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january

  • Ted Daeschler's Drexel hat hanging on a tent post in Antartica

    To the Ends of the Earth

    January 19, 2018

    For most people, the thought of camping conjures images of leisurely hikes and starry nights cozied up to a campfire. For geoscience prof Ted Daeschler, PhD, it resembles something more like a two-day flight, followed by a noisy jaunt via military cargo plane, culminating in a 100-mile helicopter ride into the remote terrain and sub-freezing temperatures of Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys.

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  • New Startup

    New Startup Proves You Can Catch Flies with Sugar

    January 17, 2018

    A sixth-grade science fair project in 2014 led to the discovery that erythritol, the main component of Truvia, is a natural insecticide. Today, that discovery is the basis of a new Drexel-backed startup, BioLogic Insecticide. Simon D. Kaschock-Marenda, now a freshman at Drexel in the College of Engineering, was 11 when he noticed that Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as fruit flies, died much quicker when they fed on Truvia than on other sweeteners. His father, Daniel Marenda, PhD, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was unconvinced at first.

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  • Tale of the Mysterious Manuscripts, Illustration by Drexel Student Natalie Vaughn ’18

    Field Notes

    January 16, 2018

    The Unsung, Unpublished Adventures of Drexel Researchers in the Field

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    4 Ways Climate Change Can Affect the Brain

    January 11, 2018

    The typical images that “climate change” conjures include disappearing coastlines and melting polar ice. But what about animals’ brains — including our own? Can they be affected by the changing climate? Sean O’Donnell, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, argues that they absolutely can.

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