News | Drexel CCI

- 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.
- Drexel Opens Auerbach and Berger Families Cybersecurity Laboratory
  
  June 02, 2014
  
  The lab serves as University’s 1st training facility dedicated to identifying challenges and discovering solutions in the areas of cyber infrastructure protection & incident response.
- 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.
- Institute for Energy and the Environment Seed Grants
  
  May 08, 2014
  
  Reducing carbon emissions, improving efficiency of the power grid and using ultrasound to treat contaminated water are just a few of the research goals being pursued by the first round of projects funded by the A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment. In all six projects received seed funding totaling $270,000 to investigate topics related to environmental protection and sustainability.
- Drexel at Philadelphia Science Festival
  
  April 23, 2014
  
  The press of a button triggering a chain reaction of more than 300 energy transfers will serve as the elaborate opening to the 2014 Philadelphia Science Festival. The harbinger of this year’s week of science excitement is a Rube Goldberg machine –a complex device designed to perform a simple task- built by Drexel engineering students with the goal of setting a world record.
- Drexel Celebrates Philly Tech Week 2014 at Inaugural CCI Day
  
  April 17, 2014
  
  The event was the first-ever exclusive showcase of College's research and academic achievements in computing and informatics.
- CCI Celebrates National Library Week April 13-19, 2014
  
  April 14, 2014
  
  The College and library community will be celebrating the powerful and positive impact of libraries and librarians at in person and online events all week.
- Philly Tech Week Preview
  
  March 31, 2014
  
  See how you can have a chance to take part in the 29-story Cira Centre "Tetris" game, and get a preview of Drexel-related Philly Tech Week events.
- Dr. Prudence Dalrymple Named 2014 Medical Library Association Fellow
  
  March 12, 2014
  
  Dr. Dalrymple is recognized for her sustained and outstanding contributions to health sciences librarianship and to the advancement of the purposes of the Medical Library Association.