Annual numbers released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service showed that the percentage of food insecure homes has decreased, but more than one in eight households remain unable to access enough […]
Fixing The Future of Batteries, Right Now
We need better ways to store and use energy, that’s no secret. Cell phones need charging every day, electric cars only have a range of about a hundred miles and our ability to use solar […]
How to Successfully Use Social Media for Business
Businesses of any size can benefit from the use of social media. Experts at Drexel University’s Close School of Entrepreneurship put together a list of how to successfully use social media networks to enhance any […]
Back to School: Tips for Packing a Healthier Lunchbox
It’s probably an understatement to say that a kid’s ideal lunch is a little different than their parent’s. But you won’t get anywhere if one side insists on Chips Ahoy and the other hard-lines at […]
Q+A: How Should You Talk to Your Doctor About End-of-Life Care?
No one wants to talk about death. But when a loved one is faced with old age or a serious illness, there are choices that need to be made. How does the patient feel about […]
From Cupping to Therapy Dogs: How Olympians Are Healing Their Muscles and Minds
If you’ve tuned into the Olympics (or the Internet) at all this week, it was tough to miss the giant reddish-brown spots dotted across the back of gold medalist (and secret Sith Lord) Michael Phelps. […]
7 Tips for Hot Weather Running
Anyone who runs knows that there’s a little more that goes into it than picking one foot up and putting it in front of the other. There’s a lot to consider: how far to go, […]
Drexel Snapshot: 10 Years of Summer Music Technology at Drexel
Drexel’s Summer Music Technology program brings high school students to campus for a week of exploration, discovery and invention, with the goal of tying music to innovation in science and engineering. This summer marks the […]
60-foot Mural Pays Tribute to the Rise of Baseball in Philadelphia, Negro Leagues & Civic Trailblazers
Philadelphians are often known for their devotion to the community, culture and perhaps most distinctively, for their sports teams. While in the thick of baseball season, Mark Stockton, assistant teaching professor in Drexel University’s Antoinette […]
Q+A: Alzheimer’s Disease, Opioids and the 2016 Election
With the Democratic National Convention upon Philadelphia, media organizations are hosting events throughout the city to put experts and thought leaders in the same room with lawmakers and journalists. Health care is a hot issue […]