Students pursuing a career in education have aspirations of making an impact and helping enrich the lives of the next generations. For several years, Philadelphia’s public schools and the School District of Philadelphia have worked […]
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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.
Creating a Surplus Food R&D Center to Fuel Academic Commitment to Sustainability
In the past few years, important government agencies like The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and organizations like the Rockefeller Foundation and ReFED, have asserted the importance of reducing food waste […]
Undressing this Year’s Olympic High Fashion
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games will begin in less than 10 days and its athletes aren’t the only ones vying for the best scores. Ralph Lauren partnered with the United States Olympic Committee to become […]
Minimize Holiday Food Waste and Transform Leftovers
Seventy-six percent of Americans admit to throwing out leftovers on a monthly basis — a wasteful luxury when more than 15 million American households are uncertain they have sufficient money or resources to provide enough […]
Research Shows Clear Rules Can Lower Recidivism for Non-Violent Drug Offenders
With prison systems across the country clogged with inmates, including the 50,000 residing in Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections, state governments are investing heavily in efforts to keep offenders from returning once they’ve served their time. […]
Q+A: The Redistricting Case That Could Reshape American Politics
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Tuesday for the redistricting case that could potentially reshape American politics as we know it: Gill v. Whitford. Maps have been drawn for political advantage since the late 18th century […]
Drexel Researcher Makes Air Pollution Data User-Friendly
If you live in a town or city where industrial facilities are emitting chemicals into the air, there is plenty of reason to wonder: How is this affecting me? “People living near the nation’s oil […]
View the Winning Student Collections from Drexel’s Annual Fashion Show
Drexel Fashion Design students gave a nod to nature on the runway at Urban Outfitters’ corporate headquarters in the Navy Yard on June 10. Twenty-eight senior and graduate students from the Westphal College of Media […]
Money Made by NFL Players is Not Limited to Playing Contracts
By Karen Weaver: Thursday night’s NFL Draft (Round One) was an evening to remember. Philadelphia looked her best as more than 70,000 visitors surrounded the newly constructed stage in front of the Art Museum. All […]
Make these 8 Easy Food Swaps on World Health Day
All of us, at some point in our lives, have been told, “you are what you eat.” Today in celebration of World Health Day, don’t throw out your favorite foods, but consider making a healthy […]