August

Drexel Researchers Receive Funding for Racial Equity Projects

August 31, 2020
Just over $100,000 was awarded to 22 faculty and professional staff through Drexel's Rapid Response Research & Development Fund.
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CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

August 26, 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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Meet Three New CoAS Directors

August 26, 2020
Over the past few months, Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences has welcomed (albeit remotely) new administrative leadership from as far away as Tennessee and North Carolina. Meet the three directors who are leading the College in the areas of advising, student success, marketing, communications and recruitment!
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Meet the Drexel CoAS Director of Advising and Student Success

August 26, 2020
Brad Petitfils, PhD, is the Director of Advising and Student Success in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences. Hailing from New Orleans, he brings to Drexel a wealth of experience spanning campus planning and assessment, curriculum development and instructional technology, as well as international and global engagement. Get to know Dr. Petitfils with this Q&A!
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Free-Roaming Dogs Prevent Giant Pandas from Thriving in the Wild

August 17, 2020
Before China declared giant pandas a protected species in 1962, hunters in pursuit of the black and white bear used dogs to track them. Since then measures have been put in place to protect the vulnerable pandas, but more than half a century later, dogs are still jeopardizing their safety, according to a group of researchers that included Drexel's James Spotila, PhD.
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#COVIDCalls and the Academy of Natural Sciences

August 12, 2020
Earlier this summer, Department of History head and professor Scott Knowles, PhD, discussed COVID-19 with experts from the Academy of Natural Sciences as the pandemic relates to biodiversity, water quality, environmental justice and maintaining museums and their collections.
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New CoAS Minors, Concentrations and Certificates

August 12, 2020
Cultivate your intellectual passions and diversify your skills with one of these new and revised CoAS programs!
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Writing for Social Change in a Side-by-Side Course

August 12, 2020
When Drexel University moved to an online setting for spring term, no one knew how successful the courses would be. This was especially true for nine Drexel students, one professor, and a handful of members of the nonprofit organization Utility Emergency Services Fund (or UESF, pronounced “you-sef”), who had set out to forge a new partnership. A Community-Based Learning course, Writing for Social Change (WRIT 315) was led by Professor Elizabeth Kimball, who connected the students with the professional staff of UESF.
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