Neeta P. Fogg and Paul E. Harrington As 2014 comes to a close and we engage in holiday celebrations with a sense of renewal that typically comes with the beginning of a new year, […]
Naughty or Nice? Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Other Holiday Fashion Dos and Don’ts
From sparkles and scarves to jingle bell earrings and Santa sweaters, holiday fashion can bring out the best in us – or the worst. We checked in with the fashion experts at Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal […]
Drexel Snapshot x2: Conserving Central African Wildlife Diversity
Central Africa’s Congo Basin is a biodiversity hotspot, meaning it’s a region with an incredibly rich array of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else—and which face threats to survival that include […]
Gleaning, One of the Earliest Forms of Hunger Relief, Makes a Comeback
Warped eggplant. Dented zucchini. Too-small squash. One major area of food waste in America is on farms, where crops that aren’t suitable for supermarket shelves – usually for aesthetic reasons – are left in the fields to […]
Drexel Snapshot: Dreadnoughtus Departure
The world said hello to Dreadnoughtus schrani for the first time just a little over three months ago, but soon it will be time for the Drexel scientists and students involved in studying this extraordinary […]
Who’s a Bigger Idiot? Men, Women or Purveyors of Joke Science?
Did you hear the news today? Science has finally proven that men are bigger idiots than women. Men: Hold on and don’t get too defensive just yet. Women: Don’t gloat, or we may turn out […]
Seven Things to Know About Investing in Early Childhood Education
With President Obama’s announcement yesterday that $1 billion in federal funding will be used to expand high-quality early childhood education programs, he delivered on his promise to help more children access the early education they […]