May 23, 2013
Before class one fateful morning, communications student Patrick Medeo began his daily routine by checking his email. His eyes widened as he read an invitation to participate in a PR/Marketing Case Competition, sponsored...
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May 22, 2013
Environmental science pre-junior Anna Gourlay wasn’t looking to go international for her first co-op experience, but somehow she ended up camping in Mongolia. Gourlay worked as an assistant staff scientist at the A...
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May 22, 2013
Mathematics and computer science major Andrew Zigerelli was one of four Drexel students to take home the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship this year. Established by Congress in 1986, the scholarship is awarded to the count...
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May 21, 2013
Dr. Denise Garcia joined the Department of Biology this spring as an assistant professor. A California transplant and lover of coffee, Garcia recalls the pivotal class that shifted her career focus from passing the bar t...
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May 15, 2013
Pop science fans, physics nerds and newbies alike are in for a captivating read. Physics Professor David Goldberg’s new book, The Universe in the Rearview Mirror: How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality, has been met with t...
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May 15, 2013
Public policy graduate student Deirdre Franklin is giving pit bulls a better name through her non-profit organization Pinups for Pitbulls. Founded in 2005, the pooch-friendly 501(c)(3) fights pit bull stereotypes by edu...
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May 14, 2013
With Minnesota’s Senate becoming the 12th governing body to pass a same-sex marriage bill in the United States, Dr. Scott Barclay weighs in on the third of the nation that’s making strides towards gender and sexual equal...
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May 13, 2013
Kailey Kluge’s friends used to tease her about becoming a Russian spy in a Bond movie, but it seems as though she’ll be working on the other side now that she was named a Boren Scholar last month....
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May 06, 2013
In the spirit of this year’s Great Works Symposium theme, “Frontiers in Science,” Dr. Jonathon Seitz and Dr. Lloyd Ackert from the Department of History and Politics co-led a winter course entitled "Cel...
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May 06, 2013
Students looking to add new courses to their summer schedules can explore the philosophy of sport, science, literature and “queer theory” in these exciting courses!...
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May 02, 2013
Last spring, Drexel’s first Inside-Out course offered students the chance to get out of the classroom and learn in a prison. Now, more than a year later, the five Inside-Out courses that will be held for the summer...
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May 02, 2013
For associate professor of English and philosophy Eva Thury, it all started on Pinterest. It was on this social sharing website that she found a new favorite author, John Green. After pinning a quote of his to her board ...
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April 30, 2013
Acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate and award-winning author Michelle Alexander will join Drexel University on Monday, May 6 from 6 – 9 p.m. for a discussion about racial bias in the criminal justice system. The even...
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April 29, 2013
Spring break in the Caribbean conjures up images of days on the beach and nights in the clubs. But for Dr. Mimi Sheller, director of the Mobilities Center in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, it meant something very...
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April 29, 2013
On April 30, 2013, Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences will welcome Arianna Huffington as the third lecturer in the College’s annual Distinguished Lecture Series. Huffington will explore "The Brave New World...
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April 17, 2013
As part of city’s vibrant scientific and technological community, Drexel University will play a big role in the 2013 Philadelphia Science Festival and Philly Tech Week on April 18-28. From a 29-story video game, to...
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April 16, 2013
Students looking for something different this summer should consider three new courses offered by the Community Inside-Out Program. Drexel undergraduates will have the opportunity to learn alongside West Philly residents...
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April 11, 2013
Student scholars in the humanities, social sciences, natural and physical sciences presented their research at the annual College of Arts and Sciences Research Day on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Behrakis Grand Hall. Over 1...
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April 11, 2013
As a student of psychology, Adrienne Juarascio wasn’t satisfied with the current treatment for eating disorders. “It seems like our standard treatments just aren’t enough,” said Juarascio, a stude...
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April 04, 2013
Secretary of Homeland Security traveled to Drexel University to announce seven colleges and universities competitively selected to participate in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Campus Resilience Pilot Program ...
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April 03, 2013
Our college community is a diverse bunch; we are novelists and chemists, physicists and philosophers; we work and learn in the City of Brotherly Love and embark on adventures abroad. The “CoAS Day-in-the-Life” Instagram ...
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April 02, 2013
Dr. Graham joined the Department of History and Politics this fall as an assistant professor of politics. Her research focuses on international relations and institutions, and global environmental politics....
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April 02, 2013
The College of Arts and Sciences is looking for two students with work-study grants to serve as assistants in the Dean's Office this spring quarter. The Dean’s Office office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00A...
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April 01, 2013
It’s the start of spring—time for April showers, May flowers and a Week of Writing! The Department of English and Philosophy’s Annual Week of Writing kicks off on May 20, 2013 in the lobby of Drexel&rs...
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April 01, 2013
Come out and support your fellow dragons at the 13th Annual College of Arts and Sciences Research Day on Tuesday, April 9, 2013! CoAS Research Day highlights the significant contributions of student scholars and research...
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April 01, 2013
In conjunction with the Week of Writing, the Department of English and Philosophy is now accepting submissions for the 2013 Drexel Publishing Group (DPG) Essay Contest, and the Week of Writing (WoW) Contest. DPG Essay C...
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March 31, 2013
On April 15, 2013, Physics Nobel Laureate Dr. David J. Wineland will explore the fascinating concepts of superposition and entanglement, revealing how a single atom can appear in two locations at the same time—and how th...
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March 31, 2013
Thousands of miles away on Bioko Island of Equatorial Guinea, Drexel researchers have been working to save the endangered primate species Mandrillus leucophaeus, or the drill monkey. These rare animals are threatened wit...
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March 29, 2013
Big headlines today state the obvious: Texting while driving is dangerous, practically everyone knows it, and a lot of people do it anyway. That’s the widely reported finding of a new AT&T survey about texting ...
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March 27, 2013
In 370 million-year-old red sandstone deposits in a highway roadcut, scientists have discovered a new species of armored fish in north central Pennsylvania. Fossils of armored fishes like this one, a phyllolepid placoder...
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March 27, 2013
We call it a ‘fish-eat-fish world,’ an ecosystem where you really needed to escape predation,” said describing life in the Devonian...
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March 27, 2013
After a difficult election season that ended with Mitt Romney's loss to President Barack Obama, the Republican National Committee’s Growth and Opportunity Project released a report last week calling on the party to...
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March 26, 2013
Drexel’s Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB) was awarded the Philadelphia Project of the Year by the Pennsylvania chapter of the March of Dimes in March. Jim Tucker, senior vice president f...
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March 22, 2013
In Mongolia, a sparsely populated, resource-endowed country sandwiched between China and Siberia, the climate is changing more rapidly than in many other places on Earth. Rising temperatures have caused rivers and stream...
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March 22, 2013
One molecule makes nerve cells grow longer. Another one makes them grow branches. These new experimental manipulations have taken researchers a step closer to understanding how nerve cells are repaired at their farthest ...
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March 07, 2013
Hugo Chávez, longtime president of Venezuela and one of the most polarizing figures in world politics, passed away on Monday after a long battle with cancer. In the wake of his passing, the reaction from Venezuela...
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March 04, 2013
Scholars and graduate students working in research areas relevant to the 18th century are invited to submit papers and panel suggestions for the East-Central/American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ annual fall m...
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February 26, 2013
From Alzheimer’s research and food safety, to morality in video games and traumatic brain injury, the sky’s the limit when it comes to student research at Drexel University. Graduate and undergraduate student...
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February 25, 2013
On April 30, 2013, Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences will welcome Arianna Huffington as the third lecturer in the College’s annual Distinguished Lecture Series. Huffington will join neuroscientist David Ea...
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February 25, 2013
From English 103 courses like “Heroes and Villains” and “Create Dangerously” to a mathematical look at “Predators and Plagues,” these new interdisciplinary courses will broaden your worldview and liven up your spring sch...
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February 24, 2013
Dr. Robert J. Kane joined the Department of Culture and Communication this fall as director of the Criminal Justice program. A strong environmental advocate and lover of coffee, Kane shares his journey from the police a...
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February 23, 2013
The millennial generation has been denounced as both the most apathetic and selfish generation. Those in economically disadvantaged communities are stereotyped as unwilling or unable to create change. But are these group...
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February 22, 2013
Drexel’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) received the American Institute of Physics’ Marsh W. White Award in support of their outreach initiatives with middle and high school students. The Chapter will put the award t...
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February 22, 2013
In a nod to knowledge and reason, Philosophy Week 2013 will debut next month! The event kicks off on Monday, March 4th and will feature interdisciplinary panel discussions and lectures, including a special visit from na...
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February 21, 2013
The past 10 years were the costliest in U.S. history with regard to natural disasters. Hurricane Sandy left 131 Americans dead, more than 6 million without power and $50 billion worth of damages, making it the second mos...
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February 21, 2013
Mimi Sheller will be featured in a video installed in the new Mobile World Center, in the heart of Barcelona. The Centre is Mobile World Capital’s permanent exhibition & venue, to spread and demonstrate the lat...
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February 19, 2013
It’s not every day that a meteor slams into the Earth. But on February 15, that's exactly what happened in central Russia, as a meteor crashed through the atmosphere, injuring more than 1,000 people and causing damage in...
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February 15, 2013
Debates about the term “legitimate rape” and whether or not a woman’s body can prevent rape have permeated media coverage in recent months, shedding light on the fact that views about sexual assault vic...
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February 13, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI startled the world Monday when he announced he would resign at the end of February. Eighty-five-year-old Benedict, a spiritual leader to billions of Roman Catholics, said his resignation is due in part ...
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February 07, 2013
Dr. Zelenkauskaite joined Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences after earning her Ph.D. in mass communication at Indiana University. Her research interests include social media, computer-mediated communicatio...
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February 06, 2013
Long before a single plant was positioned into the biowall in the Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, a group of Drexel researchers knew it was coming—and they knew, too, just how valuable it wou...
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February 01, 2013
Africana Studies and the Office of Equality and Diversity present “(1)NE DROP: Fact, Fiction, or Fate?,” featuring Dr. Yaba Blay, assistant teaching professor of Africana Studies and artistic director of the ...
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January 29, 2013
In December, the American Psychiatric Association worked to identify a new diagnostic system for personality disorders. The decision was met with some opposition, primarily based on the notion that it is very difficult t...
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January 24, 2013
Dr. Hairong Ma joined Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences after completing her postdoc as a research associate at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), University of Colorado at Bould...
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January 22, 2013
The Certificate Program in Writing and Publishing is gearing up for its annual series of writing workshops next month, beginning February 13th, 2013....
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January 22, 2013
Presidential inaugurations have been a part of American politics since the election of our first president. Though the ceremonial aspects vary from term to term, the tradition still remains mostly the same....
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January 22, 2013
Drexel's Dr. Diane Sicotte, an associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is researching environmental inequality in the Philadelphia region, and is working on a book regarding her research....
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January 18, 2013
Dr. Shari Moskow, professor and associate department head of mathematics, was selected as one of ten recipients to receive the Association for Women in Mathematics’ inaugural AWM Service Award...
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January 16, 2013
Dr. Robert Kane conducts an unprecedented investigation of police officers on the wrong side of the law in his new book Jammed Up: Bad Cops, Police Misconduct, and the New York City Police Department. Having received ex...
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January 15, 2013
Drexel’s revamped environmental science courses this past fall led students to the muddy marshes of New Jersey, a unique experiential learning opportunity resulting from the University’s affiliation with the Academy of N...
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January 09, 2013
On April 30, 2013, Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences will welcome Arianna Huffington as the third lecturer in the College's annual Distinguished Lecture Series....
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January 08, 2013
The Ecuadorian adventures of Dr. Sean O’Donnell will air on February 26, 2013 at 10PM ET in a new BBC America travel documentary series featuring actor Dominic Monaghan....
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January 07, 2013
We're "making spirits bright" all year round by bringing back "Find Me Fridays," a game that puts your photo-sleuthing skills to the test for a chance to win free prizes! That's right, we said FREE PRIZES—gift card...
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January 06, 2013
Want to learn about the problems that arise when philosophy and neuroscience collide? Or what about how technology is connecting the Drexel community to its surrounding neighborhoods? Explore these topics and more in our...
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January 05, 2013
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Philosophy Program is excited to announce its first ever “Philosophy Week” this March. The weeklong affair will feature major thinkers from across the country, an interdisciplinary pane...
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January 04, 2013
This September, environmental science students hit the ground running in Drexel’s new Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES). Located in the College of Arts and Sciences, the new departm...
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January 04, 2013
Dr. Tiago Saraiva joined Drexel's Department of History and Politics this fall after serving as a visiting professor at UCLA, Berkeley. Saraiva’s research focuses on the history of genetics, food and fascism, and the Wes...
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December 18, 2012
For 150 years, the tools of paleontology were shovels and pickaxes, burlap and plaster. Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, an associate professor in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, is working on innovative techniques...
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December 18, 2012
Dr. Maria Hnaraki, associate professor in the Department of Culture and Communication, believes dancing is the ultimate creative act. It was a huge part of her life growing up on the Greek island of Crete....
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December 13, 2012
With more news breaking this week about Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s ongoing battle with cancer, DrexelNow checked in with George Ciccariello-Maher, an assistant professor in Drexel’s Department of History...
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December 13, 2012
Outside of teaching for the Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel adjunct teaching professor Bryan Sacks has an interest in the role of communications media in enabling, constraining, legitimizing and delegitimizi...
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December 07, 2012
Dr. Barbara Hoekje, director of the English Language Center, is a self-described “dog person” who is currently reading The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs by Patricia McConne...
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November 29, 2012
Freshman Writing Program Director Dr. Rebecca Ingalls and colleagues explore the intricacies of plagiarism in their new book Critical Conversations About Plagiarism (Parlor Press, 2012)—a project 6 years in the making....
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November 29, 2012
Drexel's new Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science Department offers students a more comprehensive environmental science experience, with heavy emphasis on work in the field. In that way, it's a perfect fit for D...
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November 28, 2012
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien will join Drexel University for an advance screening of the new documentary “Who is Black in America?” on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., part of a multi-part se...
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November 27, 2012
The secretive, little-understood drill monkey has thrived for centuries on the African island of Bioko. But with hunting pressures now pushing the species to the brink, Drexel researchers are fighting back; and working t...
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November 16, 2012
When you look in a mirror, you see an image of yourself in reverse. But one odd mirror invented by mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks at Drexel Universi...
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November 15, 2012
Drexel University’s internationally-renowned Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology (ranked #7 nationally in per capita research productivity by the Chronicle of Higher Education) is opening a Psychology Clinic for w...
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November 13, 2012
Kathleen Volk Miller, an associate teaching professor in the English Department in the College of Arts and Sciences, writes essays and fiction, and has been published in Salon, The New York Times, and <...
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November 09, 2012
Drexel University Online honored two members of the College of Arts and Sciences on Thursday, November 8th at the sixth annual National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) awards ceremony. NDLW recognizes exceptional leaders, ...
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November 08, 2012
Tuesday night’s election results declared incumbent President Barack Obama the victor after a long—and often bitter—campaign season. DrexelNow spoke with Dr. Bill Rosenberg of the College of Arts and Sc...
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November 01, 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Academy scientist Dr. Ted Daeschler to the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science. Learn more about the paleontologist who unearthed the transitional fossil...
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October 25, 2012
In honor of Latino Heritage Month, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English and Philosophy, and the Office of Equality and Diversity are sponsoring a Spanish Book Drive to benefit the Mahatma Ghandi Fo...
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October 22, 2012
Drexel University hosted the Mid-Atlantic Law and Society Association's (MALSA) inaugural research conference on October 19-20, 2012. Over 125 participants from 50 academic institutions came together to address "Law, Soc...
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October 22, 2012
Author Lise Funderburg will be on campus on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 to discuss her book Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home, this year's Freshman Reading Program selection....
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October 20, 2012
On November 2, 2012, researchers from across the U.S. will gather in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building for a mini-symposium on CHARGE syndrome. CHARGE syndrome is a developmental disorder that affects roughly 1 ...
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October 19, 2012
Paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Lacovara continues to unearth enthusiasm for the Cretaceous Period—a time when much of our coastal lands were under water. Tri-state area residents came out in droves last Saturday for Fo...
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October 16, 2012
Researchers at Drexel University have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease. Their experiment, the first to answer a scientific questio...
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October 16, 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Dr. Amelia Hoover Green to the Department of History and Politics! Dr. Hoover Green's research focuses on the dynamics of conflict-related violence; intra-armed group politics an...
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October 15, 2012
The nation's oldest natural history museum is throwing a cocktail party featuring a menu of exotic and everyday foods inspired by its famous plant and animal collections. Farm-raised python, anyone?...
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October 11, 2012
Which issues will most influence your decision for a presidential candidate? Which issues are of most concern to Philadelphians? With the presidential election quickly approaching, Drexel University will host “Elec...
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October 11, 2012
In early October, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met onstage for this election season’s first presidential debate. The debate was moderated by journalist Jim Lehrer and foc...
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October 10, 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Dr. Kelly Joyce to the Department of History and Politics. Joining us from the College of William and Mary where she served as Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Joyce will lead Dre...
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October 03, 2012
As a commuter, it can be difficult sometimes to feel like an active and involved student. While everyone else is going to events, parties, special lectures, discussions, carnivals—you name it—you are in class...
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October 02, 2012
As the College of Arts and Sciences continues to grow, so does its team of bright, energetic faculty members. Meet one of the newest dragons joining us this fall, Dr. Michelle Dolinski...
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October 02, 2012
Ecology Ph.D. student Karen Sullam’s got a thing for the underdog—particularly when it comes to the ichthyologic sort. “It’s kind of funny because I started out studying sea turtles—they’re very big and charismatic—but I...
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October 01, 2012
Assistant Professor of Political Science, George Ciccariello-Maher, has divided his scholarly attention in 2012 between contentious issues at home and an anticipated election abroad. First, Ciccariello-Maher contri...
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September 26, 2012
As the new academic year gets underway, the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES, for short) is welcoming its first incoming class. Fresh from a three-day excursion at th...
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September 26, 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. James Herbert, professor of psychology and associate dean for research and graduate education, has been named the new head of the Department of Psychology....
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September 26, 2012
As the College of Arts and Sciences continues to grow, so does its team of bright, energetic faculty members. Meet one of the newest dragons joining us this fall, Dr. André Carrington!
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September 26, 2012
Whether you’re a student, faculty or staff member, or alum, make sure you save the date for the College of Arts and Sciences Research Day 2013. The big event will be held on April 9, 2013 on Drexel’s Uni...
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September 26, 2012
We’re hiring! The College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Culture and Communication are currently hiring work-study students. The College is also seeking a staff photographer to cover events, take faculty and ...
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September 25, 2012
As Drexel's Freshman Reading Program enters into its ninth year, incoming first-year students are gearing up to discuss their summer reading assignment, Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home, ...
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September 25, 2012
This fall the Drexel Philosophy Program is offering an exciting course that explores the ideas of medicine, disease and health from a philosophical perspective. Students will examine concepts like gender, mental illness,...
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September 21, 2012
Drexel University was awarded LEED® Gold certification for the University’s Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, which includes the first biowall at an academic institution in the country....
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September 21, 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences’ five-story biowall, housed in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, continues to garner praise and attention, this time at the 2012 Plantscape Industry Expo in Las Vegas. On August...
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September 19, 2012
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2.2 million to a project created by the School of Education and the College of Arts an...
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September 12, 2012
Dr. Anthony Addison, professor of chemistry, was named a 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow. The ACS is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 164,000 members, it is the world’s...
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August 30, 2012
The prospect of dangerous winds, flooding and fire have been ominously looming over the Gulf Coast, but the level of destruction to the southern U.S. is not the only aftermath many Americans are awaiting from the storm d...
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August 28, 2012
After years of speculation, Lance Armstrong has relinquished his seven Tour de France titles in response to accusations that he repeatedly cheated to become the world’s winningest cyclist.
“There comes a p...
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August 27, 2012
Alison Novak, adjunct instructor and Ph.D. student in the Department of Culture and Communication, studies millennial engagement with the media and the media’s treatment of millennials. Ultimately, any conversation...
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August 23, 2012
Nine Drexel University students will travel to London from August 31 through September 8 to see the 2012 Paralympic Games, as part of the travel-integrated course Perspectives on Disability, the fourth course in...
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August 21, 2012
Three leading scientists involved in the conservation of giant pandas at the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in Chengdu, China will present a mini-symposium, “Biology and Conservation of the Giant Panda,” ...
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August 20, 2012
Dr. John Kounios has a knack for articulating the science behind those proverbial lightbulb moments that occur when a sudden realization is made. Kounios, a professor of psychology in the Drexel University College of Art...
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August 19, 2012
Robert Stokes is an associate professor of sociology and coordinator of the Environmental Studies and Policy programs in the Department of Culture and Communication. His research looks at the economic and social impacts ...
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August 10, 2012
DrexelNow pulled Dr. Ken Lacovara, paleontologist and associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, from his work in a marl pit in Gloucester County, NJ, to find out what he’s current...
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August 06, 2012
Mimi Sheller examines how people move, how mobile communication changes how people move and how new systems of mobility can actually create immobility. It’s no wonder, then, that she’s designed Drexel’s...
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August 03, 2012
DrexelNow recently spoke with Dr. Paula Marantz Cohen, distinguished professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English and Philosophy. She recently authored a blog post i...
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July 30, 2012
When the longest cells in the body are injured at their farthest reaches, coordinating the cells’ repair is no easy task. This is in part because these peripheral nerve cells can be extremely long – up to one...
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July 27, 2012
Many of the world’s tropical protected areas are struggling to sustain their biodiversity, according to a study just published in Nature by more than 200 scientists from around the world....
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July 23, 2012
2012 marks a milestone in the Academy’s acclaimed Women In Natural Sciences program. It was 30 years ago that the Academy began offering free summer science classes to Philadelphia public high school girls from low...
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July 20, 2012
It's almost a given in science: the attempt to answer one scientific question sparks other questions to pop up along the way. That was the scenario for Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University scientists Paula Ze...
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July 03, 2012
For eastern Pacific populations of leatherback turtles, the 21st century could be the last. New research suggests that climate change could exacerbate existing threats and nearly wipe out the population. Deaths of turtle...
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June 12, 2012
A side mirror that eliminates the dangerous “blind spot” for drivers has now received a U.S. patent. The subtly curved mirror, invented by Drexel University mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks, dramatically increas...
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May 30, 2012
Tune in to NatGeo Wild next Sunday at 10PM to watch ant aficionado Sean O’Donnell scour the Ecuadorian rainforest in search of the mighty army ant! O’Donnell will be featured on an episode of “Animal Superpowers: Extreme...
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May 24, 2012
When leatherback turtle hatchlings dig out of their nests buried in the sandy Playa Grande beach in northwest Costa Rica, they enter a world filled with dangers. This critically endangered species faces threats that incl...
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May 16, 2012
If you knew your time was short, and you could share with the world one piece of advice, what would it be? That is the question that Matthew Ross Smith, an adjunct writing professor in Drexel University’s Goodwin ...
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May 15, 2012
In a unique creative writing course offered this fall—“Writing in Museums”—students will find inspiration in the vast collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
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May 14, 2012
This fall, Drexel Environmental Science students will have a breadth of new research and academic opportunities locally and across the globe as a result of the University’s unique academic affiliation with the Aca...
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May 14, 2012
This spring, students in the College of Arts and Sciences were acknowledged for their continued academic and professional prowess andtheir commitment to community outreach.
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May 07, 2012
Colby Hepner (International Area Studies, BA ’13) received the prestigious Boren Scholarship, which will allow him to spend the 2012-13 academic year in South Korea. The scholarship provides U.S. undergraduate stu...
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April 24, 2012
Biology sophomore Kyla LaFond was named the winner of the 7th Annual “Pay It Forward” Scholarship from CURE Auto Insurance and 94.5 PST. The $15,000 award is given to a young adult who has “performed unselfish act...
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April 20, 2012
"What's on your mind?" is a pretty loaded question if you ask David Eagleman, renowned neuroscientist and international bestselling author. On May 2, 2012, the College of Arts and Sciences will welcome David Eagle...
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April 17, 2012
Dr. James Spotila, Betz Chair Professor of Environmental Science and director of Drexel’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, was awarded the International Sea Turtle Society’s (ISTS) Lifetime Achievement Aw...
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April 15, 2012
Two College of Arts and Sciences alumni are the recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship: Allison Moyer, ’08 biology (currently at North Carolina State University); and JT Mlack,...
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April 10, 2012
Student scholars in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences presented their research at the annual College of Arts and Sciences Research Day on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Behrakis Grand Hall. Over 130 ...
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April 04, 2012
College of Arts and Sciences alumni, friends and faculty gathered after the Kaczmarczik Lecture on March 1, 2012 for a special addition to the series. At an intimate dinner in the Paul Peck Alumni Center, CoAS hon...
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April 04, 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Psychology are currently hiring work-study students!
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April 04, 2012
Over 900 people packed into the Main Auditorium on March 1, 2012 for the 17th Annual Kaczmarczik Lecture, “The Accelerating Universe.” Astronomer Dr. Brian P. Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, lectured ...
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April 03, 2012
It’s spring and that means it’s time for the annual Week of Writing (WoW), hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English and Philosophy!
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April 02, 2012
Elliott Chiu (BS/MS in Biology/Environmental Science, ’13) received the Udall Scholarship a prestigious and highly-competitive award for students committed to careers related to the environment. Chiu is the first ...
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March 22, 2012
Students looking to add fresh and exciting classes to their schedule this spring can now register for “Campaign Management” and “Neighborhood Narratives II,” two new courses offered by the Center for Public Policy...
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March 20, 2012
Dr. Donna Murasko, dean and professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel, was selected to receive the Elizabeth Bingham Mentoring Award from the Philadelphia chapter of the Association for W...
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March 20, 2012
Café Latino, in conjunction with the Mexican Cultural Center (a local non-profit), is proud to host “The Jewel Series: Mexican Literary Classics on the Screen.” The series will kick off on April 26, 2012 at 6 PM<...
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February 22, 2012
Researchers at Drexel University are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to test h...
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February 08, 2012
A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January is...
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January 25, 2012
Join the Department of Psychology for "Manufacturing Memories" with Dr. Elizabeth Loftus at 3p.m. on February 24, 2012 and learn more about this intriguing work. The event will take place in Geary Auditorium A in ...
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January 18, 2012
It’s one of the most passionate debates in the medical community: can you be addicted to food or is overeating the result of failed will-power? Dr. Oz, host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” a daily television program focusin...
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January 10, 2012
In the humid Ecuadorian night, after a long day of filming, Dr. Sean O’Donnell treks back into the Tiputini rainforest alone. The thick canopy blocks the moonlight, replacing the lush greens of day with the deep b...
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January 09, 2012
This spring, Drexel students will get a taste of life behind bars in “Prison, Society and You.” Taught by Cyndi Rickards, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice, the course will bring together 15 student...
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January 05, 2012
Victor Tringali, director of University Wellness at Drexel, notes today’s predominantly inactive 9-to-5 population and suggests daily practices to increase activity. “Many of us sit in the car, at our desk, and in...
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January 04, 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences is excited to welcome Dr. Flavia Padovani, the College’s newest tenure-track faculty member in the Department of English & Philosophy.
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December 16, 2011
Drexel is often hailed by students, alumni and parents for its cooperative education program—and for good reason. It allows students to receive valuable hands-on learning opportunities in a professional setting of...
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December 06, 2011
Scott Barclay, Ph.D., professor and head of the Department of History and Politics, has been elected to the Law and Society Association’s Class of 2014 Board of Trustees.
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December 01, 2011
Last month planet Earth welcomed its seven billionth resident. If that number doesn't make you feel small, how about this: we're one of eight planets to orbit the sun out of an estimated 50 billion planets in the ...
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November 23, 2011
Over the last several months, protesters have been gathering far and wide as part of the Occupy movement, a recent wave of national, socioeconomic demonstrations cropping up from Philadelphia to Oakland. The “99 p...
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November 03, 2011
Donald N. Bersoff, Ph.D., J.D., Drexel University psychology professor and national expert on legal and ethical issues in mental health, has been elected 2013 president of the American Psychological Association.
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October 07, 2011
What’s better than unwinding with interesting people after a long day, or meeting faculty who may one day help you get a job or grad school placement—all while enjoying free food and prizes? Not much. That’s why...
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October 05, 2011
The College of Arts and Sciences warmly welcomes four new tenure-track faculty members this term: Dr. Scott Barclay, head of the history and politics department; Dr. Tali Gidalevitz, assistant professor of biology...
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October 04, 2011
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Kathleen Volk Miller was named one of Philadelphia’s top 76 Creative Connectors by Leadership Philadelphia. The full list of connectors can be found on the WHYY/NewsWorks website,...
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October 03, 2011
As you’ve surely heard—or seen—the College of Arts and Sciences’ new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building has officially opened at the corner of 33rd and Chestnut Streets. Home to North America’s largest living ...
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October 02, 2011
Summer vacation for Drexel undergrads Ashley Faller and Nicole Graff was anything but trips to the shore and lazy beach reads. For six months, the two psychology students worked on the Greek Isle of Crete as part ...
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September 30, 2011
College of Arts and Sciences freshmen kicked off the school year with PANORAMA 2011, a Drexel tradition now in its second year. On the morning of September 16, roughly 400 CoAS students, faculty and staff gathered...
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August 19, 2011
The Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building is nearing completion and will officially open by the start of fall term classes. Faculty and students in the Department of Biology are excitedly
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July 21, 2011
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. F. Elaine DeLancey, associate professor of English and founding editor of BMa: The Sonia Sanchez Literary Review. Dr. DeLancey died in her home on Monday, July ...
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June 30, 2011
On Thursday, July 7th, the Drexel Fellowships Office will host its annual Student Fellowship Recipients Panel from 6:00-7:30pm in Curtis 352A
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June 29, 2011
Dr. James Spotila, Betz Chair Professor of Environmental Science, will discuss sea turtle conservation and research live on the air Thursday, June 30th, from 11a.m. to noon on WHYY Radio Times. Tune in to learn ...
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June 16, 2011
If you missed the 6th Annual Week of Writing, never fear: we have (almost) the whole week on video. Watch visiting authors and faculty discuss writing about travel, history, comedy, graphic novels and more!
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June 14, 2011
Rachel Semigran, B.A. English '10, was one of only ten students in the nation selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award for 2011. This generous award supports students of exceptional promise an...
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June 09, 2011
Philadelphia, Pa. (June 09, 2011)—Paleontologists have discovered numerous marine fossils at a dig site in Sewell, N.J., including sea turtles, crocodiles, other reptiles, and fish. A remarkable 3-foot-wide fossil...
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June 09, 2011
The College of Arts and Sciences and The iSchool at Drexel are now offering an accelerated degree program in History and Library and Information Science (LIS). The program will allow academically-qualified student...
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June 01, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 7 PM, Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Research Center (3128 Market Street)
Drexel's College of Arts & Sciences and Westphal College have organized a celebration highlighting poetry,...
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May 16, 2011
The sixth annual Week of Writing (WoW) will kick off on May 23, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in Behrakis Grand Hall. This year boasts some exciting special guests, including comic book writer John Arcudi, best known for his...
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May 16, 2011
The highly-anticipated Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB) is now in the final stages of development and is slated to open its doors in July 2011. Located at the intersection of 33rd and Chestnut Streets...
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May 14, 2011
As the 2010-11 school year comes to a close, students and faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences continue to receive prestigious honors, ranging from Fulbright Scholarships to the Thomas R. Pickering Undergra...
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May 13, 2011
On June 3, 2011, students from across the College of Arts and Sciences will host “Party to Extinction: A Meteoric Spring Formal Event” from 7:00pm to 11:00pm at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The event will ta...
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May 12, 2011
Enigmatic and haunting, Jack the Ripper is perhaps the most infamous serial killer in history. So many popular books and movies have speculated on his origins and historical implications. So much has been w...
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May 10, 2011
Three Drexel College of Arts and Sciences students and one CoAS faculty member received the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for study and research abroad in 2011-12. The recipients are:
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May 06, 2011
Drexel's annual Week of Writing will kick off on Monday, May 23rd at 10am in Behrakis Grand Hall. Highlights of this week-long event include panel discussions on The Future of the Graphic Novel; The Art of Adverti...
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May 04, 2011
The popularity of virtual communities (e.g. Second Life and Habbo) and online video games (e.g. World of War Craft and EverQuest) have created new opportunities for criminals and a subsequent need to familiarize l...
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April 21, 2011
The entire Drexel community is invited to the Civil War CD release party on Monday, April 25th from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, 3401 Filbert. The event will feature a reception and live musical...
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April 12, 2011
Drexel University will partner with more than 55 organizations to launch the Philadelphia Science Festival, a two-week initiative to celebrate the region's strengths in science and technology April 16-28. The city...
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April 11, 2011
Students and faculty in the Department of History and Politics collaborated with Westphal’s music and music industry programs to produce a 2-disc music CD to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The Civil ...
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April 11, 2011
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in four Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder, and of those more than 2.2 million people with anxiety disorders have obsessive compulsive disorder. OC...
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April 08, 2011
Michael Carroll, author of Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader, will be on campus April 28, 2011 to help Drexel faculty, students and staff learn to ease their career pressures with a healthier, more mindful appr...
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April 08, 2011
The Department of Physics will host the 16th annual Kaczmarczik Lecture on April 27th, 2011 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Main Building Auditorium (32nd and Chestnut Streets). Guest speaker Dr. Tejinder S. Virdee,...
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April 07, 2011
A record number of undergraduate and graduate students (over 150!) presented their research in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences at the annual College of Arts and Sciences Research Day held yest...
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April 06, 2011
Dr. Evan Forman, associate professor of psychology, CoAS, along with Dr. Meghan Butryn, research assistant professor of psychology, CoAS, and Dr. Nachson Meiran, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel were a...
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April 06, 2011
Four CoAS alumni were chosen as 2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellows, and one current mathematics doctoral student received an Honorable Mention. The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program ...
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March 31, 2011
Sajjan Singh Mehta, BS/MS student in physics and mathematics, is Drexel’s latest recipient of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, awarded to outstanding undergraduat...
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March 21, 2011
Michael Carroll, author of Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader, will be on campus April 28, 2011 to help Drexel faculty, students and staff learn to ease their career pressures with a healthier,...
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March 14, 2011
Drexel's Center for Mobilities Research and Policy will host an international conference "Mobilities in Motion: New Approaches to Emergent and Future Mobilities" from March 21st-23rd, 2011 in Behrakis Hall South...
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February 28, 2011
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Good Idea Fund are pleased to announce that Sir Salman Rushdie will be delivering the inaugural lecture in the Drexel University, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished...
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February 22, 2011
On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, undergraduate and graduate students will gather in Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center, to present their research in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The event will b...
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February 21, 2011
Over the course of five expeditions to southern Patagonia, Dr. Ken Lacovara, along with teams of Drexel students, have discovered bones comprising the most complete, super-massive dinosaur in history. The fossils ...
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February 20, 2011
Sir Salman Rushdie, one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in modern day literature, will serve as the first speaker in the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series on May 4, 2011 at...
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February 19, 2011
Summer 2010 marked the completion of a major step in the Double Chooz project—a global collaboration project stationed in the French Ardennes. Among the research groups from Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, the Uni...
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February 19, 2011
While the snow put a damper on the first scheduled Meet & Greet, it did not stand in the way on February 10, 2011 when the CoAS community gathered again for the quarterly event. Students took advantage of the ...
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February 18, 2011
Registration is now open for the College of Arts and Sciences Research Day 2011. Registration will remain open until March 17, 2011. All CoAS students, or non-CoAS students working with a CoAS faculty member, are invited...
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December 23, 2010
President Fry's efforts to revitalize University City were noted in a January 2011 article in Philadelphia Magazine titled, "Is West Philly the Next Center City?" The Constantine Papadakis Integrated Sciences Bu...
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December 05, 2010
At convocation on October 5th 2010, Drexel President John Fry challenged those in attendance to consider the following:
"If Anthony Drexel were to walk today from the Main Building where the Drexel Ins...
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December 03, 2010
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, along with Dr. John Jewett Jr., Jay Meyers and Dr. Arthur Shostak were honored by Dean Donna Murasko at the College of Arts and Sciences’ 20th Anniversary Gala on November1...
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December 03, 2010
On October 14, 2010, the CoAS community gathered in the Paul Peck Alumni Center to celebrate the College's quarterly Meet and Greet. Students and faculty munched and mingled, and a lucky few even took home some gr...
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November 23, 2010
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted its most recent D3 event on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, welcoming a panel of illustrious crime experts as well as the author of The Murder Room, Michael Capuzzo.
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November 20, 2010
Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, visited Drexel University as part of the Freshmen Reading Program on October 26, 2010. As the University’s special guest, Quick’s visit to Drexel was ...
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November 12, 2010
The College of Arts and Sciences celebrated its 20th Anniversary on Friday, November 12, 2010. The event began with a Student Research Symposium in Mitchell Auditorium, where twelve students presented from discipl...
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October 30, 2010
Students, faculty and local musicians discussed the value of music at the College of Arts and Sciences ongoing D3 series, Dinner and Discussion at Drexel.
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October 20, 2010
On October 20, 2010, Mayor Michael Nutter visited Drexel's University Campus as part of PhillyGoes2College's "College Awareness Week." Mayor Nutter made a special stop at MacAlister Hall to visit with high school ...
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October 19, 2010
The faces of the 2010 Drexel Chapter of the Society of Physics Students were chosen to grace the homepage of GradschoolShopper.com, a site owned by the American Institute of Physics. The website offers information...
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October 11, 2010
As I made my way toward the corner of 15th and Race Streets to conduct my final interview as an ASK staff writer, I thought about how strange it felt to explore a new part of the University as an alum. I ...
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October 05, 2010
This year, with a growing student body, the College of Arts and Sciences (CoAS) is thrilled to welcome six new faculty members: Dr. George Ciccariello-Maher, Dr. Patrick Clarke, Dr. Brian P. Daly, Dr. Simon Foucar...
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October 05, 2010
Graduate students studying communication at Drexel are lucky enough to welcome eight-time Emmy award-winning journalist Lu Ann Cahn as their professor this quarter. Equipped with over 30 years of experience in the...
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October 02, 2010
Since the beginning of the BP Gulf Oil Leak in April 2010, fossil fuels, global warming, and the political dynamics affecting these issues have once again been headlining newspapers, network newscasts, and blogs. ...
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October 02, 2010
This fall will mark the seventh anniversary of the Freshman Reading Program (FRP). First-time author Matthew Quick’s Silver Lining Playbook is this year’s selection, and the first novel to be chosen since the FR...
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October 02, 2010
Most Drexel students are aware that establishing ties to the Philadelphia community is a mutually gainful relationship, essential to the success of both. And many of us at Drexel feel a very real affection for the...
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September 27, 2010
Philadelphia - Christina Mastropaolo established a new program record with five goals in a game while breaking the career Division I program record for goals with 53 while teammate Susan Ciufo tied her own recor...
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August 23, 2010
For the third consecutive year, Drexel University has made the “up-and-coming” short list of national universities that have achieved the “most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, c...
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August 22, 2010
Drexel psychology student, Kimberly Marion, was one of two Drexel students awarded the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Scholarship for Study Abroad in Ireland. Marion will participate in the Drexel in Ireland...
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June 29, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010 marked the start of the Week of Writing (WoW) at Drexel, an annual event that features reading marathons, open mics, a book fair and numerous panel discussions where students can learn more ab...
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June 29, 2010
Dr. James R. Spotila, Betz Chair Professor of Environmental Science, is considered one of the principal authorities on the physiological ecology of sea turtles. As the founding president of the International Sea T...
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June 25, 2010
Discussion turned to the film’s dramatization of events. “I had a lot of misgivings about the film,” said Ibieta, “[but] it works really well with a popular audience …[and] a lot of it is actually pretty factual.”...
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June 23, 2010
Courtney Elizabeth Thomas, a junior in the Department of Biology, was crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2010 on June 19, 2010. Congratulations, Courtney! For more information, see:
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June 07, 2010
Drs. Mary Ebeling, assistant professor, Department of Culture and Communication, and David Ambrose, assistant professor, Department of Mathematics were the recipients of the College ...
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June 06, 2010
Dr. Susan Stein, assistant professor, Department of Culture and Communication, was the recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences’ 2009-2010 Teaching Excellence Award....
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June 05, 2010
Dr. R. Andrew Hicks, associate professor of mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences, was the recipient of the 2009-2010 University Research/Scholarship Award...
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May 27, 2010
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Honors Day took place on May 27, 2010 in Main Auditorium. This annual event honors the academic achievements of students in the humanities and sciences, encouraging their continue...
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April 26, 2010
On Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 10a.m., Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, associate professor of biology, and several graduates of CoAS’ biology department will appear in the History Channel documentary Prehistoric Monsters Reveale...
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April 21, 2010
During the week of May 17th, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English and Philosophy will once again host the Week of Writing. This annual event will include readings and panel discussions on...
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April 21, 2010
As a student, it can be challenging at times to distinguish which student organizations best fit academic or professional enrichment needs. Drexel, in fact, is host to over 260 current student organizations. Often...
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April 21, 2010
Paul Ullman, Ph.D. candidate under Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, associate professor of biology, was awarded the very competitive and prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The award is for $40,500 per year for thr...
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April 20, 2010
The annual Kaczmarczik Lecture, hosted by the Department of Physics, took place on March 4, 2010 and was attended by over 800 people, including 400 visiting high school students from across the Philadelphia area. ...
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April 19, 2010
Dean Donna Murasko and the entire College community applaud the work of the CoAS students who participated in this year's University Research Day, which took place on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Seven CoAS students ...
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April 16, 2010
The College of Arts and Sciences celebrated the hard work of CoAS undergraduate and graduate students at its annual Research Day on April 6, 2010. A total of 117 students presented their research in fields ranging...
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April 13, 2010
Dr. Pamela Geller, associate professor of psychology, OB/GYN and public health, and director of the Student Counseling Center on Drexel’s Hahnemann campus, was, along with her colleagues, recently awarded the 2010...
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April 13, 2010
Throughout the months of February and March, the Africana Studies program, in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Earle Mack School of Law, presented a five-part lecture series in honor of Bl...
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April 02, 2010
Daniel Verbaro, a BS/MS student in biology and chemistry, has achieved national distinction as a recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Daniel was among 278 students chosen from 1,111 nominee...
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April 02, 2010
Physics Junior Amanda White has achieved national distinction as a recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Amanda was among 278 students chosen from 1,111 nominees who were recognized for succ...
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March 12, 2010
On March 11, 2010, the Office of the Provost announced the recipients of the Louis and Bessie Stein Family Fellowships for 2009-2010. These fellowships support exchanges between Drexel and Israeli universities. Dr...
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March 10, 2010
Drexel University's Board of Trustees named John A. Fry as the University's 14th president today after a unanimous vote, announced Chairman Richard A. Greenawalt. Fry is currently president of Franklin & Mars...
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February 21, 2010
A diverse group of Drexel alumni gathered on Wednesday February 3, 2010 for an evening at the Philadelphia International Auto Show, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Drexel University Alumni Assoc...
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February 17, 2010
Sitting down for an interview with Dr. Scott Warnock, I came mentally prepared for a heated discussion on distance learning. As a techno-illiterate, I've struggled to come to terms with the idea of teaching via th...
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January 31, 2010
Cory Doctorow delivered this year’s visiting writer lecture to a packed house in Main Auditorium at the annual event sponsored by the Freshman Reading Program and the College of Arts and Sciences. A science fictio...
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January 29, 2010
Children are fascinated by dinosaurs. Fossil museums, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, create an avenue for engendering interest in the sciences at an early age. Few, though, are fortunate ...
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January 29, 2010
As the field of psychology struggles to develop a clear, scientific approach for diagnosis and clinical treatment of psychological disorders, Dr. James Herbert, professor of psychology and CoAS associate dean, str...
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January 29, 2010
The Woodlands, a historic mansion, cemetery and landscape, holds notable individuals such as artist Thomas Eakins, United States congressman James Thompson, and the founder of Drexel University, Anthony Joseph Dre...
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January 28, 2010
On Tuesday, November 17, 2009, Dean Murasko joined with President Pennoni and the Papadakis family to break ground on the Constantine Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, which will be located at the corner of ...
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January 28, 2010
As a clinical neuropsychologist and an associate research professor in the Department of Psychology, Dr. Maria Schultheis's clinical and research experience focuses on the rehabilitation of cognitively impaired populatio...
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January 22, 2010
Author, playwright, and performance artist Kate Bornstein, a male-female transsexual, shared with eager Drexel students her personal and professional perspective on understanding the current binary model of gender...
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January 22, 2010
Rarely are college students given an opportunity to attend an event where the adjectives to describe it are both “delicious” and “educational.” But students had that opportunity when the Hospitality Management pro...
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January 08, 2010
In October, Alisa Melekhina, a Drexel sophomore majoring in philosophy, won third place in the 2009 Women’s Chess Championship held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Missouri. The tournament w...
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November 24, 2009
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jeffery L. Twiss as Head of the Department of Biology, and Dr. Wesley Shumar as Head of the Department of Culture and Communication, e...
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November 19, 2009
If the stereotype for an astrophysics professor is an elderly, bumbling, somewhat eccentric man with wild gray hair, Dr. David Goldberg certainly doesn’t fit it. He’s young, energetic, and articulate about a subje...
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November 10, 2009
If you asked a room full of Drexel students why they chose to attend the University, ranking high on their list of motivations would undoubtedly be the co-op opportunity. However, students who come to Drexel find ...
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October 23, 2009
"Food for Thought: What Does it Mean to Eat Sustainably” kicked-off the fall quarter D3 series. Industry experts David Siller and Christina Pirello presented on sustainable food production, preparation, and acquis...
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October 02, 2009
The new Center for Mobilities Research and Policy (mCenter) at Drexel University fosters innovative collaborations between the arts and social sciences, engineering, business, law, media and design, as well as pub...
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October 01, 2009
The Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences welcomes five new faculty members: Dr. Brent Luvass, Dr. Bo Dong, Dr. Kevin Shuford, Dr. Mimi Sheller and Dr. Jeffery Twiss.
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September 30, 2009
For as long as Greek Life has existed on college campuses, hazing has often been a part of fraternity and sorority initiation. But the dangerous physical, emotional, and potential legal consequences of hazing exte...
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September 20, 2009
Plato and Aristotle would certainly give their approval of Drexel University as the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English and Philosophy announce a major in Philosophy, as well as a Secondary ...
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September 20, 2009
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jeffery L. Twiss as Head of the Department of Biology, and Dr. Wesley Shumar as Head of the Department of Culture and Communication, e...
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August 01, 2009
The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce the establishment of the Center for Public Policy (CPP), a combined research and academic center in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Center will provide a...
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