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February

  • Drexel Food Lab Students Vie for Top Spot in Cooking Competition Using New Dried Vegetable Blend from Baldor Specialty Foods to Combat Food Waste

    February 17, 2016

    Students from the Drexel Food Lab in Drexel University’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management will be serving up a series of unique dishes before a panel of judges this Friday to see which recipe — all incorporating a new flour created from vegetable by-product — has the most potential appeal to consumers. The contest, sponsored by corporate partner Baldor Specialty Foods, a leading northeast produce distributor, was devised as part of a larger company initiative to combat industry-wide food waste, a program they call SparCs (“scraps” spelled backwards).

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  • Former Philadelphia Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger Joins Drexel as Distinguished Professor and Fellow

    February 10, 2016

    A visionary leader in Philadelphia&rsquo;s urban evolution, former Philadelphia Deputy Mayor <strong>Alan Greenberger</strong> will join Drexel University as a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Architecture &amp; Interiors of the </span><a href="http://www.drexel.edu/westphal">Westphal College of Media Arts &amp; Design</a><span> and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the </span><a href="http://drexel.edu/lindyinstitute/">Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation</a><span>, a cross-university strategic initiative that aligns Drexel&rsquo;s academic work with the real-world need for urban revitalization.

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