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- Computer Science Student Siddhanth Agrawal Receives Honorable Mention in AAAS Student Poster Competition
  
  April 14, 2022
  
  Agrawal, who was recognized for his e-poster titled “Seirv Model of SARS-CoV-2 with Global Sensitivity Analysis,” was among ten Drexel University students to place in the competition.
- Two CCI Alumni Named Among Drexel’s 2022 '40 Under 40'
  
  April 13, 2022
  
  Two College of Computing & Informatics alumni – Iris Howley '08 and Adit Gupta '19 – were selected for this year’s class in recognition of their professional success, community involvement and all-around amazingness.
- Michelle Rogers Completes Prestigious National STEM Faculty Leadership Program
  
  March 23, 2022
  
  Rogers was recognized at a March 17 graduation ceremony during the 2022 ELATES Leaders Forum along with 46 women faculty from over 35 different institutions across the U.S. and Canada.
- Following the Thread: Drexel’s TopoKnit System Lays the Groundwork for Universal Design of Functional Fabrics
  
  February 25, 2022
  
  A team of researchers at Drexel University is translating the loops and twists that makeup a knitted textile into a digital architecture of knitting — a key step in the process of incorporating new technologies into textiles
- 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.
- 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.
- Drexel Joins New NSF Institute Using Data Tools to Support Materials Science Research
  
  September 28, 2021
  
  Drexel University’s Metadata Research Center in the College of Computing & Informatics is one of 10 research partners that will be part of a new $15 million National Science Foundation effort to harness the power of data science and artificial intelligence to guide materials science research.
- 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.
- STAR Scholars 2021: A “Closer to Normal” Experience Despite Ongoing Pandemic
  
  September 13, 2021
  
  One hundred and forty second- and third-year Dragons completed their faculty-mentored STAR research experience last month, and partook in a range of opportunities spanning remote, hybrid and in-person modalities, as well as six-month part-time and three-month full-time timeframes.
- 10 New Dragons Discuss Starting at Drexel This Fall
  
  September 02, 2021
  
  DrexelNow checked in with the new students joining our campus community this fall about their past experiences, future plans, and their hopes and worries about starting their Drexel careers amidst the ongoing pandemic.