Involvio, a new website and app developed by a group of Drexel students led by Ari Winkleman, a senior from Drexel’s LeBow College of Business, not only makes it possible for students to view all events on campus at any particular time, but also enables students to link Involvio directly with Facebook to see how many of their friends are attending each event.
When leatherback turtle hatchlings dig out of their nests buried in the sandy Playa Grande beach in northwest Costa Rica, they enter a world filled with dangers. This critically endangered species faces threats that include egg poaching and human fishing practices. Now, Drexel University researchers have found that the climate conditions at the nesting beach affect the early survival of turtle eggs and hatchlings. They predict, based on projections from multiple models, that egg and hatchling survival will drop by half in the next 100 years as a result of global climate change.
This fall, Drexel Environmental Science students will have a breadth of new research and academic opportunities locally and across the globe as a result of the University’s unique academic affiliation with the Academy of Natural Sciences. Out of the affiliation comes the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), where students will work and learn among some of the world’s leading scientists and have access to the Academy’s extensive natural science collections and community outreach programs.
Experts at Drexel University in nutrition science, psychology and public health are available to comment for news stories about America’s obesity epidemic and issues raised in the HBO documentary series, The Weight of the Nation.
Briana and Damon could be the kids up the block. Briana does well in school and wants to follow in her sister’s footsteps to college. Damon works hard at an after-school job in a local barbershop. They hang out with friends and try to stay out of trouble.
Mechanical engineers from Drexel University are using remote-controlled rhinoceros beetles, to study the mechanics behind their ability to fly. Research findings could inform the next generation of aircraft design.
Experts from Drexel University are available to comment on a new study on autism prevalence released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Craig J. Newschaffer in the School of Public Health, a nationally prominent epidemiologist studying the causes of autism spectrum disorders, was an investigator with the Maryland site. Dr. Ellen Giarelli in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was the principal investigator for the Pennsylvania study site.
Drexel University has received a gift of $1.5 million from the Charles and Barbara Close Foundation to help establish the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. The Institute is the nation’s first autism center focused on public health science.
Experts at Drexel University are available to comment about autism. Drexel recently established the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, the nation’s first autism center focused on public health science. Topics include: environmental exposures and autism risk,, nursing for autism spectrum disorders, care across the lifespan, autism in college students, history of autism, risk communication and ethics.
A new study by researchers from The iSchool at Drexel University suggests that teachers are molding Twitter from its common perception as a social medium for sharing personal information and observations, to a conduit for disseminating educational resources and connecting with distant colleagues.
Following a $1 million agreement with Shima Seiki USA, Drexel will now have a state-of-the-art lab to conduct research for the development of new smart textiles or wearable technologies.
Seven adult-sized humanoid robots took the stage during Drexel University's celebration of National Engineers Week in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. Their presence -together in one place- is a unique event that serves as a milestone for a nationwide, collaborative research effort funded by the National Science Foundation.
Researchers at Drexel University are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to test hypotheses about how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals moved and lived in their environments.
A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January issue of the Journal of Food Protection.
Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University’s School of Public Health. Worldwide, four in five people with diabetes now live in developing countries. Liu’s study found that access to healthcare support for diabetes varied widely in developing countries, and that one in 10 diagnosed cases remain untreated.
During Black History Month this February, Drexel University experts are available to help news media with a variety of topics.
Computer engineers at Drexel University developed a pair of open-source software programs that could help protect the free speech of whistle-blowers and protestors, among other groups. One program uses a series of filters to determine the author of a document from a group of possible writers, while the other helps to make a writer truly anonymous by hiding patters in writing style.
A large population-based study in Sweden indicates that there is no link between smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children.
As the 2012 presidential race heats up, Drexel University experts are available to help news media with the following topics.
Today, one-in-five Americans finds his or her spouse via online dating websites, but according to Drexel researchers, marriage isn’t the only measure of success among people looking for love in cyberspace.
Dr. Yury Gogotsi. In a piece published in the November 18 edition of Science, calls for a new, standardized gauge of performance measurement for energy storage devices.
In a new research paper that investigates social networks, informed trading and shareholder costs Drexel University LeBow College of Business professors conclude that the social ties of executives and directors to Wall Street can be quite costly to their shareholders.
A safe working environment for nurses is also a safe environment for the patients in their care, according to a new study led by public health researchers at Drexel University. Researchers found that safety climate was associated with both patient and nurse injuries, suggesting that patient and nurse safety may be linked outcomes.
Dr. Frank Lee, of Drexel University's nationally ranked video game design program, contends that the popularity of video game sequels such as recently released "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" and "Battlefield 3" has caused a creativity crisis in the video gaming industry.
Drexel University’s Dr. George Tsetsekos, a native of Greece and dean of the University’s LeBow College of Business, is available to comment on the economic turmoil in Greece and what it means for the future of the euro and European Union, as well as how it affects the United States.
Scientists and students at Drexel University are studying the largest biowall in North America and the only one at a U.S. university, to get a better understanding of how it works as an active living filter that removes volatile organic compounds from the air.
During October, National Bullying Prevention Month, youth violence expert Dr. Charles A. Williams III, an assistant clinical professor in Drexel University’s School of Education and director of the Center for the Prevention of School-Aged Violence, is available to comment on tactics that both young people and their parents have at their disposal to respond to bullies, what the causes of bullying are and how can it be prevented.
Dr. Mariana Chilton of Drexel University, a leading expert on hunger and poverty in children, comments on new data showing widespread struggles in every congressional district, particularly affecting households with children.
Cancer patients may benefit from sessions with trained music therapists or from listening to music. Using music can reduce anxiety in cancer patients, and may also have positive effects on mood, pain and quality of life, according to a new Cochrane systematic review led by Dr. Joke Bradt, an associate professor at Drexel University.
A new study by researchers at Drexel University’s School of Public Health suggests that abuse of prescription painkillers may be an important gateway to the use of injected drugs such as heroin, among people with a history of using both types of drugs. The results support a need for efforts to prevent misuse of prescription drugs, particularly during adolescence.
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in four Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder. Many professionals don’t know how to deliver highly effective, non-medication treatment and patients often don’t have access to high-quality treatment. Two Drexel University professors now have a solution to this urgent medical need.
Residing in a psychosocially hazardous neighborhood is associated with worse cognitive function in older age for persons with the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (an alternative form of the gene), according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
A Drexel University team of engineers, scientists and biologists have developed a carbon nanotube-based device for probing single living cells without damaging them. This technique will allow experts to identify diseases in their early stage and advance drug discovery.
The benefits of listening to music for patients on mechanical ventilation was revealed in a systematic review by a team of Cochrane researchers led by Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions associate professor Dr. Joke Bradt. The review found that listening to music may relax patients and potentially result in fewer complications.
Researchers from the U.S. and France report the development of a mirco-supercapacitor with remarkable properties in a paper published on August 15 in Nature Nanotechnology online. These micro-supercapacitors have the potential to power wireless sensor networks, biomedical implants, RFID tags and embedded microsensors, among other devices.
Computer models using fuzzy logic might help to predict how aging progresses in cells and organisms, according to a study from Drexel University and Children's Hospital Boston.
Researchers at Drexel University developed a prototype that measures the level of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin around a wound and compares it to a control/non-wound site of the same patient. Based on a study, the time course of oxygenated hemoglobin change was found to be a strong indicator of diabetic wound healing.
Drexel University’s Dr. Craig Newschaffer, a renowned autism expert and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Drexel's School of Public Health, is available to comment on the recently released report by the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network.
Researchers at Drexel University are developing a new portable, low-cost, radiation-free breast cancer detector that can be used in a doctor’s office to detect breast cancer in younger women and in women over 40 with mammographically dense-tissue breasts. The detector is based on piezoelectric fingers—an elastic and shear modulus sensor.
Fueled by caffeine teens are up late at night, and they aren't just focusing on homework. Web surfing, text messaging and gaming are keeping them up for hours into the night, according to a recent study by Drexel University's Dr. Christina Calamaro, assistant professor in Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions.
Drexel University's Rob D'Ovidio, assistant professor of criminal justice and director of the University's program in computer and digital forensics, is available to comment on cyber crime issues. D'Ovidio has worked with the New York City Police Department and the Philadelphia Police Department on research projects involving computer crime.
Drexel University's Dr. Ralph Walkling, executive director of the Corporate Governance Center at the University's LeBow College of Business, is available to comment on a wide range of issues in corporate governance. Walkling has been listed in the top one percent of more than 12,000 finance authors in terms of academic citations to their work.
Drexel University will deploy a smart grid system to provide real-time measurements of the University's power usage and allow excess power to be sold back to the regional grid.
A Boston University biomedical engineer and entrepreneur has been named the recipient of Drexel University's inaugural Anthony J. Drexel Exceptional Achievement Award.
All those symbols flashing in Web site promos and posters promoting the film "Angels & Demons," were created by a Drexel University typography professor. John Langdon, who, not by coincidence, shares the last name of the film's protagonist played by Tom Hanks, has been creating ambigrams "” words that can be read from multiple viewpoints "” since the 1970s.
Drexel University began construction on a $69 million building that will include a "Bio Wall" or living biofilter for energy efficiency and improved indoor air quality. The building will be the first at a university in the United States to include a Bio Wall.
Curated by the Shenzhen Art Museum and a panel of Chinese critics and curators, INK not INK will make one U.S. stop before heading to Europe. More than 80 paintings, prints, sculptures, and videos by 40 Chinese artists will be presented. Wenda Gu's colossal, 100-ft high installation of flags made of human hair will be the center piece of the exhibition.
Drexel University has established the $100,000 Anthony J. Drexel Exceptional Achievement Award for faculty nationwide, one of the largest awards of its kind in higher education. The annual award will have a different area of focus each year and will go to a scholar, scientist, engineer or clinician in the United States.
Alumnus Christopher Ferguson will lead a mission to expand the International Space Station. The mission will bring a system to recycle urine into drinking water to the space station.
Researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health led by Dr. Dennis Andrulis authored a report comparing Barack Obama and John McCain's health care reform plans in the context of eliminating the nation's racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. The report was released by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
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