2014

August
- Local Middle Schoolers Build a Bridge, Blow up a Watermelon and More at PECO-Drexel STEM Camp
  
  August 08, 2014
  Nearly 25 local rising fifth graders interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) built a bridge, blew up a watermelon and made ice cream, as part of a Summer STEM Camp from July 28 – August 1, the third and final week of the camp this summer. The camp is hosted by Drexel University's School of Education and funded by a grant from PECO.
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May
- STEM Major Retention and Teaching Innovation
  
  May 29, 2014
  Drexel University has been awarded funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) of $1.2 million over five years to implement strategies intended to increase the retention of undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors.
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April
- Drexel at Philadelphia Science Festival
  
  April 23, 2014
  The press of a button triggering a chain reaction of more than 300 energy transfers will serve as the elaborate opening to the 2014 Philadelphia Science Festival. The harbinger of this year’s week of science excitement is a Rube Goldberg machine –a complex device designed to perform a simple task- built by Drexel engineering students with the goal of setting a world record.
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- DragonsTeach Kickoff
  
  April 22, 2014
  The United States needs more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. And Drexel has a wealth of bright students studying in those same fields. Now, a new program will connect Drexel’s strength with the nation’s need.
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- Drexel's New iPad App Teaches Physics Concepts Using Artifacts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
  
  April 10, 2014
  “Physics at the Art Museum”is a new iPad app that teaches users about the physics behind art works in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The mobile iPad app is now available for download, free of charge, from Apple’s App Store. It will also be available through the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s website, www.philamuseum.org.
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March
- Philadelphia Science Festival Rube Goldberg Kick Off
  
  March 06, 2014
  What does a machine with more than 400 steps look like? You can find out during the Philadelphia Science Festival.
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February
- Drexel Awarded $1.45 Million UTeach Grant to Recruit, Train New Teachers in STEM Disciplines
  
  February 17, 2014
  As part of the UTeach program, Drexel will step up to help address the nation's STEM education crisis.
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January
- Stephen Cox BEYA Honor
  
  January 17, 2014
  Stephen Cox believes that all students can succeed, if given the opportunity. But he's had no trouble finding people who disagree.
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