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- Call for LEADS-4-NDP Fellowship Applications
  
  March 13, 2018
  
  The Metadata Research Center invites doctoral students to apply for a LEADS-4-NDP Fellowship by Friday, March 30.
- 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.
- American Library Association Grants Drexel CCI Continued Accreditation for Master’s in Library and Information Science Program
  
  February 27, 2018
  
  Founded in 1892, CCI's MS in Library & Information Science degree program is one of the oldest continuously operating LIS programs in the United States, and has been ALA-accredited since 1924.
- Just Putting it Out There — How #MeToo, Awareness Months and Facebook Are Helping Us Heal
  
  February 15, 2018
  
  If we have learned anything on social media in 2017 it’s that everything isn’t okay. Far from it. But we are finally starting to talk about it — according to researchers at Drexel University who study our relationships with social network sites. Their latest work, an examination of how and why women decide to disclose pregnancy loss on Facebook, sheds light on a shift in our social media behavior that is making it easier for people to come forward and share their painful, personal and often stigmatized stories.
- Drexel CCI Undergraduate Kickstarts Career in Consulting in LeBow International Consulting Residency Course
  
  February 12, 2018
  
  Information Technology major Anthony Silvestri was one of eighteen Drexel University students who traveled to Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Brussels, Belgium in December 2017 to conclude an experiential learning highlight of their Drexel experience.
- The American Archivist Publishes Alex H. Poole’s Research on African American Archivists in the Twentieth Century
  
  February 07, 2018
  
  Poole's article, "Harold T. Pinkett and the Lonely Crusade of African American Archivists in the Twentieth Century,” follows Harold T. Pinkett (1914–2001), the first African American archivist employed by the National Archives, to be named an SAA Fellow, to edit The American Archivist, and to serve on SAA Council.
- Top Drexel Stories of 2017
  
  December 20, 2017
  
  2017 was a big year for Drexel University, which made strides in research and developments that could impact all of our futures.
- Ellen Bass Contributes to National Academies Report Encouraging Weather Enterprise to Invest More in Social and Behavioral Scientists
  
  December 14, 2017
  
  The report provides recommendations and strategies to better integrate social and behavioral sciences into weather alert systems to protect communities from extreme, hazardous weather events.
- From Cancer to Campus: The Eagles Scholarship Helping Dragons Soar
  
  December 11, 2017
  
  The Eagles Fly for Leukemia organization offers full-tuition scholarships to Drexel University to outstanding students who have survived pediatric cancer. For the recipients, it’s an unrivaled opportunity.
- Drexel CCI Faculty Spotlight: Julia Stoyanovich, PhD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
  
  December 04, 2017
  
  Stoyanovich, who joined Drexel’s faculty in 2012, is also a key member of the College’s recently launched Women in Computing Initiative, and recently moderated a CCI Corporate Partners Program panel discussion on November 27 with industry members and alumni, speaking on issues affecting women in STEM fields.