The National Commission on Hunger released its final report Monday, detailing the myriad causes of hunger in the United States that range from under-employment to racism while also providing concrete steps forward that could combat […]
ICYMI: How Art Therapy is Helping Children Raised in Poverty
Ninety-four percent of patients at Drexel’s Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services have been exposed to one or more childhood traumas, according to a survey conducted by the center. A recent feature […]
Q+A: Post-Paris, America’s First Step To Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Drexel environmental engineering professor Patrick Gurian explains why the United States’ first move after the Paris Climate Conference was to formalize a new energy efficiency standard for air conditioners and furnaces.
5 Things to Know About Being Bitten By A Viper
Sean O’Donnell is a member of the white fang club — which is to say that he’s one of a group of biologists whose been bitten by a venomous snake and lived to tell the […]
Virtual Reality Brings Students to the Crime Scene
A man breaks into a 28-year-old woman’s home and rapes her. When you arrive at the scene to investigate, you find the door unlocked, a roll of duct tape in the bedroom and the woman’s […]
What’s in a Name? At UMD, a Hurtful History of Segregation
Amidst a flurry of protests across the country – from the University of Pennsylvania to Princeton University and the University of Kentucky – by students calling for the renaming of campus buildings and programs due […]
Q+A: With or Without the ACA, Health Costs Will Keep Climbing
With Congress gearing up to send a bill with provisions to repeal core components of the Affordable Care Act to the desk of President Barack Obama, Drexel’s Robert Field is concerned about the effects […]
Many Animals Were Helped in the Making of This Production
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design professor Brannon Wiles is a producer of a Broadway play called “Sylvia,” starring Tony Award-winners Matthew Broderick, Annaleigh Ashford and Julie White, which recently started a limited run […]
Quick Take: Your Coloring Book is Not Your Therapist
“Art is a very powerful, symbolic language that expresses those internal life experiences for which we have no words. A trained art therapist helps people create, express, and understand their own symbolic language which can […]
Drexel Snapshot: Therapy Dogs Help Students De-Stress As They Prepare for Finals
More than 700 Drexel University students took a break from studying for upcoming tests and finals to play with certified therapy dogs on Dec. 2. Studies have shown that playing with a therapy dog can […]