Tag: dinosaurs
Jul. 22, 2016
Virtual reality brings dinosaur to life
Valentina Feldman, a recent Master’s graduate from Drexel University, is making it possible to get up close to a virtual reality dinosaur. For her PhD…
Jun. 26, 2015
‘Jurassic World’ provides worthy homage to original film
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a paleontologist. Trips to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia were the stuff dreams are…
Feb. 7, 2014
Academy offers class on how to draw dinosaurs
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University held a dinosaur drawing class Feb. 1 titled “Bringing Ancient Beasts to Life.” Paleoartist Jason Poole taught…
Jan. 18, 2013
Magazine ranks fossil research no. 76
Discover magazine has listed the digital fossil research led by Drexel University’s Kenneth Lacovara and James Tangorra as one of the top 100 science stories…
Jul. 20, 2012
Fossils found by professor might date to infamous day of extinction
Kenneth Lacovara, an associate professor in the Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences’ department of biology, has been evacuating fossils from the late Cretaceous…