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Senior design students showcased their creative and innovative work at the 2013 Senior Design Show, and the top designs received the annual Maurice Kanbar Excellence in Design awards at a May 10 reception. The student designs across a range of …

Philadelphia University architecture students Cameron Swengel and Alex Klohr will lead a team of eight cyclists on a 30-day Maine to Florida ride to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The riders, including six PhilaU students, will kick …

The Class of 2013 walked across the stage to cheers from family, friends, faculty and staff on Saturday, May 11, for Philadelphia University’s 129th Commencement ceremony. Carson Kressley inspired undergraduate students with a heartfelt speech that challenged students to be …

Bursts of colors, intricate laser-cut designs, one-of-a-kind lamp shades and delicately patterned origami cranes are on display at the spectacular graduate textile design exhibit in the Paley Design Center through May 11. Graduate students Gwen Marks, Kimberly Williams, Tina Hutyra, …

Sustainability is a powerful force that is fundamentally reshaping humanity’s relationship to the natural world, and design education must rise to the challenge of moving from well-intentioned but lightweight “greening” to the deeper and more impactful ideals of sustainability and …

See that chair?  It’s made—grown, actually—from mushroom roots. It’s organic, eco-friendly, zero net energy, requires no assembly and … is sturdy enough to sit on. The chair was designed and grown by Mercan Sisman, an industrial design senior at Philadelphia …

Philadelphia University’s Career Services Center has been named a finalist for the 2013 NACE Innovation Excellence Award for its “Enter the Center” campaign. “Enter the Center is designed to introduce freshmen to the services, resources and support provided by the …

Philadelphia University fashion design students wowed a packed crowd at the University’s Annual Fashion Show on April 27 at the Academy of Music, which featured the best of this year’s student designs. Click here to view a slideshow of photos …

Seven leaders of innovation and one acclaimed fashion designer were honored for their outstanding contributions in their fields during Philadelphia University’s Evening of Innovation on April 28, for which Verizon was the title sponsor. During the festivities, fashion designer Nicole …