The latest student-designed video game out of Drexel’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio is encouraging players to get close — really close — while racing through an obstacle course virtually and physically linked to their teammate. In […]
Category: Arts & Culture
3 Things to Keep in Mind About Music Therapy in the Military
After more than a century of use in helping soldiers, music therapy for the military is being modernized and made more replicable with the help of a Drexel faculty member. Joke Bradt, PhD, an associate […]
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 […]
Media Watch: Spotify’s $1.6 Billion Metadata Problem
Music-streaming giant Spotify is being sued for $1.6 billion for failing to properly obtain licensing for more than 10,000 songs. While the suit could be a speedbump in the company’s path to going public, it […]
Turning a ‘Jagged Little Pill’ into a Big, Successful Musical
Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” stands as one of the most successful and best-selling albums to date. But now the question is whether it will translate to the musical theater stage. It’s something Vivek […]
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 […]
How to Play a Drum With a Magnet (And Possibly Communicate With Whales)
“Part bow string, part synthesizer, part alien whale sound?” One of the hard parts about inventing a brand new instrument is describing what sound it makes. “It’s hard to place,” said Peter English, Drexel’s ExCITe […]
The Measure of a Dancer
A spin, a lift, the tilt of a leg, the extension of an arm – dance can be broken down into its elemental form, but the ability to combine those elements to produce a beautiful […]
Vintage Neon Signs Light Up at Drexel
Vintage neon signs, clocks and art pieces that once belonged to businesses in Philadelphia are back on display on Drexel University’s campus. The windows of the former Firestone building at 32nd and Market Streets — […]
Shaping the 21st Century Urban Strategist
Urban living can be a blessing and a curse; you have amenities like ease of transportation, the ability to learn from multiple cultures, food and technology…but those pot holes are awful. Why does it take […]
