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Biology doctoral students Maithili Sawant and Huiruo Zeng pioneer new mosquito control methods by exploring safe chemicals that can help to reduce the spread of malaria worldwide. Read More

Experience in Action

Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences students don't wait to make an impact. With an emphasis on practical knowledge, interdisciplinary exploration and hands-on experiences, you will gain valuable career-guiding insights starting as early as your first year.

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At our college, we pursue an integrated approach to learning and doing. That's why we offer hands-on opportunities early and often, encouraging our students to experience 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 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.

Alyssa Luby, BS physics '28, experiments with nuclear fusion at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab to prepare for a career in sustainable energy.

Alyssa Luby, BS physics '28, at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.

Using Nuclear Fusion to Produce Clean Energy

Physics major Alyssa Luby is getting closer to her goal of using nuclear fusion to produce cleaner, more efficient energy sources. Alyssa created her own co-op position at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, combining her passions for science and environmental activism while gaining hands-on experience toward a career in sustainable energy.

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Undergraduate students in Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences presented lightning talks and posters demonstrating projects that draw on creative fusion and collaborative discovery across disciplines.

Skilling up for creative synthesis and collaborative discovery

The third cohort of the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Support (ASURS) scholars presented lightning talks and posters demonstrating their projects that draw on creative synthesis and collaborative discovery across disciplines.

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Emily Griffith, a PhD candidate in the Drexel Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science department, led a study that discovered fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls.

Pretty in pink: New research finds fluorescence in owl feathers

New research led by Emily Griffith, a PhD student in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems, reports the discovery of fluorescent pigments in Long-eared Owl feathers. “It’s a really exciting time to be studying bird plumage,” said Griffith.

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Drexel Biology major Bayanne Kakia recently completed two co-ops with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

Becoming an urban farmer and nutrition educator

During two co-ops with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Biology major Bayanne Kakhia worked at the Green Resource Center to promote educational and community-based programming such as "Food is Medicine" and "City Harvest."

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