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- Check Out Some of Drexel’s 2015 Senior Projects
  
  June 17, 2015
  
  Drexel seniors were especially creative this year when creating and completing projects that encompassed everything they've learned during their studies.
- Federal Aviation Administration Taps Drexel to Join Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Team
  
  May 11, 2015
  
  Even if you haven’t had a packaged dropped off via Amazon Prime Air or watched some amazing aerial video footage from a drone-cam, chances are you’ve seen one of those zippy, remote-controlled fliers categorized as “unmanned aircraft systems.” Their growing prevalence in the skies, along with an industry push to fly them higher and farther, is forcing the Federal Aviation Administration to expand its regulatory purview. As a way of addressing technical issues critical to safe and successful integration of unmanned aircrafts into the nation’s airspace, the FAA announced the establishment of a National Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Drexel University is one of several core research institutions that will be part of the Center, led by Mississippi State University, alongside dozens of associate research, commercial and government partners.
- The Upworthy Don: Formulas That Drive Google, Klout, Facebook Help Researchers Understand Organized Cybercrime
  
  April 03, 2015
  
  Notorious gangsters Al Capone and Carlo Gambino were famously done in by tax evasion charges. John Gotti, the “Teflon Don” was given up by a confidant. While the criminal masterminds of today are conducting their nefarious business online, the key to taking them down depends on understanding how they organize and where to squeeze them. Researchers from Drexel University’s Privacy and Security Automation Lab are searching for that pressure point by studying the activity of cybercrime forums. Their findings could guide the next generation of “Untouchables.”
- Drexel Game Design Again in Top 10 of Princeton Review List
  
  March 25, 2015
  
  For the sixth year, Drexel is again high on the Princeton Review list of the United States’ and Canada’s top game design programs.
- Dusting For Cyber Fingerprints: Computer Scientists Use Coding Style to Identify Anonymous Programmers
  
  February 26, 2015
  
  A team of computer scientists, led by researchers from Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics, have devised as way to lift the veil of anonymity protecting cybercriminals by turning their malicious code against them.
- Spanning the Globe: Drexel Research Reaches Around the World in 2014
  
  November 11, 2014
  
  Where in the world have Drexel professors conducted research in 2014? The answer: all seven continents.
- DC Office
  
  August 28, 2014
  
  Late last May, Drexel opened a new office in the middle of Washington, D.C. More than a year later, the office’s strategy is still evolving. But one thing is clear: It has opened up new worlds for Drexel.
- Full Professorships
  
  June 02, 2014
  
  Eight Drexel faculty members will be promoted to full professor effective Sept. 1. And with expertise ranging from architecture to photography, research covering everything from overeating to solar energy and international connections stretching to India, Japan, Ireland and beyond, they’re a diverse group.
- STEM Major Retention and Teaching Innovation
  
  May 29, 2014
  
  Drexel University has been awarded funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) of $1.2 million over five years to implement strategies intended to increase the retention of undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors.
- Drexel Announces 2014 Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 22, 2014
  
  More than 5,000 students will graduate from Drexel University at its 127th Commencement on June 13 and 14 in five separate ceremonies. Drexel will award 20 honorary degrees to prominent individuals, including NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, legendary architect Robert A.M. Stern and MIT professor Robert Langer — the most cited engineer in history.