May

Drexel’s Codebreakers Help Raise Over $800K on Day of Giving

May 25, 2017
The second Day of Giving was even more successful than the first, pulling in a whopping 3,707 donors to nearly triple the event’s target.
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Drexel Honors Outstanding Faculty Achievements at Year-End Awards

May 25, 2017
At the annual Faculty Recognition Awards Ceremony on May 24, Drexel acknowledged the faculty and staff members whose scholarship, service and teaching contribute so much to the University and its students.
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2017 Cooperative Education Awards Honor the Best of Drexel’s Co-op Program

May 25, 2017
Students, employers and faculty were celebrated at Drexel’s 2017 Cooperative Education Awards.
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From Mind to Mouth, Drexel’s WELL Center Seeks to Improve Eating Behaviors

May 24, 2017
A new research center opening in July at Drexel University is seeking to untangle Americans’ complicated, and often problematic, relationship with food.
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Common Artificial Sweetener Likely a Safe, Effective Birth Control, Pesticide for Insects, Drexel Study Finds

May 23, 2017
Erythritol, a non-nutritive sweetener found in products like Truvia, has proven effective in killing fly larvae and slowing down their egg production, making it a good candidate for human and pet-safe pesticide use.
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Employee Spotlight: Barbara Hornum and George King

May 22, 2017
This year, two Drexel employees are celebrating 50 years of working on campus — a campus that they’ve seen drastically change since they started in 1966.
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Drexel Students Try to Negotiate a Climate Change Accord

May 22, 2017
Three-dozen Drexel students role-played as global climate officials during a recent classroom exercise, working together to hash out a plan to address the changing environment. Over the course of nearly three hours of negotiations, they developed an agreement to reduce climate change and learned just how challenging such an endeavor can be.
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Ex-Inmates Visit Drexel University Class on Crime and Justice

May 11, 2017
Professor Cheri Brooks brought to class a pair of recently released men who were given mandatory sentences of life without parole as teenagers, inviting a discussion on crime, punishment, retribution and rehabilitation.
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Former Mayors Michael Nutter and Ed Rendell Discuss Philadelphia’s Past, Present and Future

May 10, 2017
Former Philadelphia mayors Michael Nutter and Ed Rendell reunited on Drexel’s campus for a taping of “The Drexel InterView” to discuss the highs and lows of their terms in City Hall, as well as where they think the city and its population are headed in the future.
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Study Abroad Tips From Your Drexel Classmates

May 08, 2017
What’s the most important tip for students planning to study abroad? It just might be to leave room for spontaneity, based on the advice offered by your Drexel classmates about the ins and outs and ups and downs of studying in a foreign land.
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Drexel University’s 2017 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

May 08, 2017
With Drexel University’s commencement just around the corner, the University is announcing its complete list of speakers and honorary degree recipients for the 2017 ceremonies.
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New Drexel Writing Festival Held on Campus

May 01, 2017
The inaugural Drexel Writing Festival, which replaces the 10-year-old Week of Writing, will take place at Drexel University to host 16 events in just three days.
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Emerging Graduate Scholars Show Research at First-Ever Conference

May 01, 2017
Drexel University’s first-ever Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference was recently held to give graduate students a chance to share their interdisciplinary work and test out their presentation skills.
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More Drexel Authors Recognized Than Ever at 2017 Annual Event

May 01, 2017
This year marks the fifth time that Drexel authors have been celebrated in a ceremony highlighting their remarkable achievements in publishing.
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