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Drexel Engages Science and Technology Communities at Philadelphia Science Festival and Philly Tech Week

April 17, 2013
Philadelphia Science Festival

As part of city’s vibrant scientific and technological community, Drexel University will play a big role in the 2013 Philadelphia Science Festival and Philly Tech Week on April 18-28. From a 29-story video game, to cutting-edge robotics, to an interactive Jazz concert, Drexel’s students,...

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Xiaobo Bai Wins Best Poster Presentation Award

March 27, 2013
Xiaobo Bai Septin 2013 Conference in Hefei, China

Xiaobo Bai won the first prize award for best poster presentation at the Septin 2013 Conference in Hefei, China...

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Papadakis Building Named 'Philadelphia Project of the Year'

March 26, 2013
PISB named Philadelphia Project of the Year

Drexel’s Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB) was awarded the Philadelphia Project of the Year by the Pennsylvania chapter of the March of Dimes in March. Jim Tucker, senior vice president for Student Life and Administrative Services, accepted the award on behalf of Dre...

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Twiss Research Team Manipulates Axon Growth to Speed Nerve Regeneration

March 22, 2013
Elongated Growth Neurons

One molecule makes nerve cells grow longer. Another one makes them grow branches. These new experimental manipulations have taken researchers a step closer to understanding how nerve cells are repaired at their farthest reaches after injury. The research was recently...

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Exclusive Screening: The Drill Project

March 11, 2013
Drill Monkey

Thousands of miles away on Bioko Island of Equatorial Guinea, Drexel researchers have been working to save the endangered primate species Mandrillus leucophaeus, or the drill monkey. These rare animals are threatened with extinction due to the increasing bushmeat trade in West Africa. The Drill Proj...

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