“No social movement has ever succeeded without the people involved being part of it,” Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger commented to the Philadelphia Inquirer this week. He was […]
Resurrecting the Art of the Mixtape
Twenty years ago, cassette tapes were being replaced by CDs, Drexel’s student-run radio station WKDU 91.7 FM released its last compilation album and some Drexel University students weren’t even born. Now, the student organization will […]
From Philadelphia to the Philippines: FISDU Students Contribute to Typhoon Relief
The Filipino Intercultural Society of Drexel University had been planning its Nov. 10 biannual “Family Sports Night” competition for weeks. But when Typhoon Haiyan, a Category 5 storm, hit the Philippines a mere 48 hours […]
Shoppers Beware: Black Friday Pressures May Lead to Overspending
Black Friday shopping mania is almost here and will begin a bit earlier this year as many retailers are announcing their best deals will now be available on Thanksgiving Day. The National Retail Federation projects […]
Taking Code to the Classroom
Drexel begins its early observance of the National Computer Science Education Week by hosting a variety of events from a computer programming competition to a workshop on making video games. One project could have an […]
Hercules: A Survivor of Animal Cruelty Inspires Community Partnerships
A little over a year ago, Hercules was found severely burned in a North Philadelphia neighborhood. He was the fifth dog/cat in four weeks to be set on fire. Unlike the others, Hercules survived thanks […]
Fossils in the Big Apple and Other Urban Paleontology Adventures
There are fossils in New York’s Grand Central Station. It’s not a traveling museum exhibit. It’s not an exhibit at all. Hundreds of millions of years in the past, the limestone used to construct the […]
Celebrating a Legacy of Life-Saving Innovation
Drexel’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems is welcoming its global partners in research and innovation to campus as it hosts the annual Global Innovation Partnership Forum. As part of the event, the […]
Tweeting All the Way to the NYSE, Will Twitter’s Shares Continue to Rise?
Twitter Inc. made its trading debut at the New York Stock Exchange with a $1.82 billion share sale that made it the second largest Internet IPO in the world, relegating Google Inc.’s stock market debut […]
2,000 Calories Per Day are All You Need: A Closer Look at Restaurant Menu Labeling Research
Are you reading the fine print? Skipping it could be a bad idea for your health, especially in Philadelphia and other areas where that fine print contains important information: The city’s chain restaurants are required […]