“Health care coverage is extremely complex, whether it is provided by the government or by private companies. Any universal plan must address thousands of interrelated issues, not to mention countless political concerns. That is why […]
Quick Take: Turning Old Tires Into Batteries
“If we were to recycle all of the scrap tires, that would translate into 1.5 million tons of carbon, which is half of the annual global production of graphite.” – Yury Gogotsi Researchers from Oak […]
Drexel Snapshot: This Magical Wardrobe Will Transport You Through Fashion History
From designs by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel to Christian Dior and Oscar de la Renta, the long-awaited and highly anticipated Immortal Beauty: Highlights of the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection exhibition – now open to […]
Drexel Snapshot: A New Way to Look at Research
This is an enhanced dual-overlay map showing more than 18,000 publications by 3,790 authors at Drexel University and the 68,263 references from which they draw information (click on the image to take a closer look). […]
Science and Religion Together: Popes, Scientists and Pope/Scientists
By Jonathan Seitz Pope Francis has finally arrived in the United States and addressed a joint session of Congress. Rep. Paul Gosar, however, announced that he would not be there. The representative from Arizona decried […]
Putting the Brook Trout Back in Brooktrout Lake
Once teeming with enough fish to earn its name, Brooktrout Lake – when surveyed in the 1980s – was found to be fishless. The lake, described in 1894 as a place where “crystal depths swarm […]
Drexel Snapshot: MBA Students Complete International Residency Program
As Drexel University MBA students recently found out, there’s no better way to study international business and practices than to actually experience them in person abroad. This past August, 45 students from the LeBow College […]
Quick Take: Facebook Adding ‘Dislike’ Button—Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
“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 […]
Staying Ahead of the Hackers
“The size of the cybersecurity challenge out there is staggering. Given all of the threats out there right now, I’d say there is a very high demand for people with knowledge who can understand these attacks and develop technology […]
The Way to a Woman’s Heart is Through Her Stomach, Too
You’ve heard that romance starts in the kitchen and not in the bedroom. Well, researchers at Drexel University finally have the science to support that saying – but not the way you might think. In […]