2019

December
- Maria T. Schultheis Joins Office of Research & Innovation Leadership Team
  
  December 13, 2019
  The Psychology Department professor was recently appointed vice provost of research.
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- Top Drexel Stories of 2019
  
  December 11, 2019
  Here’s a look back on what happened at the University this year and the Dragons who were involved with some of the biggest news and events that had impacted campus and society as a whole.
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- 2019 Service Recognition: 616 Dragons With Over 7,900 Combined Years of Work at Drexel
  
  December 10, 2019
  The University recently held its annual recognition of faculty and professional staff with major service milestones, including a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member with a half century of teaching at Drexel.
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November
- Drexel Celebrates a Decade in the Yellow-Ribbon Program
  
  November 04, 2019
  The University was one of the first colleges to participate in the government’s tuition program for post-9/11 veterans since 2009 — and it’s still one of the few to offer unlimited spaces to student-veterans every year.
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October
- Drexel Chemistry Students Unveil East Coast’s Largest Periodic Table
  
  October 31, 2019
  In celebration of both the International Year of the Periodic Table in 2019 and National Chemistry Week, students from two chemistry organizations unfurled a 100-foot-tall, 135-foot-wide handmade periodic table on Buckley Field.
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- New Faculty Keep Drexel Abreast of Disruptive Technologies
  
  October 30, 2019
  Among the top academic and research talent hired this year were faculty in new and developing fields that have the potential to impact mainstream industries.
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- 5 Tips for Taking an International Co-op
  
  October 28, 2019
  Sarah DiPasquale went on two consecutive co-ops to China, and her experiences there make her passionate about encouraging other Drexel students to consider international co-op opportunities.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  October 10, 2019
  Read all about the sponsored research, major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel — like the Dornsife School of Public Health’s Alex Ortega, PhD, who was awarded a $3.2 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study psychiatric and substance use disorders among island Puerto Ricans impacted by Hurricane Maria.
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September
- 100th Anniversary of Co-op Kicks Off at Convocation
  
  September 30, 2019
  Convocation, one of Drexel’s most time-honored traditions, also served this year as the kick off for a years-long celebration of the Drexel Co-op program.
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- ‘What Might This Be?’ The Art and Science of Rorschach Inkblots Opens at Drexel
  
  September 19, 2019
  “What might this be?” Is an innocent question, and one that Hermann Rorschach asked of a series of inkblots he developed, in hope of diving further into the inner workings of the human mind in the 1920s. Rorschach combined two of his passions, graphic arts and the science of medicine, as a catalyst for inquiry into the psyche – and in this process, he also created art.
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August
- A Fish By Another Name
  
  August 27, 2019
  The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University's ongoing effort to collect Late Devonian vertebrate fossils (370 to 360 million years old) in Pennsylvania has resulted in lots of new discoveries from highway road cuts exposing the rocks of the Catskill Formation.
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- Are We Really Protecting Rivers and Streams From Pollution? It’s Hard to Say, And That’s a Problem.
  
  August 20, 2019
  More public and private resources than ever are being directed to protecting and preserving aquatic ecosystems and watersheds. Whether mandated for land development, farming or in response to the growing severity and number of natural disasters – scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University found evidence that decades of watershed restoration and mitigation projects have taken place, but their impact is mostly perceived; data is relatively undocumented — or simply missing.
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- New Exhibit Explores the Best of the BEES
  
  August 12, 2019
  The Drexel Collection’s new show is centered around the educational and professional opportunities made available by the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science.
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- Ted Daeschler Addresses Challenges of Communicating Geoscience Research
  
  August 09, 2019
  
  On June 10, the Drexel Libraries welcomed Ted Daeschler, PhD, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and Professor in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, to discuss the importance of communicating geosciences research to inspire citizen engagement during the final ScholarSip event of the 2018/2019 academic year.
  
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- The Names Behind Drexel Buildings
  
  August 07, 2019
  Ever wondered who Bossone or Stratton or Disque were, and why those are the names of buildings on Drexel’s University City Campus?
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July
- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Spring 2019
  
  July 11, 2019
  Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel, like the 53 faculty and staff members who were named this year’s Drexel Areas of Research Excellence (DARE) awardees.
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- Photo Recap: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Drexel’s New Veterans Lounge
  
  July 10, 2019
  The space in the Creese Student Center officially opened with a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony last month. Tom Masci '68, an Army vet, made a generous gift to help with the improvements to the area, which boasts a business center, study tables and a small meeting area.
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- Exploring Drexel’s Diverse History, One Class Project at a Time
  
  July 05, 2019
  A new spin on an old class enabled Drexel students to research areas of University history that spoke to them, such as women, LGBTQ+ students, working-class students and international students at Drexel.
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June
- Intro to Astronomy Class Provides Innovative, Interpersonal Ways to Discover the Cosmos
  
  June 24, 2019
  PHYS 131 is Drexel’s introductory course to Astronomy open to all majors, and faculty may soon pilot a video game class to further pique student interest in the subject.
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- Commencement 2019 in Tweets
  
  June 17, 2019
  Here’s what graduates, faculty, staff, friends, family, mentors and honorees had to say on Twitter about Drexel University’s 131st commencement ceremony hosted at Citizens Bank Park on June 14.
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- ‘Hidden Treasures’ Follow-Up: Drexel Alumnus and Professor Remembers the University’s Astronomy Society
  
  June 03, 2019
  In response to a previous article about the "hidden treasure" that is the University's observatory, an alumnus and current Drexel assistant clinical professor reminisced about what it was like being the vice president of Drexel's Astronomy Society when he was a chemistry major here at Drexel before graduating in the ’70s.
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May
- Heard Around Campus — May
  
  May 29, 2019
  This month's installment of the “Heard Around Campus” feature contains information about University awards and recently completed construction projects.
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- Finding Focus Through a Drexel Non-Profit Co-op
  
  May 22, 2019
  Nicole Kalitsi was tasked with pioneering a new role during her co-op with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Supported by Drexel University’s Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships, this experience helped the fourth-year global studies student zero in on her future career goals.
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- Drexel University Announces 2019 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 08, 2019
  The full lineup of speakers for this year’s commencement ceremonies contains a multitude of men and women from different industries with great accomplishments in their fields.
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- Train Your Brain to Eat Less Sugar
  
  May 07, 2019
  A recent study led by Evan Forman, PhD, a psychology professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, shows that a computer game can be used to train its players to eat less sugar, as way of reducing their weight and improving their health.
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- ‘Me too.’ Movement Founder Gets Real During On-Campus Event
  
  May 03, 2019
  Tarana Burke held little back while explaining her background, her work and her hardships to a captive audience of Drexel University students, faculty and staff.
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- Protecting Bioko’s Biodiversity, Part 2
  
  May 01, 2019
  
  In her second post, Professor Stefanie Kroll, Phd recounts her travels from the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, to the small town of Moka (population around 200) on Bioko Island. This unassuming place has been the home base for the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program for over 20 years and where she and other Drexel faculty and students do research year round.
  
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April
- Behind the 2019 Steinbright Co-op Photo Contest Winning Entries
  
  April 29, 2019
  The winners of the @Work and @Play categories explain their winning entries and what co-op means to them.
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- Parents Learn Skills to Encourage Healthier Diet in Children, Without Leaving the Dinner Table
  
  April 25, 2019
  A new project from Drexel University's Center for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) called "Project PICNIC" aims to help parents guide their children toward healthier choices, without it turning into a battle of wills.
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- Drexel to Welcome ‘me too.’ Movement Founder Tarana Burke
  
  April 18, 2019
  As part of the Campus Activities Board’s annual culture and discovery program, Burke will address Drexel students, faculty and staff as well as take part in both a moderated and an audience Q&A.
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- Drexel Ice Cream Now Available at Franklin Fountain
  
  April 15, 2019
  The student-designed “Dragon’s Breath” ice cream flavor will now be available for purchase at the Old City ice cream parlor.
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- Drexel Hosts Radio Personality Terry Gross for an Evening of Interview
  
  April 15, 2019
  Terry Gross, the host and co-executive producer of NPR’s “Fresh Air,” discussed her interview techniques with a sold-out audience as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Lecture Series.
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- Hidden Treasures: The Drexel Home of Philadelphia’s Largest Telescope
  
  April 15, 2019
  Drexel University’s Joseph R. Lynch Observatory is located on the roof of Curtis Hall and contains Philadelphia’s largest telescope.
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Winter 2019
  
  April 10, 2019
  Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel — including a College of Medicine associate professor’s five-year, R01-type individual research grant for $2.8 million.
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- TA Tell-All: Three Drexel Teaching Assistants’ Thoughts on Working with Students, Faculty and Each Other
  
  April 01, 2019
  DrexelNow got together three Drexel University teaching assistants from different disciplines and background experiences, along with a knowledgeable moderator, for a roundtable discussion about their most notable experiences, techniques and suggestions for improvement.
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March
- What’s it Like to Go on ‘Wheel of Fortune?’ One Drexel Student Explains All
  
  March 29, 2019
  Drexel student Zaarah Abdul-Aziz recently appeared on the show on a March 20 episode during its special “College Week Spring Break” programming.
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- Drexel Study: Smartphone App Predicts Diet Lapse
  
  March 27, 2019
  According to a recent study, led by Evan Forman, PhD, a psychology professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, a first-of-its-kind smartphone app called OnTrack can predict ahead of time when users are likely to lapse in their weight loss plan and help them stay on track.
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- Merck Chairman and CEO Kenneth Frazier to Speak at Drexel’s 2019 Commencement
  
  March 11, 2019
  Merck & Co., Inc. Chairman and CEO Kenneth C. Frazier will address the class of 2019 at Drexel’s University-wide commencement ceremony on June 14. In what has become a Drexel tradition, the University will once again hold its University-wide ceremony at Citizens Bank Park. Frazier’s contributions in the business, legal and humanitarian fields are especially notable.
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- Norma Bouchard Appointed Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
  
  March 06, 2019
  Norma Bouchard, PhD, who is currently the dean of the College of Arts and Letters at San Diego State University, will become the next dean of Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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- 9 Empowerment Tips for Drexel Students
  
  March 04, 2019
  Female deans from Drexel University will soon gather to discuss professional and emotional empowerment at the Dean’s Panel during the Women’s Empowerment Summit hosted by the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship March 7–8. In advance, DrexelNow asked them each to share their one key empowerment tip for students.
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- The Life of a Liberty Scholar
  
  March 04, 2019
  Since 2010, Drexel University’s Liberty Scholars program has awarded more than $76 million in full-tuition scholarships to more than 400 low-income graduates from Philadelphia high schools. But supporting these students through graduation takes more — and means more — than what money can buy.
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February
- Did an Asteroid Cancel Dinosaurs? The Truth is in the Lava
  
  February 26, 2019
  About sixty-six million years ago a planet-wide catastrophe brought the non-avian dinosaurs to their demise, and the end of the Cretaceous period was marked by a mass extinction of its fauna and flora. New data, published in the journal Science, says it’s possible that intense volcanic eruptions in India coincided with the worldwide extinction – ultimately cementing the fate of the massive reptiles.
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- What Makes Some People Creative Thinkers and Others Analytical?
  
  February 13, 2019
  A new brain-imaging study from Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab reveals that the different "cognitive styles" of creative and analytical thinkers are due to fundamental differences in their brain activity that can be observed even when people are not working on a problem.
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- A Tale of Two Colleges: Drexel and Stillman Act on Memorandum of Understanding
  
  February 13, 2019
  Drexel University and Stillman College, a historically black university based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2018 which created unique opportunities for students from both schools — and expansion plans are already underway.
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- Can a 6-hour Program Prevent Obesity? Drexel Psychologist Wants to Find Out
  
  February 05, 2019
  What if an hour a week for six weeks could prevent young adults from becoming obese? Meghan Butryn, PhD, a Drexel University psychology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, is trying to find out.
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- ‘Triangle' in Trouble: Drexel’s Independent Newspaper Calls on Students in Fundraising Campaign
  
  February 04, 2019
  Drexel University’s student newspaper, The Triangle, announced that it no longer could afford printing costs, and is looking to students and the Drexel community for support.
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January
- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Fall 2018
  
  January 11, 2019
  This update reflects the sponsored research and major gifts, honors and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel University.
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