April

Co-Op 100 Spotlight: Prairie Yang

April 29, 2020

For 100 years, Drexel has equipped students for the real world through our renowned cooperative education program, also known as Co-op. Drexel’s Co-op program provides students with up to 18 months of real-world work experience with industry leaders. This allows students to test-drive careers and see firsthand how the knowledge they've gained in the classroom can be applied in the field, while building an impressive résumé before graduation.

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Faculty Spotlight: Chemistry Prof Lee Hoffman, PhD

April 29, 2020
Lee Hoffman, PhD, is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Chemistry at Drexel University. He is heavily involved with the general chemistry course sequence for both chemistry and non-chemistry science majors, including students from the Honors College, as well as with coordination and instruction of CHEM 425 (inorganic chem lab for graduating chemistry majors).
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International Food Scientist Once Called Drexel Home

April 29, 2020
Anthony Del Vecchio, BS/MS chemistry ’63, was a Drexel alumnus who enjoyed a distinguished career as an international food scientist, and who passed away the end of April 2019. As a result of his work, he was awarded multiple patents, which are now on display in the chemistry department conference room and the library in Disque Hall.
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Drexel’s Science in Motion Program Helps Level the Playing Field

April 29, 2020
Drexel University’s Science in Motion (SIM) program is an innovative, basic education/higher education partnership, funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2000, that provides equipment and materials for high school and middle school chemistry classes.
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Aha! + Aaaah: Creative Insight Triggers a Neural Reward Signal

April 09, 2020
<p>A new neuroimaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab points to an answer of what may have driven the evolutionary development of creativity.</p>
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Psychology PhD Student Creates COVID-19 Resource List

April 07, 2020
As the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread, clinical psychology PhD student Kelsey Clark was inspired by her training as both a scientist and a clinical practitioner to do something. She created the COIVD-19 Resource List — now stretching over 400 items long — to connect the public with a range of resources, with a focus on mental health.
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Sharing Excess: Battling Food Insecurity Through COVID-19

April 06, 2020
<span>When most of the activity in Philadelphia came to a halt due in an effort to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, Drexel University alum Evan Ehlers and his food recovery nonprofit saw more action than ever — and rose to the challenge to benefit the city’s less fortunate.</span>
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CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

April 03, 2020
We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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