“I doubt it will cause [Facebook users] to start wantonly disliking pictures of their friends’ babies, dogs, cats and cooking experiments. I suspect it will mainly be used to express mild disapproval, or to express […]
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Quick Take: Drexel Law Professor Discusses Supreme Court’s Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
On June 26, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, and that gay marriage is legal nationwide. It’s a victory in the long struggle for the gay rights movement that has established […]
Quick Takes: Obamacare and Same-Sex Marriage are Both Public Health Issues
The Supreme Court issued its rulings today in the King v. Burwell case, upholding Obamacare’s subsidies and protecting access to affordable health care for millions of low- and middle-income Americans—a major victory in the view […]
Quick Take: Drexel Sports Management Expert Discusses FIFA Scandal
On May 27, U.S. authorities announced an indictment against 14 soccer officials and sports marketing executives in a corruption investigation of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer. It was also announced that a Swiss investigation […]
Philadelphia Region Ranks 22nd Among Nation’s Fittest Cities
How is Philadelphia doing compared to other major U.S. cities when it comes to personal fitness? According to new rankings released by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the greater Philadelphia region is in […]
Quick Take: Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections
By Kim Menard New research shows that premature death among racial groups translates into political inequities. To change racial health inequalities, voting is a critical step to influence the political process. Drexel School of Public […]
Could Recycling Wastewater Solve California’s Water Problem?
California is currently in the midst of a four-year drought. And after record-low snowfalls over the winter, Gov. Jerry Brown imposed water use restrictions for the first time in the state’s history. His plan to […]
Top 10 Tips for Philly’s Favorite 10-Mile Run
For many Philadelphians, the annual Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run is the event of the season—a chance to run the 10-mile length of the city’s central north-south artery, see the urban landscape in a […]
Quick Take: What Everyone is Missing in the Fray over Indiana and Arkansas
A new law in Indiana, dubbed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), makes it legal for those who believe their religious beliefs are “substantially burdened” to seek “relief” from whatever governmental mandate imposes that burden. […]
Drexel Snapshot: What Can Venetian ‘High Water’ Teach Us About Climate Resiliency?
Drexel environmental engineering professor Franco Montalto, PhD, is on sabbatical in Venice, where he’s getting a close look at the effects of climate on the urban ecosystem. Montalto, who designs, installs and monitors green infrastructure […]