Ghana’s lush rainforests are some of the most beautiful — and rich in biodiversity — in the world. Until recently, nearly 200 species of birds have thrived in the shady understory layer between the canopy […]
Quick Take: No Thanksgiving Start for Many Retailers This Black Friday
“Leading companies are looking beyond profit maximizing and to doing right by employees and customers. These moves are a step in the right direction.”—Daniel Korschun, PhD, associate professor of marketing at Drexel University. “Retailers like […]
Drexel Docs Testing New Way to Ease Painful Periods
They can lead to heavy menstrual bleeding, pain, fatigue and sometimes pregnancy loss. But women affected by uterine fibroids often suffer in silence, says Dipak Delvadia, DO, an obstetrician and gynecologist (OB-GYN), and assistant professor […]
Quick Take: Elected Officials Must Step Up to Fight Hunger
“Clearly, we need to improve our current programs but we also need to address the root causes of hunger and make sure that we are counting and supporting the most vulnerable citizens of America,” — […]
From Anxiety to ADHD: Affordable Child Therapy from Drexel’s Psychological Services Center
Since opening last October, Drexel’s Psychological Services Center has been breaking down barriers to mental health care by offering cutting-edge treatments at an affordable price to members of the community. In the past year, the […]
Q+A: Are ‘Natural’ Ingredients Healthier? Behind the Campbell’s Soup Change
By dropping some synthetic ingredients in its signature chicken soup, Campbell’s has become the latest food company to strive for a more “natural” product. The soup-maker follows in the footsteps of companies like Kraft — […]
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: We’re Already Doing It, and It’s Not as Hard as You Think
By Patrick L. Gurian, PhD In the spring of 2014 the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability asked Drexel University’s Institute for Energy and the Environment to consider what it would take for the City of Philadelphia […]
Drexel Snapshot: Providing Medical Care in the Himalayas
How do aspiring doctors spend their summers? For second-year medical student David Tomajan, a flight and a 3-day road trip across rugged terrain brought him to a remote, desert region in the Himalayas called Spiti […]
Missouri Football Player Strike: College Athletes’ Power to Effect Campus Change
On Saturday, Nov. 7, more than 30 black members of the University of Missouri football team announced that they would boycott all team activities, including games, unless University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe resigned […]
It’s Not ALL Smoke and Mirrors: Going to the Movies With Visual Effects Pros
If you’ve ever wondered—perhaps even out loud, in the middle of a rather intense scene, in an exceedingly crowded movie theater—how the production crew pulled off a particularly visually stunning effect, now is your chance […]