2021 | Drexel Engineering

- How Drexel Students Are Prepping, De-stressing for the First Finals Week Back
  
  December 06, 2021
  This week marks the first fully in-person finals week since fall 2019. Undergraduate students hanging around campus on Dec. 3 explained how they’re preparing and how they plan to celebrate afterward.
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- Drexel Hosts First COP Event, Sends Delegation to COP26
  
  November 22, 2021
  Though the University has observed the United Nations climate conference since 2015, this was the first time that it cohosted an event at the international gathering, which 11 Dragons attended in 2021.
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- Global Again: How ISSS Showed Up for International Dragons During the Pandemic
  
  November 19, 2021
  The staff of Drexel University’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) supported international Dragons through a laundry list of ever-changing circumstances with the blend of practicality and hope needed in pandemic times.
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- After the 2020 Protests, Let’s Reimagine Urban Green Space as a Way to Promote Social Justice
  
  November 17, 2021
  There is a growing recognition that social justice is also environmental justice and health justice. Those goals can all be achieved in the redesign of physical spaces, writes College of Engineering Professor Franco Montalto, PhD, in this “Rebuilding Philly” essay.
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- Global Again: Drexel Student Study Abroad Experiences in a Changed World
  
  November 15, 2021
  Drexel students are once again engaging globally through study abroad and alternative programs, and though their experiences are affecting by the pandemic, they’re all the more worth it.
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- Just How Much Do Density and Green Space Affect Urban Energy Use? It Depends on Where You Live.
  
  November 08, 2021
  In the battle to mitigate “city heat” and conserve the energy it takes to keep folks comfortable inside, recent research has shown the importance of urban planning. Tree cover, paved surfaces, the spacing of buildings and green spaces all affect how much energy it takes to offset the “urban heat island effect.” But the relative contribution of these urban form factors has been a matter of debate. In a recently published journal paper, researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering, seeking to clarify the matter, presented a method for measuring the impact of each of these factors – and revealed that their contribution to building energy use varies between cities.
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- Fixing the Digital Divide Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does
  
  November 04, 2021
  While initiatives and related efforts to provide computers and connectivity to all can help, it’s not nearly enough — and it doesn’t get to the heart of the problem, writes the College of Engineering and ExCITe Center’s Youngmoo Kim in this essay originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer as part of “Rebuilding Philly.”
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  October 13, 2021
  Last term, Drexel faculty were recognized for their research and achievements, like Alexis Roth, PhD, associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, who received a NIH R01 grant for $4.9 million to assess HIV prevention interventions over the next five years.
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- At 2021 Convocation, Drexel Looks Both Forward and Inward
  
  October 08, 2021
  The annual event marking the start of the new academic year highlighted the best of Drexel innovation and potential.
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- Drexel Joins Citywide Innovation Conversation at 2021 B.PHL Fest
  
  September 17, 2021
  Drexel University faculty and staff will participate in a new hybrid version of the B.PHL Innovation Fest, a citywide celebration of innovation now in its third year. From Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 the event will welcome scores of creative thinkers from around the city and across the country, including headliners CNN’s Don Lemon, Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey and Grammy-winning recording artist Eve.
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