With a reception at the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Drexel University’s Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science — the WELL Center — officially opened this month. The center’s trifold mission aims to develop, test and […]
Tag: College of Arts and Sciences
Q&A: Extraordinary Four-Foot-Long Clams Finally Found Alive
Hiding inside a hard shell that’s up to four feet long and resembles an elephant tusk, there’s a dark-colored earthworm-like creature. At one end, the creature’s body forms a slight bulb. At the other, claw-like […]
Dark Matter Remains Elusive, But Drexel Scientist on the Case
We all know that about 70 percent of the Earth is covered in water. That’s something you learn in elementary school. Now, imagine that 80 percent of the Earth was covered in water — but […]
Deleting This Fatty Acid Receptor Helps Mice Recover From Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have discovered a new target for treating spinal cord injury. In a recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the scientists […]
Celebrate Italian Culture Month with an Exhibition, Ballet and a Play
In a city full of rich Italian-American culture and history, Drexel’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design is excited to host two projects in honor of Italian Cultural month. Diverse programming will run through […]
Q+A: Why Can’t the New Jersey Train Engineer Remember the Crash?
The engineer of the New Jersey Transit train that crashed at Hoboken Terminal last week, killing one woman and injuring more than 100 people, told federal investigators that he was going only 10 mph as […]
4 Things to Know About Bees Hitting the Endangered Species List
For the first time, bees have been placed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ Endangered Species List. Seven different species of yellow-faced bees native to Hawaii were added to the list Friday. For years, […]
Q+A: A Fellowship to Discover Black Holes’ Secrets
Black holes remain one of the most mysterious and intriguing objects in our universe. One of the newest celestial objects to be studied — they were only first theorized in the 20th century — black […]
Drexel’s Robert J. Brulle Receives Highest Honor in American Environmental Sociology
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor of sociology and environmental science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is the 2016 recipient of the Frederick Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award. Brulle received the highest honor […]
Q+A: Are Wildfires Really That Bad?
In California, nine different wildfires have destroyed roughly 70,000 acres. They are just 40 percent contained. A fire that cropped up in Lovell Canyon near Las Vegas has consumed roughly 300–400 acres. With thunderstorms likely […]
