In just over two years since the release of ChatGPT introduced the general public to the power of artificial intelligence technology, one of the areas that has been most affected by its presence is education. […]
Author: Emily Storz
Emily Storz: Emily is a news manager who covers the humanities, social and environmental sciences. Her beats include law, policy, education, biodiversity, earth science, performance arts, fashion and design. She also works with the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery and the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection. She graduated from Temple University’s School of Media and Communication and has lived in Philadelphia for 8+ years – the last few spent at a B2C PR agency pushing the likes of open-source drones and robot vacuums. When not pitching the media or writing about Drexel, she’s figuring out where to travel to next and resisting the urge to adopt more animals. Follow her at @DrexelEmily or view her blog posts here. Contact Emily at els332@drexel.edu or 215.895.2705.
Q+A: When Jobs Left Town, Some People Stayed – Why?
A Drexel University sociologist investigates how deindustrialization gutted blue-collar jobs in the American Midwest – and why some people still call these communities home, even as they struggle with unemployment, poverty, and other social and […]
Q+A: Are Some Modernized School Features More Effective Than Others?
In Philadelphia, news headlines are riddled with school disruptions from aging infrastructure – asbestos, mold abatement and ineffective heating and cooling systems. These issues are rife in many urban districts. A team of researchers from […]
Q+A: Lights, Camera…ANTS!
Sean O’ Donnell, PhD, a professor of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, believes putting insects on camera can help society see the integral role they play in […]
There is a Good Way to Work Together to Fight Climate Change — COP Isn’t It.
Written by Mathy Vathanaraj Stanislaus, JD, Drexel vice provost and inaugural executive director of The Environmental Collaboratory. Stanislaus served for eight years as administrator for the EPA’s Office of Land & Emergency Management during the […]
Q+A: What Does the EU’s Digital Services Act Mean for U.S. Internet Users?
Facebook, Twitter, Google, TikTok and other social media platforms recently agreed to impose stricter policies around monitoring the posts on their sites. While the move happened as the companies are facing rising pressure from American […]
New Species of Ancient Fish Discovered along Pennsylvania Roadside
Paleontologists at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University have formally described a new species of lobe-finned fish from a discovery made by a Pennsylvania man.
‘Nest Shading’ Conservation Technique Must Be Carefully Deployed in Order to Protect Sea Turtle Populations, According to New Study
A technique used by conservationists to help preserve sea turtle populations by shading their nests might actually do more harm than good if not properly monitored, according to a new study by veteran environmental science […]
Two new species of already-endangered screech owls discovered in the Brazilian Rainforest
Analysis of recordings of owls’ screeches and DNA from a museum specimen that is over 173 years old informs new species. Scientists have been studying screech owls for decades and while they are considered a […]
Drexel Scientists Surface From 2020 With 37 New Species
Biodiversity reaches through time and across the land, air and sea. It’s demonstrative of how diverse life on planet Earth is, has been and can be. This knowledge can illuminate how climate disruption, habitat loss […]