Urban Outfitters and Drexel Launch Innovative Fashion Design Apprenticeship Program
Jan 31, 2023
Made to Measure: The URBN x Drexel Apprenticeship Program consists of a customized curriculum combining fashion design coursework at Drexel with mentorship and on-the-job training at URBN. URBN and Drexel are covering the cost of tuition and room and board with the goal of making careers in fashion design more accessible.
Heard Around Campus — January 2023
Jan 30, 2023
Learn more about upcoming developments for next month (Black History Month) and the rest of the year (wellness benefits as well as goal setting and performance development).
Powering Wearable Technology with MXene Textile Supercapacitor 'Patch'
Jan 30, 2023
Researchers at Drexel University are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality. Recently published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Material’s Chemistry A, materials scientists from Drexel’s College of Engineering, in partnership with a team at Accenture Labs, have reported a new design of a flexible wearable supercapacitor patch.
Blocking Radio Waves and Electromagnetic Interference with the Flip of a Switch
Jan 16, 2023
Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The breakthrough, enabled by versatile two-dimensional materials called MXenes, could adjust the performance of electronic devices, strengthen wireless connections and secure mobile communications against intrusion.
Fall Rate Nearly 50% Among Older Americans with Dementia
Jan 12, 2023
A new study from researchers in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, has shed light on the many and varied fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living environments. The research examined a comprehensive set of potential fall-risk factors — including environmental factors, in addition to health and function — in older community-living adults in the U.S., both with and without dementia.