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Turtle biologists with digital SLR cameras may be on the verge of something extraordinary: Empowering a nation to save endangered monkeys and the idyllic island ecosystem they call home. The film has its U.S. premiere in Philadelphia at Drexel...
4/12/2013 10:00 AM EDT
A Philadelphia Witness to Hunger Takes the Spotlight in a Documentary Film on Hunger in America
Drexel University's public health research into the health effects and complex causes of hunger and food insecurity are prominently featured in a new documentary film, A Place at the Table. The film profiles Barbie Izquierdo, a participant in...
2/27/2013 8:00 AM EST
CEOs Get Merger Bonus When Selling Firms Cheaply
In about one in every four deals, the CEO of an acquired firm is awarded a merger bonus according to a recent study that examined more than 949 merger and acquisition offers that occurred in the U. S. between 1999 and 2009. The study also found that...
2/5/2013 11:20 AM EST
The Big Picture: Getting a Better Look at Sandy's Wake of Destruction
In New Jersey, along Hurricane Sandy's path of destruction, Drexel engineers are using infrared and ultraviolet imaging technology and acoustic emission testing combined with low-altitude aircraft photography to generate detailed maps for recovery...
1/31/2013 10:00 AM EST
Artist's Inspiration: How Robot Soccer Led to a Mathematician's Mirror That Reflects Your True Face
When you look in a mirror, you see an image of yourself in reverse. But one odd mirror invented by mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks at Drexel University shows your true face without reversing its image. That mirror is now on display as part...
11/16/2012 11:10 AM EST
Making Memories: Drexel Researchers Explore the Anatomy of Recollection
With the help of data collected from intracranial electrodes implanted on epilepsy patients, researchers in Drexel’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems are getting a rare look inside the brain in hopes of discovering the...
11/8/2012 9:30 AM EST
Drexel's "Twitterzombie" Helps Researchers Examine Bite-Sized Pieces of Twitterverse
Researchers in Drexel's iSchool-College of Information Science and Technology have created software that helps them capture and analyze the steady flow of data generated on Twitter.
10/31/2012 1:00 PM EDT
Physics Explains How Sickling Cells Make People Sick
Researchers at Drexel University have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease. Their experiment, the first to answer a scientific question about sickle cell disease...
10/16/2012 12:50 PM EDT
Expert on Chavez and Venezuelan Politics Available to Comment on Venezuelan Presidential Election
4/11/2013 11:00 AM EDT
Constitutional Law and Gender Issues Expert Available to Comment on Gay Marriage Cases Before the Supreme Court
3/26/2013 2:30 PM EDT
Chavez Expert in Philadelphia Available to Comment on Hugo Chavez’s Legacy and the Future of Venezuela
3/6/2013 5:10 PM EST
Expert Available to Discuss Italy's Election and Fears of Renewed Euro Turbulence
1/22/2013 4:35 PM EST
Drexel University Political Analyst Available for Interviews About Inauguration Day, January 21
1/18/2013 11:00 AM EST
Drexel University Anthropologist Available to Discuss the End of the Mayan Calendar, December 21
12/19/2012 2:50 PM EST
Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage Cases? Drexel University Constitutional Law Expert Available to Comment
11/29/2012 9:00 AM EST
Online Shopping Safety this Holiday Season: Drexel University's Cybersecurity Expert Available
11/16/2012 3:50 PM EST