Justin Best Taking His Rowing From the Schuylkill River to Tokyo Olympics

Recent LeBow College of Business graduate Justin Best, who was a student-athlete on Drexel’s rowing team, was featured in a July 20 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story as he prepares to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games as a member of the U.S. Men’s Rowing Team. He was also included in a list of Olympic athletes with Pennsylvania ties featured in a July 21 Penn Live story.

Moon ‘Wobble' in 2030s Will Increase High Tide Flooding In NJ, Del. Shore Towns

David Velinsky, PhD, vice president for Academy Science at the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 15 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about moon “wobble,” or how the moon’s orbit plays into the tides. A new NASA study says rising sea levels due to climate change will cause extreme, chronic high-tide floods in the mid 2030s when the moon enters a certain lunar orbit.

Philadelphia Gas Works Plans To Cut Methane Emissions 80% By 2050. Is It Enough?

Research led by Ezra Wood, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a June 7 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about Philadelphia Gas Works plans to cut methane emissions 80% by the year 2050. 

This Garbage Bag Gala Features Clothes Made From Recycled Materials

Students in the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design were mentioned in a June 4 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about their participation in the Garbage Bag Gala benefit at the Salvation Army Camden Kroc Center. 

What's Included in Biden's New $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan?

Ivan Bartoli, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in a March 31 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about President Biden’s new infrastructure plan and the need for infrastructure improvement and maintenance in the region.

Phillies Intern Is the Mastermind Behind Getting Baseball Fans Back in the Ballpark

Maria Sweblius, a graduate student at the LeBow College of Business, was featured in a March 31 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story for creating interactive models for different seating capacities at Citizens Bank Park that are being used to plan for socially distanced seating pods that will bring fans back to the ballpark. 

Billions of Cicadas Will Soon Take Over the Region: The Lineup

Jon Gelhaus, PhD, curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in a March 11 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about when Philadelphia will soon see billions of special cicadas that only emerge every 17 years.

Philly Housing Market Is ‘White Hot': Is Another Real Estate Bubble Looming?

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in a Feb. 26 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) ​story about Philadelphia’s housing market moving from red hot to white hot, according to the Lindy Institute of Urban Innovation’s latest housing market report.

Projects To Transform the Philly Region: Thinking Big in 2021

Harris Steinberg, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was featured in the Feb. 16 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) ​story about big infrastructure projects that could transform the region.

Second Impeachment Trial for Trump Set To Begin on Monday

William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Science, was interviewed in a Jan. 24 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about the second impeachment trial for Donald Trump.

When Will Coronavirus Vaccine Be Available in PA., NJ and Del.? Who Will Get It First?

Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs at the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Dec. 10 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) article, that also ran on MSN News, about distribution of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

Dealing With Disappointment, Isolation During the Holidays

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, the Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Athletics, was quoted in a Nov. 23 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) broadcast about how to cope with disappointment because of COVID-19 restrictions on typical holiday gatherings.