News

    • Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Spring and Summer 2018

      October 09, 2018

      Over the past two terms, there has been a lot of research funding, commercialization activity and faculty honors at Drexel University.


    • University-Level Business Solutions Institute Launched

      September 26, 2018

      Drexel University announced the creation of the Business Solutions Institute, which is partnering with the Steinbright Career Development Center to act as Drexel’s gateway for industry to reframe co-op partnerships.


    • Confessions of a Career-Switcher

      July 06, 2018

      Adena Ellner, a recent graduate from the master of science in information systems and certificate in healthcare informatics programs, came to Drexel after leaving a career in the financial services industry. In a Q&A with DrexelNow, she relays what made her Drexel experience so rewarding, as well as her advice for fellow students.


    • N.Y. Mayor Taps Drexel Professor For First Algorithm Quality-Control Task Force

      June 04, 2018

      Algorithms aren’t just deciding the content of social media feeds and online advertising anymore. To guard against bias creep and streamline decisions about the allocation of resources, many urban areas across the country are turning to these automated decision systems. But how do we ensure that the algorithms are the impartial arbiters we expect them to be? Drexel University professor Julia Stoyanovich is part of the first group in the nation helping to answer this question in the biggest urban area in the world. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio tapped Stoyanovich to serve on the city’s Automated Decision Systems Task Force, a team charged with creating a process for reviewing algorithms through the lens of fairness, equity and accountability.


    • Heard Around Campus — May

      May 25, 2018

      In the May installment of the “Heard Around Campus” feature, faculty and staff can read about news concerning commencement and professional development.


    • Drexel University's 2018 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

      May 09, 2018

      More than a dozen respected speakers will address Drexel Dragons at various college- and school-level ceremonies, as well as at a University-wide event.


    • As Drexel’s Co-op Centennial Approaches, Check Out What Dragons Are Working on Today

      April 20, 2018

      The Steinbright Career Development Center recently released the winning photos from its annual Co-op Photo Contest.


    • Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Winter 2018

      April 10, 2018

      Check out what Drexel University faculty and staff accomplished during the winter term.


    • Hollywood Legend M. Night Shyamalan to Address Drexel’s Class of 2018

      April 09, 2018

      Hollywood legend M. Night Shyamalan will address the class of 2018 at Drexel’s University-wide commencement ceremony on June 15 at Citizens Bank Park. The director, producer, screenwriter and actor — whose breakout hit, “The Sixth Sense,” appeared nearly 20 years ago — is known for filming and setting his movies in and around Philadelphia, hiring locally and utilizing area vendors, and showcasing some of the region’s best-loved attractions and locales.


    • Meet the Drexel Dragons up for the Biggest Awards This Year

      March 01, 2018

      Drexel University’s Center for Scholar Development recently hosted an event to recognize the hard work and initiative taken by those students who applied for major fellowships this year.


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