Phila. School District Delays Debut of Its Buildings-For-Sale Web Site
The School District of Philadelphia is hoping to have a web page listing its surplus properties for sale up and running by noon Thursday.
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The School District of Philadelphia is hoping to have a web page listing its surplus properties for sale up and running by noon Thursday.
The federal stimulus package that increased funding for food stamps since the financial collapse in 2009, expired Friday. But Pennsylvania U-S Senator Bob Casey is pushing to extend the increased funding levels for another year.
Drexel University held a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday for a high-rise, mixed-use development at Lancaster Avenue and 34th Street.
In spite of the historic outrage over the issue, people are still wearing blackface as part of their Halloween costume.
Drexel University's student produced TV sitcom gets a special airing on a Philadelphia commercial television station this weekend.
A North Philadelphia public health center is celebrating works of art created by more than two dozen patients at the facility.
Drexel is pulling its online division closer to the rest of the university with the hiring of Susan Aldridge.
They're not your old animatronics from ten years ago," says Jennifer Sontchi, exhibit director at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. "They look like real animals."
Gerri C. LeBow Hall, at 32nd and Market Streets in University City, is the new home of Drexel's LeBow College of Business.
Drexel University is among those considering buying the recently closed University City High School.
After several robberies in broad day light, Drexel asks students and staff members to stay alert.
After 40 years in the police force, John Maxwell tells us about the types of education that are important for a criminal justice official.
Thousands of people use the Bolt and Megabus stops near 30th Street Station to travel to and from Philadelphia, but Drexel University would like them to come and go from somewhere else,
According to police, four people have been robbed at gun point in the last nine days just off Drexel Campus in University City.
Starting September 13th, students in the United States ages 14 and up will be able to sign up for LinkedIn, create a profile, and start connecting with "University Pages."
Their curriculum came pre-loaded onto a brand-new iPad, along with some custom-made apps to help them learn.
The nominations are in for more than a dozen categories in the third annual Philadelphia Geek Awards.
A local university is offering free skin cancer screenings in Philadelphia to help spread awareness of the disease.
Inventions on display include a scent delivery system and a bed that can gently manipulate its occupant.
"A proper plan of demolition would have had temporary bracing to keep that wall in a stable situation, so that you can bring it down in a controlled manner," says a Drexel University professor of civil engineering.
The thought of computer hacking may conjure up the thought of installing computer viruses to unknowing victims or stealing from an innocent person's bank account. But organizers want you to think about it differently.
Investigators say it may be several more days before toxicology results are available and a ruling is made in Julia Law's death.
Dinner was by Drexel last night, guided by the regular kitchen staff, at one of Philadelphia's most famous French restaurants on Walnut Street in Center City.
According to police, two men and a woman robbed a total of 11 people within a two-hour span on Thursday evening.
"Change is coming from the top down, but it's also coming from the bottom up," says Ellen Staurowsky, a professor of sport management at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
