“It’s high time [that pediatricians screen all patients for food insecurity]. We know food insecurity drives up health care costs, is associated with more hospitalizations and is related to poor childhood development and health.” – […]
Month: October 2015
Quick Take: When Social Responsibility Goes Wrong
“Social and environmental responsibility should not be a competitive sport. Not every company can have the smallest carbon footprint or donate the most to charity.” —Daniel Korschun, PhD A recent New York Times article focused […]
Drexel Snapshot: Designing and Building Philly’s First Public Boathouse
During the summer, as part of Drexel’s Engineering Projects in Community Service program, students from Drexel’s College of Engineering worked with students from the community to design and build a public boathouse and a floating […]
ICYMI: Would Defunding Planned Parenthood Violate the Constitution?
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to vote on whether to cut off federal money to Planned Parenthood a few weeks ago, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an opinion piece by constitutional law expert David […]
Turning Social Media Data Streams into Interactive Art
Imagine this: you walk into your closet in the morning and a device on the wall notifies you that the weather is a bit blustery outside. So you put back the T-shirt you were planning […]
A Vision Taking Shape Along Philadelphia’s Waterfront
By Harris M. Steinberg More than 1,500 people had packed the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and it was so crowded that they opened an overflow room with a televised link. The November 2007 occasion was the […]
Quick Take: Does “Trumpcare” Make Sense?
“Health care coverage is extremely complex, whether it is provided by the government or by private companies. Any universal plan must address thousands of interrelated issues, not to mention countless political concerns. That is why […]
Quick Take: Turning Old Tires Into Batteries
“If we were to recycle all of the scrap tires, that would translate into 1.5 million tons of carbon, which is half of the annual global production of graphite.” – Yury Gogotsi Researchers from Oak […]
Drexel Snapshot: This Magical Wardrobe Will Transport You Through Fashion History
From designs by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel to Christian Dior and Oscar de la Renta, the long-awaited and highly anticipated Immortal Beauty: Highlights of the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection exhibition – now open to […]
Drexel Snapshot: A New Way to Look at Research
This is an enhanced dual-overlay map showing more than 18,000 publications by 3,790 authors at Drexel University and the 68,263 references from which they draw information (click on the image to take a closer look). […]