Drexel University (DU) is a private research university with located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Founded in 1891, Drexel is widely renowned for its focus on technology and experiential learning. The first major university to operate a fully wireless campus, Drexel is a leader in integrating emerging technologies into all aspects of its academic enterprise.
For nearly a decade, Drexel has been ranked in the category of Best National Universities in “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S News & World Report.
Neuroscientist John Kounios tells The Conversation Weekly podcast about what his new research with jazz musicians revealed about the brain mechanisms of creative flow.
Água corre para um bueiro em um beco de Los Angeles em 19 de agosto de 2023, durante a tempestade tropical Hilary: abordagem para mitigação de enchentes urbanas envolve projetos inovadores de paisagismo e drenagem para reduzir e retardar o escoamento, permitindo que certas partes da cidade sejam inundadas com segurança diante de condições climáticas extremas.
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Cidades nos EUA estão adotando infraestrutura verde, mas de forma fragmentada. Enchentes provocadas pelas mudanças climáticas exigem uma abordagem mais ampla
Water runs into a storm drain in a Los Angeles alley on Aug. 19, 2023, during Tropical Storm Hilary.
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US cities are doing green infrastructure, but in bits and pieces. Today’s climate-driven floods require a much broader approach to create true sponge cities that are built to soak up water.
Maybe you have a drawer in your house that looks like this?
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Neuroscientists analyzed the brain waves of 32 jazz guitarists as they improvised to chords and rhythms. Their findings suggest 2 key principles support innovative thinking.
A full-time minimum wage worker in Philadelphia earns just over $15,000 a year with no vacation or sick days.
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Voters, city council and even local business leaders have tried to raise the city’s minimum wage, but face pushback from the state legislature in Harrisburg.
Cracked roads and sidewalks generate big costs for cities.
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An evolutionary biologist is studying what these resilient urban pests can teach us about adaptation and evolution.
According to the state’s new guidelines, juvenile convictions that are 10 years or older should no longer be considered when determining a person’s sentence.
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Face recognition technology follows earlier biometric surveillance techniques, including fingerprints, passport photos and iris scans. It’s the first that can be done without the subject’s knowledge.
Lava flows from a fissure near Grindavik, Iceland, on Jan. 14, 2024.
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Iceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to save cities in the past. A volcanologist explains the methods.
This six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, had clear signs of trouble before it partially collapsed in May 2023.
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Drexel researchers evaluated a 2014 program implemented by Kevin Bethel when he was deputy police commissioner that led to fewer arrests of students in schools.
The drama surrounding OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left − joined on stage here by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella − has overshadowed the first anniversary of the company’s ChatGPT.
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Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 17 Philadelphia parents about how their family uses digital media. Here they offer tips to promote healthy, balanced media habits for kids.
Animal nervous systems may lose their adaptive edge with climate change.
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Rapidly changing temperatures and sensory environments are challenging the nervous systems of many species. Animals will be forced to evolve to survive.
A registered nurse treats Dominic Rodriguez for a skin injury related to xylazine use in Philadelphia in May 2023. Treatment vans are allowed in the city, but not supervised injection sites.
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