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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wipe the Cat with a Damp Cloth and other Healthy Home Tips
Dust. It’s probably not the biggest health hazard in your life, or in your home. But if your household includes the small and vulnerable (think toddlers and pets), it’s worth thinking about how you can […]
Texting While Driving: Unsafe at Any Speed?
Big headlines today state the obvious: Texting while driving is dangerous, practically everyone knows it, and a lot of people do it anyway. That’s the widely reported finding of a new AT&T survey about texting […]