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July

  • Co-op Profile-Andre White

    July 31, 2012

    Mechanical engineering junior Andre White, who is currently on co-op with Boeing, says Drexel's co-op program arms students with an "extra notch of competitiveness."

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  • Diving Board Sensor Key to DNA Detection

    July 26, 2012

    A tiny vibrating cantilever sensor could soon help doctors and field clinicians quickly detect harmful toxins, bacteria and even indicators of certain types of cancer from small samples of blood or urine. Researchers from Drexel University are in the process of refining a sensor technology that they developed to measure samples at the cellular level into an accurate method for quickly detecting traces of DNA in liquid samples.

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  • Students Design Mobile Clinics for Drexel Autism Institute

    July 19, 2012

    The newly established A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University is hitting the road with design assistance from students in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Students are developing designs for the interior and exterior of a vehicle that will be used as a mobile clinic for research and community outreach, the first mobile unit for autism in the Philadelphia region.

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  • Mayor Nutter Announces $16 Million in Support of Philadelphia education

    July 18, 2012

    Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced a new, more than $16.2 million investment over the next four years by the Middleton family for educational, workforce training, and professional development programming. John S. and Leigh Middleton selected eight targeted education efforts in which their investment will be distributed: the School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Academies, Inc., Philadelphia Youth Network and Drexel University through the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.

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  • Co-op Profile Amanda Pentecost

    July 18, 2012

    Drexel senior Amanda Pentecost is currently in China working at the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI). She is the first student to take part in the Drexel-SARI partnership.

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  • Sifting Liquid Using Nanotubes

    July 17, 2012

    Drexel University engineers continue to drive research into the use of carbon nanotubes, straw-like structures that are more than 1,000 times thinner than a single human hair. Their most recent development uses the tiny tubes to separate liquids within a solution.

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  • Computer Science Design Team Wins Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship

    July 11, 2012

    The group, dubbed team “Drexel Dragons,” won the game design mobile category with a smartphone app that turns learning math concepts into a fun game.

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  • Engineers Develop New Grid-Level Energy Storage Technology

    July 10, 2012

    In the aftermath of the recent United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, the focus of many industrialized nations is beginning to shift toward planning for a sustainable future. One of the foremost challenges for sustainability is efficient use of renewable energy resources, a goal that hinges on the ability to store this energy when it is produced and disburse it when it is needed.

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  • Mantua Middle School Students Try Sports, Playwriting in Summer Program

    July 09, 2012

    Mantua in Action, a new summer program serving 178 Mantua middle school students from June 25 – August 10, is bringing together sports and enrichment opportunities to help students develop athletic skills and academic abilities, benefit from peer and adult role models, and demonstrate greater competence and hope for the future.

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  • Drexel Engineering Receives Obama Singh grant

    July 09, 2012

    An educational initiative, jointly funded by India and the United States, has paired Drexel University with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to create a resource for assessing the human health risks of microbial contamination.

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  • Student Rocket Launch

    July 02, 2012

    The project is designed to capture energy from the vibrations of the rocket during launch.

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