Drexel’s Summer Music Technology program brings high school students to campus for a week of exploration, discovery and invention, with the goal of tying music to innovation in science and engineering. This summer marks the […]
Month: July 2016
60-foot Mural Pays Tribute to the Rise of Baseball in Philadelphia, Negro Leagues & Civic Trailblazers
Philadelphians are often known for their devotion to the community, culture and perhaps most distinctively, for their sports teams. While in the thick of baseball season, Mark Stockton, assistant teaching professor in Drexel University’s Antoinette […]
Q+A: Alzheimer’s Disease, Opioids and the 2016 Election
With the Democratic National Convention upon Philadelphia, media organizations are hosting events throughout the city to put experts and thought leaders in the same room with lawmakers and journalists. Health care is a hot issue […]
Leonard Pearlstein Gallery Participates in 5th Annual BlackStar Film Festival & Hosts 1st Youth Program
The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery in the URBN Annex (3401 Filbert St.) of Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is known for its continued commitment to exhibiting regional, experimental art in all contemporary […]
Q+A: Preventing Mother-to-Baby HIV Transmission
The National Institutes of Health released findings this week that said HIV therapy for breastfeeding mothers can virtually eliminate transmission to their babies, according to results from a large clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. […]
Q+A: What Would an Ailes Exit Mean For Fox News?
In the midst of sexual harassment allegations, it appears that the departure of Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is imminent. Ailes, a former conservative political advisor, led the network to the top of the ratings […]
Q+A: Expanding Buprenorphine RXs — Can It Help With The Opioid Epidemic?
As part of a multi-pronged effort to address the growing opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it would make one treatment medication more […]
We Need A Safe ‘Breathing Water’ Act
By Charles Haas, PhD Forty years ago next month, more than 200 cases of Legionnaires’ disease, resulting in 29 deaths, occurred at hotel hosting an American Legion conference in Philadelphia — giving the disease its […]
Quick Take: Pokemon Go and ‘Accidental’ Exercising
“For most people, exercise isn’t fun. Despite its various documented health benefits, for many, it’s a necessary evil that they must trudge through. What can make it better is to have a goal and make […]
Struggles With Anonymity and Reaganspeak
Ever wanted to try being an anonymous author? It’s hard work, even for someone without the celebrity of a J.K. Rowling or an Alexander Hamilton — who both tried and failed. Doing it on the […]