Tag: innovation
Jan. 31, 2025
Remembering Professor and Bioengineer Banu Onaral
Banu Onaral, Ph.D., an H. H. Sun Professor of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering at Drexel University, passed away on Dec. 17, 2024, at the age…

Nov. 3, 2023
Drexel’s underrated research reputation
Philadelphia is a hub for innovation and research, with giants like the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Jefferson University constantly pushing out groundbreaking research…

May. 12, 2023
Mayoral candidates talk technology with WURD Radio ahead of primary election
In the final mayoral forum before Philadelphia voters choose a Democratic candidate for Philadelphia’s one-hundredth mayor in the city’s primary election on Tuesday, May 16,…

Jul. 10, 2020
Bush Center report ranks Drexel as top mid-sized innovative research university
Drexel University added to its accolades last month when it took the spot for most innovative mid-sized research university in a report by George W.…

Nov. 22, 2019
Drexel’s Startup Fest is an annual hit with students
The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship held the seventh annual Startup Fest and it was packed with local Philadelphia celebrities, student-run startups, alumni judges,…

Feb. 1, 2019
Drexel’s Immersive Research Lab explores virtual, augmented and reality technology
Whenever you watch movies envisioning the future, there are usually technological innovations, such as flying cars, robots, jet packs, holograms and virtual reality simulators. Although…

Jan. 25, 2019
Drexel Engineers create crack-resistant cement
Pennsylvania is known for its numerous potholes and asphalt cracks. One of the major causes of this damage is road salts. Drexel researchers have found…

Feb. 9, 2018
Keeping the biowall alive
Making my way through the aesthetically pure hallways of Drexel University’s Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, I ended up losing myself in the beauty of this…

Aug. 5, 2016
Beyond the classics
Movies are getting worse over time. When’s the last time someone released a real classic like Citizen Kane or Casablanca? For that matter, music is…

Jul. 22, 2016
Integration over gentrification
As Drexel once again makes a concerted effort to expand pieces of the campus, pushing ever northward (and westward), it is useful to not only…
