Behind the Scene: Demystifying Mastering With Ryan Schwabe, Heather Jones, and Elaine Rasnake

Ryan Schwabe, an assistant professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was featured in a March 18 post on WXPN-Radio's "The Key" blog about his career in music production. Schwabe was recently nominated for a Grammy for producing Baauer's "Planet's Mad" album.

Inside Drexel's Entrepreneurial Game Studio

Drexel's Entrepreneurial Game Studio in the ExCITe Center was featured on the Feb. 20 episode of NBC Sports Philadelphia's "FTW Philly." Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio, was interviewed along with Chris McCole, a research programer at EGS, and alumnus Thomas Sharpe.

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.

Morgan Wallen’s Label Suspended Him ‘Indefinitely.’ Here’s What That Means — and What It Doesn’t

Karl Fowlkes, an adjunct professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a Feb. 6 Rolling Stone story about singer Morgan Wallen’s record label suspending his contract after he was captured on camera using a racial slur. 

Fabric With Mxene Can Block Electromagnetic Waves

Research by Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, and Genevieve Dion, a professor in Westphal College and director of the Center for Functional Fabrics, about MXene-coated fabric that can block electromagnetic interference, was featured in a Jan. 25 Advanced Textiles Source post.

MXene Coating Could Protect Wearables From EMI

Research showing that MXene-coated fabrics can block electromagnetic interference, led by Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, and Genevieve Dion, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and director of the Center for Functional Fabrics, was featured in a Dec. 14 post on The Engineer (UK).

This Is Our Pajama Moment

Clare Sauro, director of the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection and an assistant professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a Dec. 7 Washington Post article about the transformation of pajamas to athleisure in light of lockdowns. 

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.

Need a Little Christmas? There Are Several Ways To See the Nutcracker This Year.

Nick Jushchyshyn, an assistant professor and director of Drexel’s Immersive Research Lab and Brent White, director of the Jazztet and Jazz Orchestra, both in the Westphal College, were quoted in a Dec. 1 WHYY article about Drexel’s jazz orchestra which will put on a virtual concert of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite. Students in Jushchyshyn’s lab are creating an immersive digital environment. The musicians each recorded themselves at home with green screens, then those individual performances are assembled together into a 3D digital environment, made to look like a snowy mountainside.

The 9 Most Gorgeous Dishes To Serve on Thanksgiving, According To Designers

Raja Schaar, assistant professor in the Westphal College, was quoted in a Nov. 25 Fast Company article about the most gorgeous dishes to serve on Thanksgiving, according to designers.

After the Explosion, What's the Future of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Site?

Harris Steinberg, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was interviewed for an Oct. 21 KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) "In-Depth" podcast about the future of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions site.

At Strategic Site of Philly Refinery Explosion, Drexel Report Envisions Community-Informed Future

Harris Steinberg, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in an Oct. 8 Philly Voice article about “Visioning the Future of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Complex,” a report from the Lindy Institute and the Clean Air Council about the potential long-term future of the former 1,400-acre Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) oil refinery site on the Lower Schuylkill.