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- Abe Jeyapratap, BS ’25 Wins Prestigious 2024 Goldwater Scholarship
  
  May 03, 2024
  
  The Goldwater recognizes excellence among undergraduate sophomores and juniors planning to pursue research careers in STEM.
- Helena Mentis Appointed Head of Department of Information Science at Drexel’s College of Computing & Informatics
  
  April 24, 2024
  
  A highly regarded human-centered computing scholar, Mentis will begin her role leading the Department of Information Science on Sept. 1.
- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  April 09, 2024
  
  Faculty members were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel's Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  March 25, 2024
  
  Last term, Drexel University expanded its collaborations with local organizations and industry partners.
- Drexel University College of Computing & Informatics Announces David Breen as Recipient of Fulbright Award for 2024-2025
  
  March 18, 2024
  
  As a Fulbright Scholar, Breen will develop computational methods to support cutting-edge research in smart fabrics at the Inria Centre at the University of Grenoble Alpes.
- Splunk Founder Michael Baum ’85 Shares Personal Philosophies, Entrepreneurial Advice and the Impact of His Drexel Co-ops
  
  March 11, 2024
  
  Two co-ops at IBM and an on-campus visit from Steve Jobs helped inspire alumnus Michael Baum to start his entrepreneurial journey. He visited campus last week to publicly announce the evolution of his foundation, which invests in student startups, on the eve of his company’s $28 billion acquisition by Cisco.
- 40 Years Ago, Drexel Made Computer — and Apple — History
  
  March 05, 2024
  
  In the early 1980s, Drexel became the first university in the country to require all students to have a personal computer, a mandate made possible through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple Inc.
- Drexel CCI Faculty Member Thomas Heverin Receives Patent for New US Navy Cyber Risk Tool
  
  March 04, 2024
  
  The patent encompasses the design of newly developed tools to help assess how vulnerable cyber physical systems are to cybersecurity risks.
- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  February 16, 2024
  
  Last term, Drexel professors were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
- Drexel Joins U.S. Department of Commerce's AI Safety Consortium
  
  February 08, 2024
  
  Drexel University has joined more than 200 of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. The effort, led by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, will bring together academics, government and industry researchers, civil society organizations and AI creators and users to form the U.S. AI Safety Consortium.