Drexel Is Joining NSF Research on How AI Can Make Education More Accessible

Christopher MacLellan, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, was quoted in an Aug. 5 Technically Philly story about leading the College’s participation in a $220 million National Science Foundation initiative to expand the use of artificial intelligence.

Theatre Exile’s Timely Play About Isolation and Gaming Culture Kicks off Its First Virtual Season

Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in Westphal College and director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio in the ExCITe Center, was quoted in a Dec. 3 Technically Philly story about a new play, on which Lee consulted, about an aspiring game developer navigating the independent game industry.

Drexel University Is Now Offering an Official Degree in Esports

Jeffrey Levine, JD, PhD, an assistant clinical professor in the LeBow College of Business, and Michael Wagner, PhD, head of the Digital Media Department in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, were quoted in an Oct. 6 Technically Philly article about the new esport business degree program in LeBow.

This Drexel Prof Says Twitter Is Uncivil. So He’s Projecting Your Tweets on a Building

Civil Dialog, an interactive, architectural digital art installation on Nesbitt Hall this Thursday, designed by Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in Westphal College and the director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio, was featured in a Sept. 21 Technically Philly story. The project is one of the featured events during Philly Tech Week.

This Drexel Professor’s Free App Allows Choir Members To Create Music Together, Remotely

Youngmoo Kim, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering and director of the ExCITe Center, was featured in a Sept. 1 Technically Philly story about an app he created to help virtual choir members record their parts.

This Art Project Will Use a 7-Story Building as a Sounding Board for Community Voices

“Civil Dialog,” a project led by Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio in the ExCITe Center, was featured in an Aug. 12 Technically Philly post. The project will turn Nesbitt Hall into an interactive public art installation and canvass for conversation this week.

Where Do We Go From Here? a To-Do List for Long-Term Change Toward Racial Equity

Michael O’Bryan an urban innovation fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation was quoted in a July 10 Technically Philly article about taking the next steps to enact long-term change and racial equity.

This SimCity-type Game Will Help Players Understand Urban Planning Via Philly Open Data

Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in Westphal College and director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio, was quoted in a June 25 Technically Philly story about his Knight Foundation-funded project to build a SimCity-style video game driven by Philadelphia’s publicly available data and set in the city’s Mantua neighborhood.

Drexel Unveils 5,000-Square-Foot AI Studio Developed with Virginia It Company

Yi Deng, PhD, Auerbach professor and dean of the College of Computing & Informatics, was quoted in a Dec. 6 Technically Philly story about the opening of the College’s applied artificial intelligence studio with corporate partner DXC Technology.

Philadelphia Fellow Richard Florida on How to Build a More Prosperous City

President John Fry was quoted in an Oct. 17 Technical.ly Philly article about Philadelphia Fellow Richard Florida who on Thursday, identified the ways in which Philadelphia is growing and the issues it needs to address if it will make that prosperity equitable in a new report.

This Real-time Ratings App Tells You ‘What’s the vibe?’ of Local Businesses

Adita Gupta, a doctoral student in the College of Computing & Informatics, Mason Cohen, an undergraduate student in the LeBow College of Business and Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship, and Nico Cohen, an undergraduate in the Close School, were featured in an Oct. 10 Technically Philly story about their app that captures tangible and intangible information about restaurants, coffee shops or other businesses.

Drexel’s New 10,000-square-foot Center for Functional Fabrics Opens Today

The opening of a new space for the Center for Functional Fabrics that will house the Pennsylvania Fabric Discovery Center was reported Sept. 25 by multiple media outlets including  Technically Philly .  Genevieve Dion , a professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and director of the Center For Functional Fabrics, was featured in the stories.