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Community & Society by Apr 17, 201311:20 amDecember 2, 2016
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Science and the Senses at the Museum: Academy of Natural Sciences Gets More Autism-Friendly

From the iconic T-Rex at the entrance to the active fossil prep lab tucked away in the back corner, Dinosaur Hall at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a delight for the […]

Community & Society by Apr 15, 20132:43 pmApril 15, 2013
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Green Campus Visionary Sets Sight on Drexel’s Green Initiatives and Buildings

Drexel’s Smart House initiative has been spearheading cutting-edge environmental research and design at Drexel for the past few years, from their groundbreaking lightweight green roof to their grey water reclamation project and intelligent temporary agricultural […]

Opinion by Apr 15, 201312:03 pmApril 15, 2013
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Venezuelans Won’t Go Back

By Dr. George Ciccariello-Maher Hugo Chávez is gone, but he remains as controversial in death as he was in life. This is of no small import as Venezuelans head to the polls this weekend to […]

Community & Society by Britt FaulstickApr 12, 20139:32 amMay 20, 2013
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How Urban Fiction is Helping to Bring Readers Back to the Library

The most recent National Center for Education Statistics (2006) showed that 22 percent of Philadelphians, ages 16 and above, lack basic literacy skills and according to the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy there are 550,000 adult […]

Health & Medicine by Apr 5, 20132:11 pmDecember 2, 2016
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A Miracle Health Elixir that’s Big, Bright and Green

Public health professionals know about a solution that can promote weight loss, help you feel more energetic, prevent obesity in children, reduce stress, reduce recovery time after surgery, prevent low birth weight, and much more. […]

Opinion by Apr 5, 20139:23 amApril 24, 2013
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If Past is Prologue: Lost in the School Closing Transition

By Tina Richardson Last year the School District of Philadelphia closed six schools. This year it will close 23 – almost quadruple last year’s level. Closing schools is only half of the challenge; the other […]

Community & Society by Apr 4, 20133:17 pmDecember 2, 2016
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Ditch Distracted Driving, and Simplify

Last week, I blogged about a recent research study from Drexel’s psychology department that suggests texting while driving is a psychological distraction with measurable effects, even under the simplest (simulated) road conditions. Today, Marcella Gonsalves, […]

Science & Technology by Britt FaulstickApr 3, 20138:30 pmMay 9, 2013
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Pong’s Big Moment in Lights

Playing an 8-bit video game on an 85,360-square-foot monitor in front of an entire city – perhaps the dream of anyone who grew up during the golden age of the arcade in the 1970s and […]

Community & Society by Apr 3, 20134:28 pmDecember 2, 2016
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Workplace Wellness

So far this week, for National Public Health Week, faculty bloggers from Drexel’s School of Public Health have discussed issues of health at home and safety at school. Today’s theme is wellness at work, and […]

Community & Society by Apr 2, 20135:03 pmDecember 2, 2016
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From Campus to Community, Committing to Safe Schools

Safety in schools is the theme of the day, especially here at Drexel. This is a story with two parts: On our campus today, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced a Campus Resilience […]

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