Super Bowl LI—the only time of year that 100 million Americans are actually looking forward to watching commercials—is almost upon us. Companies are spending as much as $5 million to purchase seconds of airtime while […]
Category: Community & Society
Q+A: Changes Are Coming to Youth Football. Will They Make the Game Any Safer?
A future without Super Bowls sounds unimaginable, but amid growing concerns about football’s connection to head injuries, the sport’s pool of young players seems to be shrinking. Citing declining participation and public perception that the […]
Media Watch: What to Know About Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch
With the addition of Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court will be comprised of four relatively reliable liberals and five likely consistent conservatives. This stands as a campaign promise fulfilled by President Donald Trump, one in […]
Media Watch: Tech CEOs Outspoken in Today’s Political Divide
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was the latest CEO to come out against President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Bezos joins a number […]
How Will Colleges Looking to Compete in DI Football Survive When the Media Dollars Dry Up?
Fueled by football revenue, schools in the Power 5 conferences (Pac-12, Big Ten, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference and the Big 12) are turning what seems like a blind eye to budgeting. As expenses exceed […]
Q+A: Can We Stop Both Urban Violence and Mass Shootings With a Public Health Approach?
Is the national focus on mass shootings minimizing the effects of exposure to gun violence in urban communities of color, where it’s most pervasive? Amy Carroll-Scott, PhD, assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public […]
Want To Help Plan For an Alien Invasion?
If science fiction movies have taught us anything, it’s that it typically takes a widespread and concerted effort to turn aside a space alien invasion. So as Drexel’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio prepares its citywide, […]
Snapshot: Annual Puppy Pawlooza Helps Students De-Stress During Finals
Are the upcoming holidays stressing you out? Petting a dog may help. To get a break from studying for finals and relieve some stress before the holiday break, Drexel University students got to visit with […]
Talking It Out: Constant Trauma and Its Effect on Young Men of Color
In a brief he wrote this fall for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Drexel University’s John Rich related the story of Andre, a black 19-year-old who, while walking home from work, was shot by an […]
Tips to Cook Your Bird Safely This Thanksgiving
Frying fails, under-cooked or burned to a crisp are all scenarios to avoid if you’re cooking a bird this Thanksgiving. Rosemary Trout, head of Culinary Arts and Food Science in Drexel’s Center for Hospitality and […]