Drexel Culinary Students Team Up with the Curtis Institute of Music to Offer International Evening of Music and Food
Nov 30, 2015
Two of the most anticipated heralds of the holiday season – music and food – will come together at a special community dinner at the Drexel University’s Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships (35th and Spring Garden Streets) on Tuesday, Dec.1 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. The internationally-themed dinner will include food stations featuring Chinese, Russian and Spanish cuisine prepared by culinary students from Drexel’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, complemented by music from those regions performed by students from the Curtis Institute of Music. One of the Dornsife Center’s monthly community dinners, this event will be free and open to residents of Mantua and Powelton and members of the Drexel community.
The 'CSI' Effect: The Impact of 'Television-Educated' Jurors
Nov 24, 2015
Drexel's Paul Clements, PhD, speaks on the influence that fictional television shows like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" have in real-world courtrooms. He will be the keynote speaker at a conference on forensic trends in healthcare in the spring, hosted by the College of Nursing and Health Professions.
A Dimetrodon By Any Other Name
Nov 23, 2015
A unique fossil in the Academy of Natural Science of Drexel University’s collection continues to fuel important paleontological discoveries more than a century after it came into to the museum.
Heard Around Campus: November 2015
Nov 23, 2015
It’s been a full month. We dealt with a citywide security scare aimed at local universities, elected a new mayor, honored our nation’s heroes in the city’s first annual Veterans Day parade and enjoyed an unseasonably warm Halloween.
Turning the Tables on Terry Gross
Nov 23, 2015
Terry Gross is currently celebrating 40 years as the award-winning host of National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air,” which boasts nearly 5 million listeners each week across more than 450 NPR stations. The show also has a massively popular podcast. Gross is widely considered one of the country’s leading and most important interviewers, but earlier this month, the legendary interviewer became the interviewee.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Joins ic@3401 and Drexel to Boost Startup Resources in University City
Nov 19, 2015
A number of developments in University City’s startup ecosystem are aligning—all to the benefit of Philadelphia’s burgeoning community of entrepreneurs. Drexel University and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania are teaming up to create a $10 million early stage seed fund that will support spin-off companies from the University. Concurrent with the launch of the new fund, Ben Franklin will join Drexel and University City Science Center’s efforts to strengthen the offerings for members at the Innovation Center @3401 (ic@3401). And the technology and healthcare growth capital provider, Safeguard Scientifics, is also joining ic@3401 in a high-level capacity.
Who’s Hiring? Point.io
Nov 19, 2015
DrexelNow’s new “Who’s Hiring” series profiles employers within the university’s vast network of employers. First up: app developer Point.io.
Bioprinting Stem Cell 'Building Blocks'
Nov 19, 2015
Using a special designed extrusion printer he created to squeeze out a mixture of hydrogel and stem cells, Wei Sun, PhD, Albert Soffa chair professor in Drexel’s College of Engineering, is making strides toward rapid prototyping the building blocks of life. His process, which was recently published in Biofabrication gives scientists a head start at growing living three-dimensional tissues and could one day be used to create micro-organs for research purposes.
A Fitter U Q&A: November 2015
Nov 18, 2015
In this month’s “A Fitter U Q&A,” Joe Giandonato, Drexel's manager of health promotion, tackles questions about winter exercise, stretches and lower back pain.
The World Underfoot
Nov 16, 2015
Eighteenth-century land surveyor William Smith was a rock star. And we mean that quite literally — Smith’s 1815 map of England, Wales and part of Scotland was the world’s first look at the organization of the earth beneath our feet. Less than 200 copies of this seminal work exist today and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University owns one of them.
Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs Honors Drexel’s Donna De Carolis with Iris Newman Award
Nov 16, 2015
The Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs honored Donna De Carolis, dean of Drexel University’s Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship, with its Iris Newman Award. De Carolis received the award at AWE’s annual gala on Nov. 16 at the World Café Live. The Iris Newman award is presented annually to a woman who exhibits a trailblazing spirit, inspiring leadership and stalwart support for women in the entrepreneurial community.
Have an Apple-Shaped Body? You May Be More Susceptible to Binge Eating
Nov 12, 2015
Women with apple-shaped bodies – those who store more of their fat in their trunk and abdominal regions – may be at particular risk for the development of eating episodes during which they experience a sense of “loss of control,” according to a new study from Drexel University. The study also found that women with greater fat stores in their midsections reported being less satisfied with their bodies, which may contribute to loss-of-control eating.
Back on the Court: Drexel Basketball Opens 2015-16 Season
Nov 11, 2015
Drexel’s men’s and women’s basketball teams open competition this Friday. Both squads are laden with veteran talent and will have their sights set on making strong performances in the Colonial Athletic Associations.
Go Behind the Scenes of "The Daily Show" with Executive Producer and Comedian Adam Lowitt at Drexel
Nov 9, 2015
Go behind the scenes of the iconic Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning satirical news program “The Daily Show” at Drexel University with a visit from writer and co-executive producer Adam Lowitton Tuesday, Nov. 17. Lowitt, himself a standup comic, will start out the evening with a standup routine and then sit down with Karen Curry, director of Drexel’s Rudman Institute, to talk about how he went from being an intern 13 years ago to one of Jon Stewart’s senior writers and then executive producer.
Drexel’s Own ‘Spectre’
Nov 6, 2015
Forget Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and even Daniel Craig. There was once a real James Bond in the not-so-distant past and Drexel has a rather unique connection to him. The real James Bond was no secret agent, but he was a spy….of sorts. A bird spy.
Drexel and Simpatico Theatre Project Team Up to Present Family-Friendly Cult Classic "Watership Down"
Nov 5, 2015
Co-produced by the Simpatico Theater Project and Drexel University’s Co-Op Theatre Company in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design as part of Drexel’s Mandell Professionals in Residence Project (MPiRP), "Watership Down" will feature a cast and crew comprised of students and professionals, set against the work of top-notch designers from around the region. The show will run from Nov. 4 – 22 in Drexel’s Mandell Theater (33rd & Chestnut Streets).
Drexel's 11th Street Health Center Doubles in Size with Sheller Gift to Expand Community Services
Nov 5, 2015
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 11 will celebrate the new, fully equipped facilities thanks to a major expansion of the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services Center of Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, a community-based, nurse-managed health center in North Philadelphia, which provides a holistic approach to health care.
A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment Plots a Course for Philadelphia to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nov 4, 2015
Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment issued a 97-page report to the City of Philadelphia that plots a detailed course for how the city can reduce its emission of greenhouse gasses—with the goal of an 80 percent reduction by the year 2050. Among its suggestions are retrofitting hospitals, grocery stores, schools and retail stores with better windows and insulation; drawing electricity from low-carbon sources like nuclear, wind and solar power; and encouraging the use of electric vehicles, public transportation, walking and cycling.
Drexel Formalizes Partnership With Renowned Cuban Film Institution
Nov 3, 2015
In December a small class of film students from Drexel University will get a chance to view Cuba through a lens. And in an opportunity that would have been impossible just a few decades ago, and a rarity even in recent years, they will be the ones directing its gaze. The Escuela International de Cine y Television, Cuba’s iconic film school, that counts Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez among its noted founders, recently formalized a relationship with Drexel to offer a two-week documentary filmmaking course in Havana this winter.