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October

  • Cuisine From the Collections A Taste of the Academy

    October 31, 2013

    The second annual Cuisine From the Collections, an exciting twist on the ordinary cocktail party, will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. The event, a fundraiser for the museum’s research and collections, will feature foods—from the everyday to the exotic—inspired by the Academy’s collection of more than 18 million plant and animal specimens.

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  • Bob Francis Q-and-A

    October 30, 2013

    As vice president of University Facilities, Bob Francis is faced with a monumental task: the execution of Drexel’s 2012-17 Campus Master Plan. DrexelNow spoke with Francis about what has gone into Drexel’s transformation.

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  • Environmental Research Consortium With Lacawac Sanctuary

    October 24, 2013

    Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and Drexel University today announced an agreement to form an environmental research and education consortium at Lacawac Sanctuary, a popular National Natural Landmark and ecological field research station in the Pocono Mountains.

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  • Dinosaurs Unearthed

    October 11, 2013

    Roaring, thrashing, life-size dinosaurs and the awe-inspiring stories of prehistoric earth are unfolding at the as Dinosaurs Unearthed makes its East Coast debut at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

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  • Drexel Scientist Studies Hurricane Sandy Impact on NJ Coastal Wetlands One Year Later

    October 07, 2013

    In a stroke of good luck, Drexel's Dr. Tracy Quirk captured detailed measurements of water level and salinity at a range of coastal wetland sites, even as they were overtaken by Hurricane Sandy. After the storm, she began working on an intensive year-long project, funded by the National Science Foundation, to evaluate ecosystem processes in New Jersey’s salt marshes before, during, and for a year following Hurricane Sandy. Quirk is beginning to analyze findings from the study now.

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  • Green Building Design Research Expert Dr. Ajla Aksamija to Speak at Drexel

    October 07, 2013

    Green building design research expert Dr.Ajla Aksamija will join Drexel University on Thursday, Oct. 24,for a lecture entitled“Interdisciplinary Research: Building, Technology and Environment.”Head of research for the Building Technology Laboratory (Tech Lab) at international design firm Perkins+Will, Aksamija will speak about her ongoing research in high-performance buildings, building systems, innovative design approaches and emerging building technologies.

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  • Custom-Designed Major Graduates

    October 02, 2013

    None of the more than 70 possible majors available to Drexel undergraduates was quite the right fit for Kathryn Gardner, until she enrolled in the new Custom-Designed Major program in 2011. Two years later, Gardner is one of the program's first two graduates.

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  • Longline Fishery in Costa Rica Kills Thousands of Sea Turtles and Sharks

    October 02, 2013

    The second-most-common catch on Costa Rica’s longline fisheries in the last decade was not a commercial fish species. It was olive ridley sea turtles.

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