Drexel University Finalizes Deal with Shima Seiki USA
Feb 27, 2012
Following the signing of a groundbreaking, $1 million agreement with Shima Seiki USA, Genevieve Dion, assistant professor and fashion design program director in Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will now have the state-of-the-art laboratory to conduct research for the development of new smart textiles, wearable technologies and to explore new methods of production that will ultimately impact a number of market sectors.
Black History Month Concert at the Kimmel Center
Feb 24, 2012
The Drexel University Concert Band will take the stage at the Kimmel Center for the first time ever to perform a range of music by African American composers that will include two newly commissioned works by Valerie Colman and other influential musicians, in honor of Black History Month.
Drexel basketball defeats James Madison to earn first CAA regular season title
Feb 23, 2012
Drexel's Samme Givens scored 18 points and grabbed his 1,000th career rebound on Senior Night as Drexel defeated James Madison, 78-61, for its 16th straight win. With George Mason's loss at Northeastern, the Dragons (24-5, 15-2 CAA) clinched the top seed in the upcoming CAA Tournament in Richmond and at least a share of its first CAA regular-season championship.
Malaria Research Team Awarded $2 Million NIH Grant
Feb 23, 2012
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded Drexel University College of Medicine a $ 2 million grant for a four-year project to investigate molecular pathways targeted by antimalarial pyrazole compounds. These compounds were first discovered by a research team from Drexel.
Engineering Research Brings Seven Humanoid Robots to Drexel
Feb 22, 2012
Seven adult-sized humanoid robots took the stage during Drexel University’s celebration of National Engineers Week, in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. A showcase event on Feb. 20 introduced all seven of the Korean HUBO robots to the community. Their presence -together in one place- is a unique event that serves as a key milestone for a nationwide, collaborative robotics research effort funded by the National Science Foundation.
Breaking Ground on Chestnut Square
Feb 22, 2012
Drexel trustees, students, faculty and professional staff gathered on February 21 to officially kick off the $97.6 million Chestnut Square project with a ceremonial groundbreaking.
Engineers Develop Cement With 97 Percent Smaller Carbon Dioxide and Energy Footprint
Feb 20, 2012
Drexel University engineers have found a way to improve upon ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the glue that’s bonded much of the world’s construction since the late 1800s. In research recently published in Cement and Concrete Composites the group served up a recipe for cement that is more energy efficient and cost effective to produce than masonry’s most prevalent bonding compound.
Engineers Develop Shish Kebab Shaped Buckypaper
Feb 20, 2012
Next-generation body armor and batteries could be within reach according to a group of Drexel University engineers who recently presented their work with a sophisticated weave of carbon nanotubes, commonly called buckypaper, in ACS Nano, a publication of the American Chemical Society.
Drexel and American Campus Communities to Break Ground on $97.6 Million Mixed-Use Development
Feb 20, 2012
Drexel and American Campus Communities will break ground on a new $97.6 million development that will transform Chestnut Street between 32nd and 33rd Streets into a new gateway for Drexel and University City. Designed by internationally acclaimed Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Chestnut Square will feature 361,200 square-feet of mixed-use student housing and retail space. It’s scheduled for completion September 2013.
Robotic Dinosaurs On the Way for Next-Gen Paleontology with 3-D Printing
Feb 20, 2012
Researchers 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 hypotheses about how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals moved and lived in their environments.
Humanoid-Robot-Exhibition-Opens-Drexel-Engineers-Week
Feb 17, 2012
Drexel’s College of Engineering will kick off its National Engineers Week celebration with an unprecedented unveiling of seven adult-size humanoid robots as part of nationwide research collaboration. Following the demonstration, attendees can take photos with the robots, view a robotics competition and meet robotics researchers.
Drexel Students: Building Better Communities
Feb 14, 2012
A group of Drexel students volunteer their time with The Other Carpenter, a West Philadelphia non-profit housing ministry that offers home-repair assistance to residents.
Dick Hayne Donates $200K to Drexel's Baiada Center
Feb 13, 2012
During his acceptance speech for receiving the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 2012 Edward Powell Award, the founder, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters Inc. Dick Hayne announced he will donate the $100,000 prize and a matching gift to Drexel University’s Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship.
Drexel-Academy Scientists Install Rare Dino Bone at Franklin Institute
Feb 10, 2012
Paleontologists Dr. Kenneth Lacovara from Drexel and Dr. Ted Daeschler from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, together with Jason Poole, manager of the Academy’s Fossil Prep Lab, recently unveiled the cast of a fossil from one of the largest known dinosaurs at the Franklin Institute.
Attorney Stephen Cozen is the Business Leader of the Year
Feb 10, 2012
The founder and chairman of the Philadelphia-based law firm Cozen O’Connor, Stephen A. Cozen, is Drexel University's LeBow College of Business 58th Business Leader of the Year. He will be honored at a luncheon attended by hundreds of Greater Philadelphia’s top executives on Feb. 13.
iSchool Becomes NSF Visual Decision Informatics Cooperative Research Center
Feb 8, 2012
In the race to find innovative solutions to our nation’s most pressing Big Data challenges, two universities are leading the charge. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Drexel University have been awarded funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create the Center on Visual and Decision Informatics (CVDI).
Study Predicts Public Opinion on Climate Change
Feb 6, 2012
A new study conducted by Dr. Robert Brulle, a professor of sociology and environmental science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, along with Jason Carmichael of McGill University and J. Craig Jenkins of Ohio State University, identifies the informational, cultural and political processes that influence public concern about climate change.
News Release
Feb 6, 2012
A photograph submitted by a group of Drexel engineers has won recognition by the National Science Foundation.
Academy-Paleopalooza-Festival
Feb 2, 2012
Paleopalooza, an annual two-day festival of gigantic proportions, will be held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18 and 19.
Diabetes Rates Vary Widely in Developing Countries
Feb 1, 2012
Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University’s School of Public Health. Liu’s study found that access to healthcare support for diabetes varied widely in developing countries, and that one in 10 diagnosed cases remain untreated.