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For the Oranges of Sargodha District: Rising junior Shanzay Asif uses the power of storytelling to spark climate justice policy in her home country of Pakistan and around the world. Read More

Experience in Action

Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences students don’t wait to make an impact. With an emphasis on hands-on learning, research across disciplines and building global connections, you will gain career-guiding experiences starting as early as your first year.

Giant clams may make solar energy more efficient

A new study co-authored by Lincoln Rehm, PhD environmental science ‘23, and Yale researchers found that giant clams in the Western Pacific may be the most efficient solar energy system on the planet.

Abryana Kevelier-Williams,
BS criminology ’24

Abryana, who is pursuing a master’s degree in justice, law and criminology at American University, chats about the return-on-investment she gained from her Drexel co-op in Crete, Greece and intensive course abroad in Scandinavia.

The Great Shell Milestone:
Co-ops catalog 500K specimens

Environmental science co-op students Lindsey Livingston (L) and Amarize Finley (R) worked in the Malacology Imaging Center at the Academy of Natural Sciences and helped catalog 500,000 specimens.

From Campus to Chief Deputy Counsel of Homeland Security

Andrew Damron, BA international area studies ‘09, says Drexel gave him the tools that led to his career helping asylum seekers as Chief Deputy Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security.

Girl Talk: “Safiyah Speaks Up!”
Allison Choong, Class of 2028

Allison Choong, BS criminology and BA sociology ’28, co-authored and illustrated “Safiya Speaks Up!,” an award-winning book that empowers young girls to speak up against sexual violence.

Derrell Frazier, Policy Fellow, Juvenile Justice Reform

Derrell, a policy and research fellow with the Drexel Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab, writes about investing in community resources that help reduce cycles of detention and probation.

Explore Our Programs

At our college, we believe in a practical and integrated approach to learning. That's why we offer experiential opportunities early and often, allowing our students to dive into different fields of interest and gain valuable skills from the start.

—Information sessions, open houses and summer immersion programs—

Drexel Dragons learn, live, and play in one of the most dynamic learning environments, located in the heart of Philadelphia’s University City. Get a better sense of everything Drexel has to offer by joining an upcoming open house or information session. High school students are welcome to visit a class or attend a summer institute. Come see what makes Drexel such an amazing place!

Many Disciplines, Connected Teams

Here, many disciplines foster connected teams that advance the forefront of Drexel’s reputation as a knowledge-intensive institution. College of Arts and Sciences students work alongside world-class researchers and business and community leaders from diverse areas of expertise. Together, they learn by doing, building practical experience and generating groundbreaking scholarship.

Drexel's Environmental Justice Index

The Environmental Justice Index is a user-friendly digital map.

Groundtruthing: An Environmental Justice Index

Using Scientific Data to Support Neighborhoods in Need

Drexel University's Environmental Collaboratory and The Academy of Natural Sciences have developed an Environmental Justice Index to address urban issues like heat, traffic and flooding in Philadelphia. Alexis Schulman, an assistant research professor of biodiversity, earth, and environmental science in the college, co-created the index, detailed in a user-friendly digital map, to help identify and support neighborhoods in need.

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Drexel Joins EPA to Curb Global Warming With New Plasma Arc Device to Reduce HFCs

Drexel Joins EPA to Curb Global Warming With New Plasma Arc Device

Atmospheric chemistry expert Ezra Wood is part of a Drexel team that will develop a plasma arc device to destroy hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigerants and insulating foams. Wood will work to ensure the new device complies with air emissions standards.

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Drexel communications scholar studies the effects of positive and negative depictions of climate futures on climate action intentions

Can you picture it? How depictions of climate futures impact climate action

Strategic communication scholar Nahyun Kim and colleagues conducted an experiment with U.S. adults to examine how depictions of positive and negative climate futures impact climate action intentions through emotions, counterarguing, and ability to imagine a positive future.

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New Drexel Study Shows Income Inequality and CO2 Emissions Have a Complex Relationship

Income Inequality and CO2 Emissions Have a Complex Relationship

Environmental sociologist Xiaorui Huang led a new Drexel study that uncovers how economic events, like recessions, impact emissions patterns. It is the first to use a multidimensional framework – finding domestic income inequality unevenly impacts greenhouse gas emissions.

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