2025

September
- Q&A: Meet Drexel’s 2025 GSA President and Vice President
  
  September 10, 2025
  Rohit Nadimpalli and Kayode Oluwasegun aim to bring more graduate students into the community and get their voices heard.
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August
- Novel Enzyme Activator Discovered as Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy
  
  August 26, 2025
  Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences and College of Medicine have found a potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease. Expanding on their previous research on Tip60 histone acetyltransferase (HAT), known as the Tip60 enzyme, which controls genes that promote learning and memory in the brain, the Drexel research team generated small molecular compounds that activate Tip60 and restore deficits in the brain found in Alzheimer’s disease patients, such as gene expression programs linked to learning, memory and neurodegeneration.
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- Drexel University's Recent Academic Activity: Sponsored Opportunities and New Partnerships
  
  August 13, 2025
  Last term, Drexel University’s colleges, schools and departments received funding, created partnerships and otherwise contributed to the success of Drexel’s academic enterprise. This update offers a snapshot of activity, courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
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July
- When the World Changes, Drexel Changes With It
  
  July 09, 2025
  The University wasn’t founded with degree programs or the Drexel Co-op. In fact, it wasn’t even founded as “Drexel University.”
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June
- Top 10 Quotes From Drexel University’s 2025 Commencement
  
  June 13, 2025
  Speakers at the University-wide ceremony shared advice, reflections and life lessons to prepare the Class of 2025 for the next chapter of their lives.
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- A 2025 Commencement Ceremony with Drexel (and Olympic) Blue and Gold
  
  June 12, 2025
  The University graduated its Class of 2025 at a historic University-wide event that stressed the value of a Drexel education and continuing experiential learning.
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- ‘The Philadelphia Challenge’ is Ready for You
  
  June 12, 2025
  The Philadelphia Challenge is a Drexel University library exhibit initiative based on the work of students exploring happiness and Philadelphia through a Psychology 101 “General Psychology” class.
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- Drexel University Restarts a Decades-long Alumni Commencement Tradition
  
  June 05, 2025
  Justin Best is the first alumnus to speak at a University-wide Commencement in recent years. He joins generations of Dragons who have addressed Drexel graduates.`
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May
- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievement: Spring 2025
  
  May 22, 2025
  Students have earned fellowships, scholarships, awards and more over the past quarter.
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April
- New Research Finds Fluorescence in Feathers of Long-eared Owls
  
  April 08, 2025
  In a study recently published in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, researchers from Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, that can only be seen by humans with the help of ultraviolet light.
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March
- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievement: Winter 2025
  
  March 06, 2025
  Read about scholarships, fellowships and accolades students earned in the previous quarter.
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- Perceived Peer Recognition is Important for Physics Students Success
  
  March 05, 2025
  In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Cornell University examined and compared perceived and received peer recognition to help college level physics instructors address these perceptions in the class room and encourage students to achieve success.
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February
- What Happens When a Diet Targets Ultra-processed Foods?
  
  February 21, 2025
  Because almost no existing diet programs focus specifically on reducing ultra-processed food intake, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences designed an intervention that included a variety of tactics to target the uniquely problematic aspects of UPFs. On average, participants successfully reduced their UPF intake by almost half.
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- Co-op Spotlight: Aramark at Lincoln Financial Field
  
  February 06, 2025
  Rhian Johnson is on her second co-op, and her time working game days at Lincoln Financial Field for Aramark has taught her a lot.
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