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  • Drexel Physics Student Riley Stanford

    From National Defense to Health Care Startup, Physics Major Finds Future Anywhere She Wants

    April 03, 2018

    The thrill of solving complex problems — and the countless applications of her degree — have drawn Drexel University physics junior Riley Stanford to bridge the disciplines of engineering, biophysics, chemistry, math and more, and to tackle challenges as wide ranging as threats to national defense and a mutant strain of Alzheimer’s disease.

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