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Alumni Judge Tammy Mai at judged student posters at Research Day 2024

College of Arts and Sciences Research Day Recognizes Student and Faculty Achievement

The College of Arts and Sciences hosted Research Day on Tuesday, June 4 to celebrate the diverse scholarly activity taking place across our college.

Student presents poster at Research Day 2023

Explore the Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences on Research Day 2024

The College of Arts and Sciences will host its annual Research Day on Tuesday, June 4.

Faculty members gather at the Innovation Incubator kickoff event

College of Arts and Sciences Launches Innovation Incubator for Faculty Collaboration

The Arts and Sciences Innovation Incubator brings together faculty members in diverse areas of expertise to collaborate on research projects that find creative ways to address some of our society’s most challenging obstacles.

2024
- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel’s Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  June 18, 2024
  The University created a variety of new opportunities for industry and local partnerships as well as civic engagement.
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- Drexel University’s Unforgettable 2024 Commencement Ceremony
  
  June 17, 2024
  Graduating Dragons braved the weather for a communal event in Citizens Bank Park. A class whose members might have lost out on high school ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic was treated to a night full of inspirational speeches and colorful fireworks.
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- Top 10 Quotes from Drexel’s 2024 Commencement
  
  June 17, 2024
  Need some inspiration for facing what comes next? Drexel graduates heard words of encouragement, fortitude and advice at this year’s University-wide ceremony.
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- Drexel Joins EPA Effort to Prevent Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Refrigerant Chemicals
  
  June 14, 2024
  Researchers from Drexel University have been tapped to join an Environmental Protection Agency initiative to eliminate greenhouse gas chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), commonly used in refrigerants and insulating foams. As part of a federal initiative to address the potent, climate-damaging gasses, Drexel will receive $3.8 million over five years to develop a plasma arc device that can destroy HFCs.
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- Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Have a Complex Relationship
  
  June 10, 2024
  New Drexel University study is the first to use a multidimensional framework – finding domestic income inequality unevenly impacts different emission components in wealthy nations.
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- Drexel University Names 2024 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 28, 2024
  In addition to a University-wide Commencement speaker who will address the Class of 2024, individual speakers — including alumni! — will give keynote addresses at college and school ceremonies.
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- New AI-Technology Estimates Brain Age Using Low-Cost EEG Device
  
  April 24, 2024
  Researchers from Drexel University’s Creativity Research Lab developed an artificial intelligence technique that can effectively estimate an individual’s brain age based on electroencephalogram (EEG) brain scans. The technology could help to make early, regular screening for degenerative brain diseases more accessible.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  April 09, 2024
  Faculty members were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
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- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel's Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  March 25, 2024
  Last term, Drexel University expanded its collaborations with local organizations and industry partners.
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- The Drexel Ombuds is Here to Listen and Help
  
  March 11, 2024
  Need an impartial sounding board for something you’re going through at Drexel? The Drexel Ombuds — College of Arts and Sciences professor Kirk Heilbrun, PhD — can offer confidential and unbiased counsel.
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- 40 Years Ago, Drexel Made Computer — and Apple — History
  
  March 05, 2024
  In the early 1980s, Drexel became the first university in the country to require all students to have a personal computer, a mandate made possible through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple Inc.
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- Your Brain in the Zone: A New Neuroimaging Study Reveals How the Brain Achieves a Creative Flow State
  
  March 04, 2024
  A new neuroimaging study from Drexel University’s Creativity Research Lab is the first to reveal how the brain gets to the creative flow state.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  February 16, 2024
  Last term, Drexel professors were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
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- A Closer Look at Cannabis Use and Binge Eating
  
  February 13, 2024
  New research from Drexel University’s Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), examined how often people experiencing binge eating are also using cannabis recreationally, and whether patients who use cannabis experience more severe eating disorder symptoms or symptoms of struggling with mental health.
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- Drexel Joins U.S. Department of Commerce's AI Safety Consortium
  
  February 08, 2024
  Drexel University has joined more than 200 of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. The effort, led by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, will bring together academics, government and industry researchers, civil society organizations and AI creators and users to form the U.S. AI Safety Consortium.
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- Can Practicing Self-Compassion Help People Achieve Weight Loss Goals?
  
  January 25, 2024
  A new study from the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Sciences (WELL Center) in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences explored whether practicing self-compassion – or treating oneself with the same care and kindness that people typically offer to their loved ones – helps people become more resilient to these overeating setbacks.
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- Starting 2024 on a Happy Note!
  
  January 19, 2024
  Your path to bringing more joy to your life could start with this virtual trip and expert-approved tips for increasing happiness.
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- Students, Faculty Represent Drexel University at COP28 Through Dialogue and Research
  
  January 12, 2024
  Over two weeks, 11 community members traveled to Dubai to engage in talk of climate solutions.
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- Members of BEES Department Present at Academy of Natural Sciences Research Day
  
  January 10, 2024
  
  The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University recently hosted its annual Research Day, where scientists shared brief, engaging summaries of their research and discoveries from throughout 2023.
  
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- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements
  
  January 08, 2024
  Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.
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2023
- How — and Why — to Join Drexel’s Climate Action Plan Subcommittees
  
  November 20, 2023
  Members of the University-wide initiative shared what students, faculty, professional staff, alumni and community members can expect if they want to get involved.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  October 27, 2023
  Last term, Drexel University professors were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions. This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
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- Meet Drexel’s New USGA President, Vivek Babu
  
  September 18, 2023
  The leader of the Undergraduate Student Government Association talked about his plans for the next year and what he’s done so far with promoting civic engagement, student voting and student organizations.
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- Advice for Incoming Graduate Students at Drexel
  
  September 13, 2023
  How can you best connect with peers and mentors? What are some good places to eat, study and relax — on or off campus? Current graduate students shared tips for Dragons who are just starting at the University this year.
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- Advice for First-Year Undergraduate Students at Drexel
  
  September 12, 2023
  Members of the Drexel community shared recommendations for Dragons who are just starting out on campus.
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- STAR Summer Showcase Exhibits Advanced Research From 121 Undergraduate Students
  
  September 01, 2023
  Drexel University’s undergraduate summer research program culminates every year with a display of what students studying areas including MXenes, breast cancer, esports and more have discovered.
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- The Path to Academic ‘Awards Season’ Student Success at Drexel
  
  September 01, 2023
  Last term, three Drexel students received major national and international scholarships — and all of them are involved in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program for underrepresented minority students in STEM disciplines.
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- Young African Leaders Emboldened by Mandela Washington Fellowship at Drexel University
  
  August 24, 2023
  The 23 fellows from 17 African nations hosted by Drexel shared how the six-week program impacted them.
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- Drexel President Meets Mandela Fellows and Discusses the Role of Anchor Institutions
  
  August 24, 2023
  Drexel University President John Fry met with the young African leaders hosted at Drexel University in the last week of their six-week leadership fellowship on campus.
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- Drexel Entrepreneur to Launch Sustainable Cosmetics Business
  
  August 22, 2023
  Paige DeAngelo, founder and CEO of Aer Cosmetics, placed first in the U.S. in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in 2023 for her vegan, cruelty-free mascara formula that comes in tablets with a refillable tube.
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- Drexel Joins NIH Study to Understand Why Dieters Regain Weight
  
  July 10, 2023
  Researchers from Drexel University are helping to lead a $3.7 million National Institutes of Health effort to understand why some people regain weight they have lost it as recent developments in weight loss interventions are raising new questions about how we understand this public health challenge.
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- Drexel Physicists Produce New Images of Milky Way Galaxy
  
  June 29, 2023
  Physics researchers from Drexel University at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory led the production of the unique neutrino-based image of the Milky Way Galaxy using particles of matter instead of the usual electromagnetic energy.
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- Young African Leaders Arrive at Drexel University for Six-week Leadership Institute Through the Mandela Washington Fellowship
  
  June 26, 2023
  This summer, Drexel is hosting 23 fellows from 17 African nations for the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
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- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel's Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  June 20, 2023
  Last term, Drexel University — through its colleges, schools and other units and programs — created a variety of new opportunities for industry and local partnerships as well as civic engagement.
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- Dragons Design With Dragons for the 2023 Drexel Cap Contest
  
  June 20, 2023
  The winners of this year's Drexel Cap Contest all used creativity to decorate their caps — as well as personal photos, wings and lots of glitter and gold.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  June 16, 2023
  Drexel professors were recognized for their academic and professional achievements.
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- Drexel Therapy Dog Inspires Writing Contest
  
  June 13, 2023
  Mocha Latte, a young Cane Corso dog who is training to be a therapy dog on campus, inspired 10 short stories with her heroic tale of perseverance.
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- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements
  
  June 13, 2023
  Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.
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- A Year in Review: Drexel University's Public Safety Oversight Committee
  
  June 12, 2023
  During its first full year of operation and charge, the group of over a dozen faculty, professional staff, student and community members engaged in practices to represent the university community and ensure more accountability and transparency regarding the Drexel Department of Public Safety.
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- Extreme Temperature Tolerance of Army Ants Could Inform How Animal Populations Will Respond to Changing Climates
  
  June 09, 2023
  Drexel University researchers sampled a variety of army ant (Eciton burchellii parvispinum) colonies to test how their habitat distribution affected the ants’ tolerances of extreme low and high temperatures.
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- How Drexel's New Academic Resource Center (ARC) Will Be a Hub for Student Success
  
  May 22, 2023
  The goal is to create a concierge approach to academic tutoring, coaching and advising that empowers students and reduces barriers for finding support.
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- Three Facts From Drexel's EarthFest
  
  May 05, 2023
  Environmentally minded organizations from Drexel and the community set up tables for EarthFest to share their missions and a few fun facts, like about a fish who can walk on land.
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- Civic Influencers at Drexel Don't Take a Year off in Democracy
  
  April 17, 2023
  The next Philadelphia election is May 16, and these tips and resources recommended by civically engaged and politically knowledgeable people at Drexel can help you get prepared.
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- Sky Harper Becomes Drexel's Second-Ever Truman Scholar, First-Ever Triple Crown
  
  April 12, 2023
  Harper, chemistry ’24 adds the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship to a resume that already includes the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship and Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
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- How Drexel Students Can Use the ARC, Drexel’s New Academic Resource Center
  
  April 10, 2023
  The Korman Center is becoming the hub of on-campus academic support services for students and a central place to get help for STEM classes, writing projects and so much more.
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- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel's Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  March 23, 2023
  The University expanded its collaborations with local organizations and industry partners last term.
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- Drexel University, Tamagawa University Students Learn From Each Other From Afar
  
  March 22, 2023
  Through two virtual exchanges per year, Drexel students in the Japanese program connect with students across the world and hone their language skills.
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- Help IceCube Neutrino Observatory Decode Signals from Outer Space
  
  March 14, 2023
  Volunteers from anywhere can participate in the “Name that Neutrino” project led by IceCube researchers at Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, which asks users to help categorize IceCube data.
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- Solving the Alzheimer’s Disease Puzzle: One Piece at a Time
  
  March 14, 2023
  Researchers from Drexel University have uncovered a novel regulatory mechanism in the brain that is essential for making the right kinds of proteins that promote healthy brain function, and its malfunctioning may be an early contributor of the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  March 10, 2023
  Drexel professors were recognized for their academic and professional achievements
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- 'West Africa to West Philly' Course Connects Language With Community
  
  February 17, 2023
  A French course has brought together students and West Philadelphia's native French-speaking West African community, both in and out of the classroom.
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- Criminology and Justice Studies Professor Explores Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization in NJ with Reducing Inequality Research Grant
  
  February 10, 2023
  
  Kathleen Powell plans to use the $544,000 grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to explore how the legalization of recreational marijuana in New Jersey affects Black, Hispanic and White young adults.
  
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- Drexel Receives Inaugural Mellon Foundation Grant in Support of Humanities Approach to Social Justice
  
  January 25, 2023
  The Mellon Foundation is the nation’s largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities. The $500,000 grant will provide funding for UnMapping: A Project of Radical Textual Geographies. The project aims to bring the literary and broader humanities imagination to bear on urgent issues of social justice in the West Philadelphia community and beyond.
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- So … How Are You Doing with Your 2023 New Year’s Resolution?
  
  January 17, 2023
  Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology Eric Zillmer, PsyD, shared eight tips for staying on track with your goals.
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2022
- WELL Center Researcher Explores Food Addiction with NIH-Funded Grant
  
  December 20, 2022
  
  Before being proven as addictive and damaging, cigarettes gained the attention of children through relatable slogans, cartoon characters and attractive designs. Only with marketing regulation and research detailing the destructive effects of tobacco did smoking slowly become less attractive to its young audience. But the marketing of harmful substances to vulnerable populations hasn’t gone away entirely. Instead, it has switched focus to another product: ultra-processed foods, commonly known as “junk food.” Erica LaFata, PhD, an assistant research professor in the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), was recently awarded a grant to explore food addiction in relation to ultra-processed foods.
  
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  December 16, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Thought Leaders on Gene Editing, Cancer Immunotherapy and Vaccines Convene at Drexel’s National Symposium
  
  December 06, 2022
  How can scientists develop new ways to change our immune systems to treat disease and help the body heal from injury? National leaders in the rapidly growing field of immune engineering pursuing these answers will gather at Drexel University for the 4th Annual Immune Modulation and Engineering Symposium, hosted by Drexel’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems.
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- $1.1 Million Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant Will Support Drexel’s Efforts to Create a More Inclusive Learning Environment for STEM Students
  
  November 30, 2022
  As part of a national initiative by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Drexel University will team with 14 other colleges and universities as part of a learning community that will take a closer look at how to promote inclusive teaching to more effectively engage students from all backgrounds, including those who belong to groups traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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- Drexel Lyme Disease Diagnostic Gets a Boost from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  
  November 21, 2022
  A team of researchers from Drexel University has proposed a way to detect Lyme disease by looking for a unique polymer-protein indicator that occurs before the immune reaction is triggered. The group’s method recently received a boost from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Steve & Alexandra Cohen Foundation initiative to finally find an effective test for the disease.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  November 04, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements
  
  October 25, 2022
  Drexel undergraduate and graduate students received prestigious scholarships and awards and were recognized for their academic accomplishments last term.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  October 25, 2022
  Last term, Drexel University professors were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  October 07, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Drexel Convocation 2022 Recap: Thinking and Doing for the Common Good
  
  September 26, 2022
  At the University’s annual ceremony, Drexel leaders along with faculty and alumnae keynote speakers conveyed the power of working together for creative and inclusive problem-solving.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  September 09, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Q&A: Military Psychology and Russian Atrocities in Ukraine
  
  September 01, 2022
  Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, offered his insight as a neuropsychologist whose third edition of the “Military Psychology” book he co-edited was published five days after the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
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- David S. Brown Appointed Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
  
  August 18, 2022
  The current Divisional Dean for Social Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder will begin at Drexel Sept. 1.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  August 12, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Drexel Strategic Plan Updates From Spring 2022
  
  July 14, 2022
  A year after the official start of implementation, the Strategic Plan CORE team held community updates, roundtables and other meetings during the spring months to inform the Drexel University faculty and professional staff about what’s been worked on to prepare Drexel for the next decade.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  July 14, 2022
  Among those recognized for their research, academic and professional achievements is Alina Schnake-Mahl, ScD, assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, who was awarded a five-year, $637,000 K01 grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the social and policy determinants of COVID-19 and influenza disparities.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  July 11, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  June 10, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Drexel Course Lends a Hand to the Mütter Museum
  
  May 24, 2022
  An interdisciplinary course developed in partnership with the historic museum highlighted a host of ethical issues that arise in compiling and maintaining medical archives and artifacts.
  
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- Meet Drexel’s 2022 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 19, 2022
  The speakers addressing graduates this year and receiving recognition for their accomplishments come from wide-ranging backgrounds and fields — and many of them have ties to the University.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  May 13, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Being in Nature: Good for Mind, Body and Nutrition
  
  April 25, 2022
  Researchers from Drexel University investigated how nature relatedness – simply feeling connected with the natural world – benefits dietary diversity and fruit and vegetable intake, in a study recently published the American Journal of Health Promotion.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  April 22, 2022
  Drexel faculty garnering attention for their achievements and research last term included
  Christopher MacLellan, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, who received two major grants from the Army Research Laboratory related to human-machine teaming and human-artificial intelligence adaptation.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  April 08, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  March 11, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  February 07, 2022
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- PhD Student Alejandro Manga Examines Role of Bike Movements in Ecological Transition
  
  January 26, 2022
  As planners across the globe look to increase cycling as a mode of transportation in the face of climate change, Communication, Culture and Media (CCM) doctoral student Alejandro Manga researches the role bike movements can have in building a culture of cycling for a just ecological transition.
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- A Passion for Research: Meet History and Art History Major Jamie Clifford
  
  January 18, 2022
  From the small class sizes and personal attention from professors to the research opportunities, co-op and flexibility in course selection, studying history at Drexel has been a great experience for Jamie Clifford. Learn how these experiences have prepared Clifford for a future in graduate school and museum curation.
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- Environmental Science PhD Student Lena Champlin Publishes Children’s Book on Climate Change
  
  January 10, 2022
  A new children’s book co-written and illustrated by environmental science doctoral student Lena Champlin aims to help young readers transform climate anxiety into climate action.
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2021
- Atmospheric Chemist Using NOAA Grant to Measure New Sources of Increased Ozone Production
 
 December 15, 2021
 Despite a decline in ground-level ozone in the United States, the ozone in the air of many cities remains high, and scientists don’t know why. A new grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration will support the work of Associate Professor of Chemistry Ezra Wood, PhD, who is the principal investigator of a project to characterize ozone formation in New York City.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
 
 December 08, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- How Drexel Students Are Prepping, De-stressing for the First Finals Week Back
 
 December 06, 2021
 This week marks the first fully in-person finals week since fall 2019. Undergraduate students hanging around campus on Dec. 3 explained how they’re preparing and how they plan to celebrate afterward.
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- Meet Assistant Teaching Professor of Physics Jesse Goldman, PhD
 
 November 23, 2021
 Jesse Goldman, assistant teaching professor of physics, received his PhD in experimental high-energy physics in 2000 and, following post-doctoral research on neutrino oscillations, turned his focus to physics teaching. His current research interests include the analysis and data-reduction of space-telescope image data and cosmic-ray applications for compact detectors.
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- Biological Sciences Major Nick Sookhoo is on the Path to Medical School
 
 November 22, 2021
 From his research experience to co-op, biological sciences student Nick Sookhoo is gaining the skills he will need to be successful in medical school and achieve his longtime dream of becoming a doctor.
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- Students Receive Chemistry Research Experience Through Maryanoff Scholars Program
 
 November 18, 2021
 
 Thanks to the generous support of Drexel alumni Bruce (BS '69, PhD '72) and Cynthia (BS '72) Maryanoff, selected College of Arts and Sciences students are able to participate in a chemistry research program during the first summer after their freshman year. Here recent Maryanoff Scholars share their research projects and their experience in the program.
 
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- Bolstering Commercial Corridors Is a Vital Part of Rebounding From COVID-19
 
 November 17, 2021
 As small retailers close, the commercial corridors they occupy face the prospect of a downward spiral, and the impact is most likely to be greater in poorer communities, Richardson Dilworth, PhD, head and professor in Drexel’s Department of Politics, wrote in a “Rebuilding Philly” essay.
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- Let’s Start Crafting Environmental Policy Through an Anti-Racist Lens
 
 November 17, 2021
 Pursuing equity and sustainability together requires a dramatic shift in thinking, Drexel’s Gwen Ottinger and Jennifer Britton wrote in this “Rebuilding Philly” essay.
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- Meet Assistant Research Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies Kathleen Powell, PhD
 
 November 11, 2021
 Kathleen Powell, PhD, is an assistant research professor in the Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, with a joint affiliation with the Center for Public Policy. Broadly, her research examines the various impacts of involvement with the juvenile and criminal justice systems. She focuses on identifying person-level outcomes of being arrested, on community supervision or incarcerated.
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- Sociology Event Explores Intersection of Racial Justice and the Environment
 
 November 10, 2021
 For decades, studies have shown that Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) communities and low-income communities face greater environmental and climate threats, while contributing the least to these problems. However, the environmental justice movement has not always considered how these populations are disproportionately affected by environmental issues. To call attention to environmental racism, the Department of Sociology kicked off a new series of social justice-themed events.
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- Kris Unsworth, PhD, Named Director of Center for Science, Technology & Society
 
 November 09, 2021
 Kris Unsworth, PhD, from the Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, has been appointed director of the Center for Science, Technology and Society, effective Fall 2021. She will lead the planning and implementation of initiatives to increase the visibility of the Center both inside and outside the university.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
 
 November 03, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- 8 Tips for Accomplishable Activism
 
 November 01, 2021
 Omkari Williams — a speaker, writer, podcast host and coach for activists — shared these tips in her “Activism For the Rest of Us” workshop hosted on Oct. 27 by the Pennoni Honors College and supported by The Center for Black Culture, the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Facing Climate Change: Meet Associate Professor Elizabeth Burke Watson, PhD
 
 October 29, 2021
 Although Elizabeth Burke Watson, PhD, has been studying climate change impacts for the past 20 years, she had a transformative experience when it touched her family. While she felt called to do something more to address climate change, she also felt that she needed to use her individual choices to do something beyond reducing her family’s carbon footprint. Watson has decided to focus on her abilities as a teacher and mentor to make a difference in the fight for climate justice.
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- Keisha April MS ’18, PhD ’20 Works to Change Policies, Practices in Criminal Justice
 
 October 27, 2021
 Keisha April, PhD, a recent graduate of Drexel’s Clinical Psychology PhD program, won the Art Nezu Dissertation Diversity Award for her dissertation “Let’s ‘talk’ about the police: The role of race and the intergenerational transmission of police legitimacy attitudes in the legal socialization of youth.” This prestigious award recognizes an individual whose doctoral dissertation makes an outstanding contribution to the field of professional psychology and diversity and/or multiculturalism.
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- Termite Brains Can Grow in Anticipation of a Single Moment of Flight and Light
 
 October 20, 2021
 New research on dampwood termites shows select members of the colony will experience brain changes in anticipation of cognitive demand. Drexel researchers measured developmental differences in the relative sizes of visual processing brain regions, called optic lobes, among dampwood termite castes to test whether optic lobe investment matches caste differences in exposure to visually complex environments.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
 
 October 13, 2021
 Last term, Drexel faculty were recognized for their research and achievements, like Alexis Roth, PhD, associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, who received a NIH R01 grant for $4.9 million to assess HIV prevention interventions over the next five years.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
 
 October 07, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- CoAS Relaunches Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
 
 October 05, 2021
 Seeking to fulfill its commitment to a justice-oriented curriculum for all of Drexel University, the College of Arts and Sciences relaunched its Center for Interdisciplinary Studies to support collaboration across three key interdisciplinary programs. With new directors in place, the College’s programs in Africana Studies, Jewish Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies will work across disciplines and areas of inquiry to foster greater inclusion and understanding across the University.
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- Research Co-op Leads to Innovative Breakthrough for Math and Physics Major Omesh Dhar Dwivedi
 
 October 04, 2021
 Drexel undergraduate Omesh Dhar Dwivedi was part of a team of researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory who have proposed a step-by-step chemical pathway to creating boron nitride nanotubes. The math and physics major from Lucknow, India, discusses the work he did during his co-op.
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- Meet WELL Center Assistant Research Professor Erica Schulte, PhD
 
 September 29, 2021
 Erica Schulte, PhD, is an assistant research professor in the WELL Center. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Kansas and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. Schulte completed a predoctoral internship at the Medical University of South Carolina and a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship with the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania.
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- History Co-ops Dive Deep into Drexel Archives
 
 September 27, 2021
 Over the spring and summer Teaching Professor of History Lloyd Ackert, PhD, mentored a diverse group of co-op students in research projects centered on three Drexel archives and special collections. Exploring the archives of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Legacy Center and the Schramm Inc. Collection at University Libraries, the twenty-two co-op students investigated their own unique and individualized research projects based on their background, interests and career plans.
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- Communication Major Emma Whitehouse Contributes Research to Prestigious Conference
 
 September 21, 2021
 With mentor Hyunmin Lee, PhD, associate professor of communication, communication major Emma Whitehouse recently had a paper accepted for the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)’s 104th annual conference, which took place last month. The paper investigates the growing popularity of corporate social advocacy (CSA) and how companies communicate their CSAs.
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- Meet New Associate Dean for Research Evangelia Chrysikou, PhD
 
 September 20, 2021
 Evangelia Chrysikou, PhD, was appointed to a three-year term as associate dean for research following her service as interim associate dean. The Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of the Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences PhD program recently took the time to answer questions about her own research, the importance of undergraduate research opportunities and her goals as associate dean, among other things.
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- PhD Student Greg Loring-Albright Investigates “Keepsake” Games
 
 September 09, 2021
 Communication, Culture and Media PhD student Greg Loring-Albright and Wes Willison, an independent scholar, recently presented their research “Memorable Artifacts: The Co-Production of Unique Materiality Via Game Rules” at GENeration Analog, the first tabletop games and education conference presented by Analog Games Studies and Gen Con, the preeminent consumer marketing event for hobby games in North America.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
 
 September 09, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- 10 New Dragons Discuss Starting at Drexel This Fall
 
 September 02, 2021
 DrexelNow checked in with the new students joining our campus community this fall about their past experiences, future plans, and their hopes and worries about starting their Drexel careers amidst the ongoing pandemic.
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- In an Unpredictable World, Don’t Wait to Make the Most of Your College Experience
 
 September 01, 2021
 Jaara Ndaw, a fourth-year global studies student and member of the Center for Black Culture 2021–2022 Advisory Board, planned to take it slow her first year at Drexel and get more involved later. Then, the pandemic happened. She compels new students to be aware of the challenges they face when starting college, but also to step out of their comfort zone in order to not miss out on the great opportunities Drexel has to offer.
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- CoAS Faculty and Research Featured in EXEL Magazine
 
 August 24, 2021
 The new issue of EXEL, Drexel University’s research magazine, features a number of articles on College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, departments, centers and programs, recognizing the significant contributions they have made to research and discoveries.
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- Dieting: Villain or Scapegoat? Research Reevaluates Weight Loss Dieting
 
 August 17, 2021
 For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers and the public define – and therefore understand - dieting and the culture of weight loss.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
 
 August 12, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Environmental Science PhD Candidate Lincoln Rehm Named John A. Knauss Fellow
 
 August 11, 2021
 Lincoln Rehm, an environmental science doctoral candidate who studies giant clams and coral reef ecology, has been named a John A. Knauss Fellow. As a Knauss Fellow, Rehm will receive hands-on experience transferring science to policy and management through a one-year appointment with a federal government office in Washington, DC.
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- NIH R01 Award to Develop Next-Generation Dry Electroencephalography (EEG)
 
 August 09, 2021
 Assistant Professor of Psychology John Medaglia, PhD, and collaborator Flavia Vitale, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania, have been awarded an R01 research project grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a next-generation dry EEG using MXene electrodes, creating an update to this neuroscience technique that has been fundamentally unchanged for over 100 years.
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- Open Science Hardware Accelerates Innovation, Democratizes Science
 
 July 29, 2021
 Open Science Hardware (OSH) could be a game changer for the democratization of science, as long as there is infrastructure to prevent recreating existing inequities. Julieta Arancio, a postdoctoral researcher under the mentorship of Gwen Ottinger, is studying the OpenFlexure project to develop policy recommendations for university management, researchers and anyone trying to promote OSH.
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- Athletic Director Emeritus Reflects on 23 Years in College Athletics
 
 July 21, 2021
 Eric Zillmer, PsyD, shared some of what he saw and experienced during his run of more than 23 years at the helm of collegiate sports for the University — and what comes next.
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- NSF Career Award Supports Work that Could Redefine the Night Sky
 
 July 19, 2021
 Naoko Kurahashi Neilson, PhD, associate professor of physics, was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award to look for supermassive black holes in the sky using neutrinos. Neilson is conducting this work as part of the IceCube collaboration, which is a team of approximately 300 physicists from 53 institutions in 12 countries, working with data collected from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the geographic South Pole.
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- Drexel Student Named Miss Philadelphia 2021
 
 July 14, 2021
 Elaine Ficarra, a rising third-year biology major and Pennoni Honors College student, earned the title of Miss Philadelphia after competition was postponed due to the pandemic last year, and placed third runner up at the Miss Pennsylvania competition in June.
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- Eco-Passionate Students Find Outlet, Experience Through Climate and Sustainability Working Group
 
 July 09, 2021
 As plans for a centralized sustainability office at Drexel continue to formulate, students seeking climate and sustainability impact opportunities have found a home working with Drexel’s cross-functional and interdisciplinary working group started last spring in conjunction with the University’s “Climate Year” initiative.
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- Drexel Helps Set Climate Resilience Research Agenda for Philadelphia
 
 July 09, 2021
 A new collaboration between the University, Academy of Natural Sciences, City of Philadelphia, DVRPC and local organizations will ultimately create a research agenda to help make the region more climate resilient.
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- Recognizing Excellence in Research, Scholarship, Creativity, Teaching and Professional Service
 
 July 08, 2021
 As a means of supporting the ongoing development of Drexel University’s research, scholarship and creative activities, as well as recognizing excellence in teaching and professional service, the Office of Research & Innovation and the Office of Faculty Advancement and Undergraduate Affairs are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-21 Research, Scholarship and Creativity Awards and the 2020-21 Provost Awards for Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Service.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
 
 July 07, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Drexel Writers Room Collaboration Shines 7-Story Spotlight on Local High School Graduates
 
 June 21, 2021
 As part of its TRIPOD initiative, the university-community literary arts program Writers Room helped celebrate and share stories of the Paul Robeson High School senior class and their resiliency during the pandemic — culminating in the projection of the students’ portraits on the side of the University City Campus’ Nesbitt Hall on the evening of June 17.
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- ‘Good Morning America’ Scholarship Recipient Lyric Wise Can’t Wait to Be a Dragon
 
 June 21, 2021
 The 18-year-old Paul Robeson High School grad who won a $50,000 scholarship live on national television explains her existing ties to the University, as well as her excitement and plans for starting at Drexel this fall.
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- Watch Your Professors Give TEDx Talks During a Student-Curated Virtual Event This Week
 
 June 21, 2021
 TEDxDrexelU, a student organization whose mission it is to bring the spirit of TED to the Drexel community, will present a two-day virtual conference featuring Drexel faculty and alumni speakers June 26–27.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
 
 June 16, 2021
 Last term, Drexel University faculty were recognized for their scholarly research and professional contributions and recognitions.
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- Drexel Virtually Celebrates 2021 Graduates of Colleges, Schools, Heritage Groups
 
 June 14, 2021
 Before the University-wide ceremony at Citizen’s Bank Park on June 11, commencement for Drexel’s colleges, schools and students of the African diaspora were held virtually though celebrated wholeheartedly.
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- Capping Off the Return of Drexel’s Commencement Cap Contest
 
 June 14, 2021
 The top three designs from the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 showed the Philly skyline, the future’s possibilities and recognizing achievements of the past.
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- 2021 Graduate Student Awards
 
 June 08, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the following graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences, who recently received Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference Awards and Graduate Student Excellence Awards.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
 
 June 03, 2021
 We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Sophomore Kejsi Ruka Goes from STAR Scholar to Award Winner
 
 June 02, 2021
 Global Studies major Kejsi Ruka recently presented her research at the Stanford Student Research Conference, where she was awarded Best Poster in the Qualitative Social Science Research Category. Her conference poster presented her analysis of what unionized energy workers think about energy transitions and the future of energy in the United States.
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- Spring 2021 CoAS Interdepartmental Research Showcase
 
 June 01, 2021
 At the Spring 2021 CoAS Interdepartmental Research Showcase, Emily Greberman, a Criminology & Justice Studies and Psychology major, took home first prize for her research presentation on "Twitter As a Mechanism for Coping with a Traumatic Event: Ferguson and the Shooting of Michael Brown."
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- History Professor Nic John Ramos, PhD, Troubles the Line
 
 May 26, 2021
 
 Award-winning Assistant Professor of History Nic John Ramos, PhD, does not easily fit into any one category. Though he teaches in the Department of History, his doctorate is in American Studies and Ethnicity, which he describes as really being at the intersection of Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies. Meanwhile, his research exists at the intersection of race and medicine. And in his classes, students are just as likely to encounter graphic novels and poetry as they are historical documents and books.
 
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- Drexel University Announces 2021 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
 
 May 24, 2021
 The speakers and honorary degree recipients addressing graduating Dragons this year are well-known and respected in their various fields, and several have deep, longstanding ties to Drexel.
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- Michael Silverstein’s Research Provides Answers for People with ADHD, EFD in Highly Cited Paper
 
 May 24, 2021
 Michael Silverstein, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, investigated the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and executive dysfunction symptoms in adults and found that ADHD symptoms were strongly correlated with and predictive of executive function deficits (EFDs), guiding clinicians to take a more holistic approach to treatment. The resulting paper received enough citations to place it in the top one percent of the academic field of psychiatry/psychology based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year.
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- Two Students, Alum Named 2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellows
 
 May 20, 2021
 Two CoAS graduate students and one recent alumni have received 2021 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to promote research efforts in physics and clinical psychology. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program aims to encourage innovation and creativity in STEM fields by investing in outstanding graduate students through a five-year fellowship program. The fellowship includes three years’ worth of financial support, with an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 awarded to the researcher and their institution.
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- Drexel Names New Computing Cluster After Historic Alumna
 
 April 29, 2021
 Picotte, the University’s high-performing computing equipment, is named for Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, who is believed to be the first Native American physician in the U.S.
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- 2021 Global Research Symposium: International Solutions for A Global Crisis
 
 April 20, 2021
 The University’s “Climate Year: Global Research Symposium” brought together Drexel faculty and international partners to present and discuss ways of studying, addressing and combatting climate change.
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- Defense Mechanisms in Aphids Can Become a Double-edged Sword, Sharpened by the Seasons
 
 April 20, 2021
 Evolution is unfolding in real time within many natural animal populations and researchers are now observing how this influences biodiversity in the field. In a newly published study in Molecular Ecology a team of Drexel University scientists examined the biological variations in pea aphids, insects that reproduce frequently enough to evolve before our eyes, by tracing the prevalence of their protective endosymbiont, Hamiltonella defensa, which the insects use to ward off parasitoid wasps.
  
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- Rivers in History Course Brings the Past into the Future with ArcGIS
 
 April 19, 2021
 
 Due to COVID-19, Associate Professor of History Debjani Bhattacharyya, PhD, re-envisioned her usually hands-on course Rivers in History, using the advanced technology of ArcGIS.
 
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- PhD Student Luis Grande Branger Tackles Aquaman and White Supremacy in New Publication
 
 April 15, 2021
 Communication, Culture and Media (CCM) doctoral student Luis Grande Branger has an essay on "Aquaman and the American White Supremacy" forthcoming in a new collection of critical essays on the work of movie director James Wan.
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- Undergraduate Research Leads to Lead Authorship in Biology Publication
 
 April 14, 2021
 Shivani Patel '20, Nicole Naranjo '18, and Kimheak Sao '16 conducted work as undergraduates in the Petrie Lab that led to a recent publication in Molecular Biology of the Cell.
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- The Future of Artificial Intelligence Requires the Guidance of Sociology
 
 April 13, 2021
 In the race to out-compete other companies– artificial intelligence (AI) design is lacking a deep understanding of what data about humans mean and its relation to equity. Two Drexel University sociologists suggest we pay greater attention to the societal impact of AI, as it is appearing more frequently than ever before.
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- Global Studies Students Draw Attention to International Human Rights Violations
 
 April 12, 2021
 For their senior capstone projects, Global Studies students worked with Scholars at Risk to raise awareness of human rights violations against four incarcerated or missing scholars.
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- Clinical Psychology PhD Student Fareshte Erani Awarded F31 Fellowship from National Institutes of Health
 
 April 08, 2021
 Clinical Psychology PhD student Fareshte Erani was awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, which supports the research training of predoctoral students from diverse backgrounds that are underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral or clinical research workforce.
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- Junior Medina Talebi Accepted to Prestigious Ralph Bunche Summer Institute
 
 April 05, 2021
 College of Arts and Sciences junior Medina Talebi has been accepted to attend the highly competitive Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI), which helps prepare undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities for an academic career in political science.
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- Global at Home: Drexel Study Abroad Goes Virtual During the Pandemic
 
 March 29, 2021
 Since March 2020, Drexel faculty and international academic partners have been pivoting planned study abroad trips to engaging remote learning opportunities.
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- Graduate Course Shifts Focus on Black Women Writers, Away From the ‘Single Story’
 
 February 26, 2021
 “Black Women Writing: Short Stories (CW T680),” which is being offered to graduate students this term, promotes anti-racism by disrupting the white literary cannon and shining a light on 19th century through 21st century Black women renegades.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
 
 February 17, 2021
 This update offers a snapshot of recent activity, including Miriam Giguere, PhD, head of the Department of Performing Arts and professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, who was awarded a $400,000 grant to create a citywide music-based project.
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- COVID Campus: How It Feels to Be Back for Dragons
 
 February 01, 2021
 DrexelNow spoke with undergraduate students on campus about this phase of Drexel University’s reopening, including health and safety protocols for residence halls and in-person learning, making new friends and staying connected, and their advice and hopes for the near future. 
 
 
  
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- Need an Impartial Sounding Board? Meet the Drexel Ombuds
 
 January 28, 2021
 Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, a professor of psychology, has been the Drexel Ombuds since 2018, and specializes in lending an ear and offering advice to any Dragons in need.
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- New Minor to Offer Co-Curricular, Collaborative Approach to Creating a Just World
 
 January 20, 2021
 Drexel’s Department of Criminology and Justice Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences is now offering a Justice Studies minor to all undergraduate students interested in viewing their disciplines through a social justice lens.
  
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2020
- Talking to Kids about Weight: What the Internet Says and Why Researchers Are Wary
 
 December 17, 2020
 Researchers from the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University systematically reviewed numerous independently published guidelines for having conversations with children about weight status to analyze their content, consistency, actionability and scientific support. They recommend future guidelines unify their messages for caregivers and health care professionals and be better supported by scholarly data.
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- Drexel Deans Look Back at 2020 — Part One
 
 December 16, 2020
 After a tumultuous year of change and uncertainty, deans from the University’s colleges and schools reflected on what happened and what they’ve learned.
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- Does Sharing Health Data Help Maintain Weight Loss?
 
 December 14, 2020
 Research from the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University suggests that health counselors having access to self-monitored health data would improve a person’s weight loss maintenance.
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- Drexel-Funded Research Examines Racial Equity On and Off Campus
 
 November 09, 2020
 The University supported 22 projects focused on societal challenges in communities and within Drexel itself.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
 
 October 21, 2020
 This update offers a snapshot of recent activity, including the work of Janet Chen, MD, assistant professor in the College of Medicine, who is a principal investigator for the Gilead Sciences-sponsored clinical trial evaluating young COVID-19 patients treated with the drug remdesivir.
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- Wake Up to Information and Change with “Good Morning, Neighbors"
 
 October 08, 2020
 In its sixth season, the morning radio show on WKDU is tackling interviews and education related to Black Lives Matter while staying true to its root goal of connecting Drexel to the surrounding community.
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- During a Historic Time, Drexel’s Virtual Convocation Looks Ahead
 
 September 30, 2020
 Looking and sounding different than past years, the 2020 ceremony outlined how Drexel will be working to improve educational, working and living environments on and off campus.
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- How Drexel’s STAR Scholars Program Still Went According to Plan Despite Pandemic
 
 September 10, 2020
 The program, which gives highly motivated first-year students the opportunity to conduct faculty-mentored undergraduate research, supported 101 students this summer with stipends and remote positions, plus more in-person opportunities planned for the upcoming academic year.
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- Drexel Researchers Receive Funding for Racial Equity Projects
 
 August 31, 2020
 Just over $100,000 was awarded to 22 faculty and professional staff through Drexel's Rapid Response Research & Development Fund.
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- Free-Roaming Dogs Prevent Giant Pandas from Thriving in the Wild
 
 August 17, 2020
 Before China declared giant pandas a protected species in 1962, hunters in pursuit of the black and white bear used dogs to track them. Since then measures have been put in place to protect the vulnerable pandas, but more than half a century later, dogs are still jeopardizing their safety, according to a group of researchers that included Drexel's James Spotila, PhD.
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- #COVIDCalls and the Academy of Natural Sciences
 
 August 12, 2020
 Earlier this summer, Department of History head and professor Scott Knowles, PhD, discussed COVID-19 with experts from the Academy of Natural Sciences as the pandemic relates to biodiversity, water quality, environmental justice and maintaining museums and their collections.
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- A Virtual Update on Drexel’s 2020–2030 Strategic Plan
 
 July 29, 2020
 On July 28, several members of the Executive Planning Committee provided insight into how they are working to prepare for Drexel’s future in the midst of this year’s unique challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racial injustice.
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- Drexel Rallies Around Co-op Students Affected by the Pandemic
 
 July 27, 2020
 When spring/summer co-op students started to lose positions due to the hardships brought on by COVID-19, several University colleges, schools and departments heeded the call to create new positions and provide funding to support this Drexel rite of passage.
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- Online Session for Faculty and Professional Staff Shares Campus Return Coping Strategies
 
 July 27, 2020
 In the July 23 presentation “When Pandemic Becomes Endemic: Managing Distress While Living With Covid-19,” College of Medicine Vice Chair for Education, and Director of Residency and Professor of psychiatry Donna Sudak, MD, suggested ways in which Dragons can manage their anxiety in these uncertain times.
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- Drexel’s College-level Commencement Ceremonies Go Virtual
 
 June 15, 2020
 Though forced to celebrate from afar this year, the University’s colleges and schools created diverse, robust and meaningful virtual celebrations for their 2020 graduates.
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- How did Drexel Adapt Courses for Remote Teaching and Learning This Spring?
 
 June 08, 2020
 The classroom experience was different this term, but faculty found creative and innovative ways to translate the physical learning environment digitally for students, with the help of colleagues and professional staff members from across the University.
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- 20 Thoughts from the Drexel University Class of 2020
 
 June 08, 2020
 The Class of 2020 is an historic one. Here are their thoughts during graduation week.
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- Dragons Stick Together to Make Social Distancing Decals
 
 May 12, 2020
 Alumni, adjunct faculty and a student co-op are creating labels illustrating spaces six feet apart. And, they’re donating them to life-sustaining businesses.
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- Aha! + Aaaah: Creative Insight Triggers a Neural Reward Signal
 
 April 09, 2020
 A new neuroimaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab points to an answer of what may have driven the evolutionary development of creativity.
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- Sharing Excess: Battling Food Insecurity Through COVID-19
 
 April 06, 2020
 When most of the activity in Philadelphia came to a halt due in an effort to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, Drexel University alum Evan Ehlers and his food recovery nonprofit saw more action than ever — and rose to the challenge to benefit the city’s less fortunate.
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- Where in the Brain Does Creativity Come from? Evidence from Jazz Musicians
 
 March 31, 2020
 A new brain-imaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy on which side of the brain is responsible for creativity by studying the brain of jazz guitarists during improvisation. 
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- Q&A: #COVIDCalls with Disaster Historian Scott Knowles
 
 March 27, 2020
 Every day, the head of Drexel’s Department of History speaks with experts about news and developments related to COVID-19 — and he wants you to listen in.
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- Online Learning Tips From Your Fellow Dragons
 
 March 27, 2020
 Some Drexel University students will take their first online class this spring as the curriculum goes virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help cope with this transition, some of Drexel’s top online students provided their online learning hacks and best practices.
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- ‘But You Don’t Look Sick?’ How Broad Categories like Autoimmune Impact Patient Experience
 
 March 23, 2020
 When your disease is hard to name and doesn’t have visible symptoms, it can be hard for others to understand that you are sick. And, when people don’t know much about your disease, it can be hard to explain it to family and friends.
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- In Equatorial Guinea, Drexel Leaders Deepen Longstanding Research Partnership
 
 March 02, 2020
 A delegation led by President John Fry traveled to the African nation to further the University’s commitment to its Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program.
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- An International Co-op Uncovering Drexel Family History
 
 February 26, 2020
 A history and sociology major completed a co-op in the city archives of the Austrian ancestral home of the Drexel family to learn more about the University founder’s father.
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- Lending a Helping, Digital Hand in the Face of the Coronavirus
 
 February 19, 2020
 The director of Drexel’s University Writing Program helped faculty at NYU Shanghai convert their writing classes for digital learning after the campus shut down face-to-face operations.
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- $600 Million Milestone Surpassed by The Campaign for Drexel
 
 February 13, 2020
 Drexel supporters have carried the University’s most ambitious fundraising campaign past its three-quarter mark.
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- Earth Day, Every Day: Talking Climate Change With Your Peers
 
 February 12, 2020
 Healthy debate and discourse are at the center of most undergraduate students' lifestyles, but it may be hard to have a conversation with peers about climate change. Two activist students weigh in on how to ease the burden.
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- Drexel Study: Physical Activity is Good for Your Appetite, Too
 
 February 03, 2020
 Researchers from the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University found exercise to be a protective factor in a study where participants in a weight loss program, who were following a reduced-calorie diet, engaged in exercise in their real-world environments.
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- A Drexel PhD Student’s 'Summer' at the South Pole
 
 January 31, 2020
 Steve Sclafani, a Drexel doctoral student in physics, spent over a month at the South Pole supporting research in the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory, and following in the footsteps of his mentor.
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- Where Do We Want Drexel To Be in 10 Years?
 
 January 22, 2020
 Starting this month, the committee working on Drexel’s new 10-Year Strategic Plan will begin meeting with colleges and schools to seek input on how Drexel should navigate the upcoming crucial decade.
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- Hidden Treasures: America’s First Drexel
 
 January 22, 2020
 In the early 19th century, the University’s founder’s father, Francis Martin Drexel, left his native Austria to become a famous portrait painter in America. He ended up creating a banking dynasty that led to the creation and funding of Drexel University.
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- Employee Spotlight: The Nezus
 
 January 21, 2020
 Drexel psychology professors and husband-and-wife team Art and Christine Nezu celebrated 30 years at the University last year — and 36-plus years of marriage.
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- Major-switcher Memoirs: Meet a Dragon Who Declared Four Different Majors Her First Year at Drexel
 
 January 17, 2020
 Similar to national trends, more than one-third of Drexel undergraduate students change their major at least once. Like Elizabeth Warnock, who, after three failed switches within two different colleges her freshman year, found the elusive perfect fit she’d been seeking. 
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
 
 January 16, 2020
 Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty — like two Drexel professors who were awarded fellows of the National Academies of Inventors.
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2019
- Maria T. Schultheis Joins Office of Research & Innovation Leadership Team
  
  December 13, 2019
  The Psychology Department professor was recently appointed vice provost of research.
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- Top Drexel Stories of 2019
  
  December 11, 2019
  Here’s a look back on what happened at the University this year and the Dragons who were involved with some of the biggest news and events that had impacted campus and society as a whole.
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- 2019 Service Recognition: 616 Dragons With Over 7,900 Combined Years of Work at Drexel
  
  December 10, 2019
  The University recently held its annual recognition of faculty and professional staff with major service milestones, including a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member with a half century of teaching at Drexel.
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- Drexel Celebrates a Decade in the Yellow-Ribbon Program
  
  November 04, 2019
  The University was one of the first colleges to participate in the government’s tuition program for post-9/11 veterans since 2009 — and it’s still one of the few to offer unlimited spaces to student-veterans every year.
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- Drexel Chemistry Students Unveil East Coast’s Largest Periodic Table
  
  October 31, 2019
  In celebration of both the International Year of the Periodic Table in 2019 and National Chemistry Week, students from two chemistry organizations unfurled a 100-foot-tall, 135-foot-wide handmade periodic table on Buckley Field.
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- New Faculty Keep Drexel Abreast of Disruptive Technologies
  
  October 30, 2019
  Among the top academic and research talent hired this year were faculty in new and developing fields that have the potential to impact mainstream industries.
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- 5 Tips for Taking an International Co-op
  
  October 28, 2019
  Sarah DiPasquale went on two consecutive co-ops to China, and her experiences there make her passionate about encouraging other Drexel students to consider international co-op opportunities.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  October 10, 2019
  Read all about the sponsored research, major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel — like the Dornsife School of Public Health’s Alex Ortega, PhD, who was awarded a $3.2 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study psychiatric and substance use disorders among island Puerto Ricans impacted by Hurricane Maria.
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- 100th Anniversary of Co-op Kicks Off at Convocation
  
  September 30, 2019
  Convocation, one of Drexel’s most time-honored traditions, also served this year as the kick off for a years-long celebration of the Drexel Co-op program.
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- ‘What Might This Be?’ The Art and Science of Rorschach Inkblots Opens at Drexel
  
  September 19, 2019
  “What might this be?” Is an innocent question, and one that Hermann Rorschach asked of a series of inkblots he developed, in hope of diving further into the inner workings of the human mind in the 1920s. Rorschach combined two of his passions, graphic arts and the science of medicine, as a catalyst for inquiry into the psyche – and in this process, he also created art.
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- A Fish By Another Name
  
  August 27, 2019
  The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University's ongoing effort to collect Late Devonian vertebrate fossils (370 to 360 million years old) in Pennsylvania has resulted in lots of new discoveries from highway road cuts exposing the rocks of the Catskill Formation.
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- Are We Really Protecting Rivers and Streams From Pollution? It’s Hard to Say, And That’s a Problem.
  
  August 20, 2019
  More public and private resources than ever are being directed to protecting and preserving aquatic ecosystems and watersheds. Whether mandated for land development, farming or in response to the growing severity and number of natural disasters – scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University found evidence that decades of watershed restoration and mitigation projects have taken place, but their impact is mostly perceived; data is relatively undocumented — or simply missing.
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- New Exhibit Explores the Best of the BEES
  
  August 12, 2019
  The Drexel Collection’s new show is centered around the educational and professional opportunities made available by the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science.
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- Ted Daeschler Addresses Challenges of Communicating Geoscience Research
  
  August 09, 2019
  
  On June 10, the Drexel Libraries welcomed Ted Daeschler, PhD, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and Professor in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, to discuss the importance of communicating geosciences research to inspire citizen engagement during the final ScholarSip event of the 2018/2019 academic year.
  
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- The Names Behind Drexel Buildings
  
  August 07, 2019
  Ever wondered who Bossone or Stratton or Disque were, and why those are the names of buildings on Drexel’s University City Campus?
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Spring 2019
  
  July 11, 2019
  Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel, like the 53 faculty and staff members who were named this year’s Drexel Areas of Research Excellence (DARE) awardees.
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- Photo Recap: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Drexel’s New Veterans Lounge
  
  July 10, 2019
  The space in the Creese Student Center officially opened with a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony last month. Tom Masci '68, an Army vet, made a generous gift to help with the improvements to the area, which boasts a business center, study tables and a small meeting area.
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- Exploring Drexel’s Diverse History, One Class Project at a Time
  
  July 05, 2019
  A new spin on an old class enabled Drexel students to research areas of University history that spoke to them, such as women, LGBTQ+ students, working-class students and international students at Drexel.
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- Intro to Astronomy Class Provides Innovative, Interpersonal Ways to Discover the Cosmos
  
  June 24, 2019
  PHYS 131 is Drexel’s introductory course to Astronomy open to all majors, and faculty may soon pilot a video game class to further pique student interest in the subject.
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- Commencement 2019 in Tweets
  
  June 17, 2019
  Here’s what graduates, faculty, staff, friends, family, mentors and honorees had to say on Twitter about Drexel University’s 131st commencement ceremony hosted at Citizens Bank Park on June 14.
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- ‘Hidden Treasures’ Follow-Up: Drexel Alumnus and Professor Remembers the University’s Astronomy Society
  
  June 03, 2019
  In response to a previous article about the "hidden treasure" that is the University's observatory, an alumnus and current Drexel assistant clinical professor reminisced about what it was like being the vice president of Drexel's Astronomy Society when he was a chemistry major here at Drexel before graduating in the ’70s.
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- Heard Around Campus — May
  
  May 29, 2019
  This month's installment of the “Heard Around Campus” feature contains information about University awards and recently completed construction projects.
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- Finding Focus Through a Drexel Non-Profit Co-op
  
  May 22, 2019
  Nicole Kalitsi was tasked with pioneering a new role during her co-op with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Supported by Drexel University’s Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships, this experience helped the fourth-year global studies student zero in on her future career goals.
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- Drexel University Announces 2019 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 08, 2019
  The full lineup of speakers for this year’s commencement ceremonies contains a multitude of men and women from different industries with great accomplishments in their fields.
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- Train Your Brain to Eat Less Sugar
  
  May 07, 2019
  A recent study led by Evan Forman, PhD, a psychology professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, shows that a computer game can be used to train its players to eat less sugar, as way of reducing their weight and improving their health.
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- ‘Me too.’ Movement Founder Gets Real During On-Campus Event
  
  May 03, 2019
  Tarana Burke held little back while explaining her background, her work and her hardships to a captive audience of Drexel University students, faculty and staff.
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- Protecting Bioko’s Biodiversity, Part 2
  
  May 01, 2019
  
  In her second post, Professor Stefanie Kroll, Phd recounts her travels from the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, to the small town of Moka (population around 200) on Bioko Island. This unassuming place has been the home base for the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program for over 20 years and where she and other Drexel faculty and students do research year round.
  
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- Behind the 2019 Steinbright Co-op Photo Contest Winning Entries
  
  April 29, 2019
  The winners of the @Work and @Play categories explain their winning entries and what co-op means to them.
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- Parents Learn Skills to Encourage Healthier Diet in Children, Without Leaving the Dinner Table
  
  April 25, 2019
  A new project from Drexel University's Center for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) called "Project PICNIC" aims to help parents guide their children toward healthier choices, without it turning into a battle of wills.
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- Drexel to Welcome ‘me too.’ Movement Founder Tarana Burke
  
  April 18, 2019
  As part of the Campus Activities Board’s annual culture and discovery program, Burke will address Drexel students, faculty and staff as well as take part in both a moderated and an audience Q&A.
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- Drexel Ice Cream Now Available at Franklin Fountain
  
  April 15, 2019
  The student-designed “Dragon’s Breath” ice cream flavor will now be available for purchase at the Old City ice cream parlor.
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- Drexel Hosts Radio Personality Terry Gross for an Evening of Interview
  
  April 15, 2019
  Terry Gross, the host and co-executive producer of NPR’s “Fresh Air,” discussed her interview techniques with a sold-out audience as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Lecture Series.
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- Hidden Treasures: The Drexel Home of Philadelphia’s Largest Telescope
  
  April 15, 2019
  Drexel University’s Joseph R. Lynch Observatory is located on the roof of Curtis Hall and contains Philadelphia’s largest telescope.
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Winter 2019
  
  April 10, 2019
  Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel — including a College of Medicine associate professor’s five-year, R01-type individual research grant for $2.8 million.
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- TA Tell-All: Three Drexel Teaching Assistants’ Thoughts on Working with Students, Faculty and Each Other
  
  April 01, 2019
  DrexelNow got together three Drexel University teaching assistants from different disciplines and background experiences, along with a knowledgeable moderator, for a roundtable discussion about their most notable experiences, techniques and suggestions for improvement.
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- What’s it Like to Go on ‘Wheel of Fortune?’ One Drexel Student Explains All
  
  March 29, 2019
  Drexel student Zaarah Abdul-Aziz recently appeared on the show on a March 20 episode during its special “College Week Spring Break” programming.
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- Drexel Study: Smartphone App Predicts Diet Lapse
  
  March 27, 2019
  According to a recent study, led by Evan Forman, PhD, a psychology professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, a first-of-its-kind smartphone app called OnTrack can predict ahead of time when users are likely to lapse in their weight loss plan and help them stay on track.
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- Merck Chairman and CEO Kenneth Frazier to Speak at Drexel’s 2019 Commencement
  
  March 11, 2019
  Merck & Co., Inc. Chairman and CEO Kenneth C. Frazier will address the class of 2019 at Drexel’s University-wide commencement ceremony on June 14. In what has become a Drexel tradition, the University will once again hold its University-wide ceremony at Citizens Bank Park. Frazier’s contributions in the business, legal and humanitarian fields are especially notable.
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- Norma Bouchard Appointed Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
  
  March 06, 2019
  Norma Bouchard, PhD, who is currently the dean of the College of Arts and Letters at San Diego State University, will become the next dean of Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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- 9 Empowerment Tips for Drexel Students
  
  March 04, 2019
  Female deans from Drexel University will soon gather to discuss professional and emotional empowerment at the Dean’s Panel during the Women’s Empowerment Summit hosted by the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship March 7–8. In advance, DrexelNow asked them each to share their one key empowerment tip for students.
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- The Life of a Liberty Scholar
  
  March 04, 2019
  Since 2010, Drexel University’s Liberty Scholars program has awarded more than $76 million in full-tuition scholarships to more than 400 low-income graduates from Philadelphia high schools. But supporting these students through graduation takes more — and means more — than what money can buy.
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- Did an Asteroid Cancel Dinosaurs? The Truth is in the Lava
  
  February 26, 2019
  About sixty-six million years ago a planet-wide catastrophe brought the non-avian dinosaurs to their demise, and the end of the Cretaceous period was marked by a mass extinction of its fauna and flora. New data, published in the journal Science, says it’s possible that intense volcanic eruptions in India coincided with the worldwide extinction – ultimately cementing the fate of the massive reptiles.
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- What Makes Some People Creative Thinkers and Others Analytical?
  
  February 13, 2019
  A new brain-imaging study from Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab reveals that the different "cognitive styles" of creative and analytical thinkers are due to fundamental differences in their brain activity that can be observed even when people are not working on a problem.
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- A Tale of Two Colleges: Drexel and Stillman Act on Memorandum of Understanding
  
  February 13, 2019
  Drexel University and Stillman College, a historically black university based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2018 which created unique opportunities for students from both schools — and expansion plans are already underway.
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- Can a 6-hour Program Prevent Obesity? Drexel Psychologist Wants to Find Out
  
  February 05, 2019
  What if an hour a week for six weeks could prevent young adults from becoming obese? Meghan Butryn, PhD, a Drexel University psychology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, is trying to find out.
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- ‘Triangle' in Trouble: Drexel’s Independent Newspaper Calls on Students in Fundraising Campaign
  
  February 04, 2019
  Drexel University’s student newspaper, The Triangle, announced that it no longer could afford printing costs, and is looking to students and the Drexel community for support.
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Fall 2018
  
  January 11, 2019
  This update reflects the sponsored research and major gifts, honors and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel University.
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2018
- Top Drexel Stories of 2018
  
  December 17, 2018
  2018 was a big year for Drexel University. Thanks to DrexelNow, you can relive the year's top stories concerning faculty, staff and students who were involved with some of the biggest news and events on and off campus.
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- Meet a Drexel Student Who Used Her Clinical Psychology Education to Combat Suffering of Syrian Refugees in Jordan
  
  December 11, 2018
  Mona Elgohail, a PhD candidate in the clinical psychology program in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, brought her clinical training to a city in Jordan near the Syrian border in order to make a difference in “the worst humanitarian crisis of our time.”
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- Startup Fest Highlights, Supports Entrepreneurial Students From Around Drexel
  
  November 15, 2018
  The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship hosted its fifth-annual Startup Fest Nov. 7–8. Students from a variety of majors and background competed to have their business ideas heard and funded.
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- Provost’s Council to Set Action Plan for Global Engagement
  
  November 09, 2018
  The Office of the Provost recently established a council to map out a university-wide action plan for global engagement at Drexel.
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- Would You Zap Your Brain to Improve Your Memory? Researchers Study Attitudes Toward Brain Stimulation
  
  October 22, 2018
  Drexel psychologists studied the public's attitudes toward brain stimulation.
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- Research Finds NJ Numerical Nutrient Criterion Used to Protect Streams is Too High
  
  October 22, 2018
  A new way of measuring the relative habitability of freshwater environments for fish and aquatic insects suggests that New Jersey’s water monitoring and treatment standards could use a boost.
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- In the Footsteps of Francis Martin Drexel: A Field Trip to Dornbirn, Austria
  
  October 16, 2018
  In October, a team of10 Drexel University professors, students and alumni flew to Austria to visit the ancestral birthplace of the University founder’s father.
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- Employee Spotlight: Drexel Musical Chairs Edition
  
  October 12, 2018
  Several leadership positions have been filled by Dragons that were already part of the Drexel community.
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Spring and Summer 2018
  
  October 09, 2018
  Over the past two terms, there has been a lot of research funding, commercialization activity and faculty honors at Drexel University.
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- PhD Candidate Finds Place for Entomological Research, Teaching Goals to Grow at Drexel
  
  September 27, 2018
  Meghan Barrett, a PhD candidate in Drexel University’s Department of Biology within the College of Arts and Sciences, is sharing her passion for… bugs … with undergraduates and the world.
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- There Goes the Neighborhood: Urban Coyotes in Pennsylvania and California
  
  September 24, 2018
  
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- Research Update: Q&A with Cell Biologist Ryan Petrie, PhD
  
  September 24, 2018
  Ryan Petrie, PhD, is an assistant professor of biology in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences. He was recently awarded a $323,429 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project “Physical Mechanisms of 3D Cell Motility.”
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- Women Making Science History
  
  September 20, 2018
  On Museum Day, Saturday, Sept. 22, the Academy is honoring women making science history. General admission to the museum will be free, and visitors will be able to talk with some of our female scientists making a difference. We profile some of them here so you can get to know them before you come. Have your questions ready!
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- Drexel Foodies Share Their Favorite Wawa Hoagie Order
  
  September 17, 2018
  To celebrate the grand opening of the new Wawa on Drexel University’s University City Campus, DrexelNow asked faculty and staff to relay their favorite Wawa hoagie order, and why.
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- Students Find ‘Sanctuaries’ of Cultural Experience, Learning through Spanish-language Global Studies Class
  
  August 28, 2018
  SPAN 440 — a Spanish-language course aimed at introducing students to the meaning of “sanctuaries” — was built to offer unique experiences and context to one of today’s most-pressing controversies surrounding immigration.
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- A Creative Approach to Teaching Creativity, Interdisciplinary Teamwork for Graduate Students
  
  August 10, 2018
  Two Drexel University faculty members from different disciplines have come together to provide a unique opportunity for graduate students: learn how to flex their creative muscles.
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- Graduate College, Global Initiatives, Undergraduate Education Moves Announced
  
  August 08, 2018
  Drexel University's Provost announced updates on leadership positions in the Graduate College, Office of International Programs and on his staff.
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- Drexel President John Fry Discusses His ‘Civic Pathway’ in Community-Based Learning Class
  
  August 06, 2018
  Drexel President John Fry recently stopped by a classroom with student and community learners, as well as visiting Mandela Fellows, to discuss his views and efforts with civic engagement.
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- Report: Fossil Fuel Industries - The Goliath of Climate-Related Lobbying Efforts, Spent Billions
  
  July 19, 2018
  A new study by Drexel environmental sociologist Robert J. Brulle, PhD, shows that between 2000 and 2016, lobbyists spent more than two billion dollars on influencing relevant legislation in the US Congress. As the first peer-reviewed, comprehensive analysis ever conducted of climate lobbying data, Brulle’s research confirms the spending of environmental groups and the renewable energy sector was eclipsed by the spending of the electrical utilities, fossil fuel, and transportation sectors.
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- You Have One Job: Compared to Multi-Tasking Workers, Soldier Ant Brains Small
  
  July 16, 2018
  A Drexel University study found that ant colonies evolved to spend less energy on developing the brains of soldier ants, who have relatively simple jobs, compared to multi-tasking workers.
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- Drexel Astrophysicist Proves the Origin of Neutrinos
  
  July 12, 2018
  With nine-and-a-half years of data and a South Pole observatory, a Drexel professor and her colleagues has shown the origin of at least some of the high-energy particles known as "neutrinos."
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- Drexel Opens New Treatment Clinic for Eating Disorders and Weight Management
  
  July 12, 2018
  The WELL Clinic will provide evidence-based treatment for weight management, eating disorders and related conditions, all under one roof.
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- Biology Class Builds Research Skills, Autonomy in Underclassmen
  
  June 22, 2018
  Freshmen and sophomore biology students at Drexel can take the elective BIO 213, which introduces them to independent, novel research and a hands-on learning opportunity working with fruit flies.
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- Scientists Discover How Brain Signals Travel to Drive Language Performance
  
  June 21, 2018
  Using transcranial magnetic stimulation and network control theory, Drexel psychologists have taken a novel approach to understanding how signals travel across the brain's highways and how stimulation can lead to better cognitive function.
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- Writers Room Creates Community Through Stories, Photos With Canon Project
  
  June 15, 2018
  Drexel University’s Writers Room celebrated the release of the program’s fourth collective work, “Anthology,” and the culmination of its year-long, writer-in-residence program, TRIPOD.
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- Long Thought Silent Because of Ice, Study Shows East Antarctica Seismically Active
  
  June 04, 2018
  Half of Antarctica has long thought to be seismically dormant, but a Drexel University researcher tripled the number of recorded earthquakes by monitoring for just one year.
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- A Spoonful of Animation Helps the Story Medicine Go Down
  
  May 31, 2018
  Since 2016, the Story Medicine class at Drexel University has helped the ideas and dreams of child patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia come alive — and now, through a new partnership, become animated.
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- 'Pandas' IMAX Movie Follows the First Artificially Bred Panda into the Wild - And Features Plenty of Drexel Connections
  
  May 31, 2018
  From the professor who dreamed up the panda release program to the alums who run it, Dragons play a huge role in "Pandas."
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- New Parts of the Brain Become Active After Students Learn Physics - Study
  
  May 24, 2018
  A new study out of Drexel University showed that, when confronted with physics problems, new parts of a student's brain are utilized after receiving instruction in the topic.
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- Drexel Student Finds Perfect Fit for Volcano Research Through Gates Cambridge Scholarship
  
  May 23, 2018
  Nicholas Barber, a geoscience student from the College of Arts and Sciences, has become the second Drexel student to be awarded the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, making his PhD program at the University of Cambridge cost-free.
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- Saxbys Creates One-of-a-Kind Drink for Drexel Seniors
  
  May 21, 2018
  In honor of the Drexel University Class of 2018’s upcoming graduation, Saxbys designed a special iced beverage for the graduating seniors.
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- Partnering for Mussel Restoration
  
  May 17, 2018
  
  Freshwater mussels and shad were once plentiful in the Delaware Estuary and its tributaries, providing a range of natural benefits to people and waterways. Today they face an uncertain future in local streams and rivers, creating a serious disadvantage when it comes to ecological health.
  
  Now, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences of Drexel University, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Philadelphia Water Department and Department of Parks and Recreation, Bartram’s Garden, and the Independence Seaport Museum have come together to develop the Aquatic Research and Restoration Center to coordinate large-scale restoration efforts that do not currently exist in the Philadelphia region.
  
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- Restoring Epigenetic Balance Reinstates Memory in Flies With Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms
  
  May 14, 2018
  A study from Drexel University showed that restoring a balance between two epigenetic regulator enzymes restored learning and memory function in flies that displayed symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
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- 'Non-Smoking' Doesn't Mean Smoke-Free — Drexel Study Finds Third-Hand Smoke Spreads Inside
  
  May 09, 2018
  Despite decades of indoor smoking bans and restrictions, new research from Drexel University suggests the toxins we’ve been trying to keep out are still finding their way into the air inside. Findings by a group of environmental engineers show that third-hand smoke, the chemical residue from cigarette smoke that attaches to anything and anyone in the vicinity of a smoke cloud, can make its way into the air and circulate through buildings where no one is smoking.
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- Drexel University's 2018 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 09, 2018
  More than a dozen respected speakers will address Drexel Dragons at various college- and school-level ceremonies, as well as at a University-wide event.
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- Maria T. Schultheis Named Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences
  
  May 08, 2018
  As Donna M. Murasko, PhD, prepares to end her 16-year tenure as dean to return to the faculty, the College of Arts and Sciences will move ahead under new leadership with the appointment of Maria T. Schultheis as interim dean, effective July 1.
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- Forensic Entomology
  
  May 08, 2018
  Drexel University environmental science graduate Jackie Garcia had the opportunity to pursue an independent study during her senior year. She chose Academy scientist and Drexel professor Jon Gelhaus as her mentor. Together, the two set out to explore the complex field of forensic entomology. We talked with Garcia about learning a new field during an independent study, sharing her work with the public at Bug Fest and inspiring one high school student to pursue her own work in the field.
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- 25 Years of Fossil Collecting Yields Clearest Picture Yet of Extinct 12-Foot Aquatic Predator
  
  May 07, 2018
  More than two decades of exploration at a Pennsylvania fossil site have given Academy of Natural Sciences paleontologists their best idea of how a giant, prehistoric predator would have looked and behaved.
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- Little Dragons Inspired to Dream — and Create, and Play — at Annual Event
  
  May 03, 2018
  At 2018’s annual Inspire a Child to Dream Day, the children of Drexel faculty and staff came to campus for a special day of activities.
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- Jad Abumrad Shares Creative Mantras With Drexel Audience Through Lecture
  
  April 30, 2018
  The “Radiolab” creator and co-host described what he learned about himself and the world during his time away from radio as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ annual Distinguished Lecture Series.
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- Malaria-Carrying Parasites Spread More When They Can Jump Into Multiple Birds - Study
  
  April 27, 2018
  A study out of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University found that blood parasites that cause malaria spread more widely if they can use many different kinds of birds as hosts. But even those "generalist" parasites are limited.
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- How a Group of Honors Students Wrote for Drexel Publications — For a Class
  
  April 25, 2018
  Last term, a class of students in the Pennoni Honors College learned about the inner workings of three different Drexel University publications — and got to contribute to them.
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- Drexel Joins Philadelphia's Weeklong Celebration of Science
  
  April 23, 2018
  Students, faculty and staff from around the University will be participating in the Philadelphia Science Festival starting this weekend. The annual celebration of science is a week full of fun and learning for all ages, culminating with a carnival on the Ben Franklin Parkway on Saturday, April 28.
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- As Drexel’s Co-op Centennial Approaches, Check Out What Dragons Are Working on Today
  
  April 20, 2018
  The Steinbright Career Development Center recently released the winning photos from its annual Co-op Photo Contest.
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- Writing Together: How a Student-Professor Bond Turned Into a Book
  
  April 18, 2018
  Associate Professor of English Scott Warnock and his student, Diana Gasiewski, noticed that the student voice was missing from the pedagogy for online writing instruction, so they decided to do something about it.
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Winter 2018
  
  April 10, 2018
  Check out what Drexel University faculty and staff accomplished during the winter term.
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- Communication Major and Eagles Cheerleader Takes on Midterms, Media and the Super Bowl
  
  April 10, 2018
  A student in the College of Arts and Sciences witnessed the Eagles’ Super Bowl season firsthand as an Eagles cheerleader.
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- Hollywood Legend M. Night Shyamalan to Address Drexel’s Class of 2018
  
  April 09, 2018
  Hollywood legend M. Night Shyamalan will address the class of 2018 at Drexel’s University-wide commencement ceremony on June 15 at Citizens Bank Park. The director, producer, screenwriter and actor — whose breakout hit, “The Sixth Sense,” appeared nearly 20 years ago — is known for filming and setting his movies in and around Philadelphia, hiring locally and utilizing area vendors, and showcasing some of the region’s best-loved attractions and locales.
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- Neurodragons Will Cheer on Eagles Autism Challenge Riders — And You Can Join Them
  
  April 06, 2018
  Drexel’s new student organization for neurodiverse and neurotypical students plans to be out and cheering when the Eagles Autism Challenge comes rolling through campus.
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- The Little Engineer That Could
  
  March 22, 2018
  Mario Scotto Di Vetta is using his co-op opportunities to travel around the country and dig up some dirt on his future career opportunities.
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- The Good, The Bad and The Dicty
  
  March 22, 2018
  The entirely student-driven research course called “Dictyostelium” allows Drexel students to participate and contribute to actual research that will be published without the usual brisk time constraints of a research lab.
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- Science for the Community
  
  March 22, 2018
  Drexel students join with other university students and industry professionals to help promote science among the youth of the Philadelphia area.
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- Home Away From Home at Drexel’s New Writers Room
  
  March 09, 2018
  Drexel student ends quest of finding a place to call home on campus with new Writers Room located on first floor of MacAlister Hall.
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- 7 Very Subtle Ways to Show Your Drexel Pride
  
  March 09, 2018
  Having school pride is hard when you’re trying to keep it together in a fast-paced quarter system. One Drexel student came up with a few clever ways to show Drexel pride without standing out too much.
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- Without 46 Million Year-Old Bacteria, Turtle Ants Would Need More Bite And Less Armor
  
  March 06, 2018
  Socially transmitted, nitrogen-providing microbes have opened a new ecological frontier for herbivorous turtle ants.
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- Meet the Drexel Dragons up for the Biggest Awards This Year
  
  March 01, 2018
  Drexel University’s Center for Scholar Development recently hosted an event to recognize the hard work and initiative taken by those students who applied for major fellowships this year.
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- One Dragon’s Journey Across the World
  
  March 01, 2018
  Bianca Walker is accepting her first post-graduate offer in China as an English language teacher.
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- Plants Evolve Away from Obsolete Defenses When Attacked by Immune Herbivores, Study Shows
  
  February 26, 2018
  A new study shows that plants can evolve out of their obsolete defense mechanisms when facing an immune enemy, an illustration of the “defense de-escalation” evolution theory.
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- Dragons Fly With Eagles at The 2018 Super Bowl
  
  February 05, 2018
  It takes a team to throw a great Super Bowl party, and this year’s production involved many Drexel faculty, staff and students, whether for work or play.
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- To Improve Self-Control, Call Weight Loss What It Is: Difficult
  
  January 29, 2018
  Painting a realistic picture of the challenges of weight loss can lead to greater long-term outcomes, a new study from a Drexel psychologist shows.
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- One Book, One Philadelphia and One Drexel
  
  January 22, 2018
  Drexel University is hosting several events on campus related to the Free Library of Philadelphia’s One Book, One Philadelphia citywide reading club.
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- Psychology Professor Kirk Heilbrun Named Drexel Ombuds
  
  January 16, 2018
  Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, a psychology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently named Drexel’s new ombuds.
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- U.S. French Embassy Says ‘Bonjour’ to Drexel’s French Club
  
  January 16, 2018
  The Drexel French Club, started only a few years ago, will receive funding and guidance from a U.S. French Ambassador to expand its reach at the University.
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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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- Donna M. Murasko to Conclude Role as Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
  
  January 09, 2018
  One of Drexel’s longest serving deans will transition from her role at the end of the academic year.
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- Drexel Helps to Establish the Region's First Federal Statistical Research Data Center to Gain Access to Census Data
  
  January 09, 2018
  Researchers from around the city, who are studying public policy and the economy, will have access to some of the nation’s highest quality Census data this coming cycle, thanks to a new federal research center.
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- Little Wasp Bodies Means Little Wasp Brain Regions, Study Shows
  
  January 02, 2018
  A Drexel study looking at 19 species of paper wasps found that body size may lead to variation in the complex parts of their brains.
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2017
- Top Drexel Stories of 2017
  
  December 20, 2017
  2017 was a big year for Drexel University, which made strides in research and developments that could impact all of our futures.
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- Can’t Switch Your Focus? Your Brain Might Not Be Wired for It
  
  December 19, 2017
  A new study from Drexel psychologists suggests that some brains are at a natural advantage to quickly switch their focus from one concept to another.
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- Dolan Fund for Innovative Water Research
  
  December 19, 2017
  
  Water scarcity is one of the greatest challenges of our time, according to the United Nations. For the Dolan family of Philadelphia, water runs deep and personal. Almost 90 years ago, Philadelphia-area naturalist/adventurist, Brooke Dolan II, led expeditions to western China and Tibet and collected the Asian mammals on exhibit in the dioramas of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. He and his colleagues also brought back thousands of other specimens to study at a time when the world looked to natural history museums for information on countless little-known species.
  
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- The $100K Halftime Show That Changed One Dragon’s Life
  
  December 12, 2017
  No football team? No problem. Drexel University junior Isaiah Hoffman won a $100,000 tuition scholarship from Dr. Pepper for a successful halftime football toss.
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- From Cancer to Campus: The Eagles Scholarship Helping Dragons Soar
  
  December 11, 2017
  The Eagles Fly for Leukemia organization offers full-tuition scholarships to Drexel University to outstanding students who have survived pediatric cancer. For the recipients, it’s an unrivaled opportunity.
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- Studies Show Barnegat Bay Salt Marshes Provide Millions of Dollars of Water Treatment for Free – For Now
  
  December 07, 2017
  A pair of studies led by Academy of Natural Sciences researchers show that salt marshes along New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay are invaluable for removing nutrients — but they’re threatened by climate change.
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- Microscopic Algae Hold Key to New Jersey’s Nutrient Pollution Now and in the Past
  
  December 07, 2017
  An Academy of Natural Sciences-led study found that the presence of certain species of microscopic algae called diatoms can be reliable indicators of nitrogen pollutions in New Jersey’s bays.
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- How the Drexel Rec Center Lined Up ‘The Balanced Project’
  
  December 06, 2017
  To spotlight the wellness and inclusion mission of Drexel University Recreational Athletics, the Drexel Recreation Center has released a new campaign featuring Dragons working on their physical, mental and emotional health.
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- Geoscience Major Completes Award-Winning Project in Seafloor Volcanology
  
  December 04, 2017
  It was a summer that would make any adventure blogger envious: 12 days at sea aboard a 273-foot vessel, treks through the wilds of Yellowstone National Park, nights beneath the stars on Oregon’s massive stratovolcano Mount Hood. Geoscience major Nick Barber ’18 did all of this — along with award-winning conference presentations and innovative research — in the name of science.
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- The Best Non-Study Places to Study on Drexel’s Campus
  
  December 04, 2017
  Nina Henderson Provost M. Brian Blake, PhD, held a contest on Instagram to encourage students to post a photo of the most creative study spaces on Drexel’s campus.
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- Fossils Fuel This Student’s Attraction to the Academy
  
  December 04, 2017
  Kevin Sievers has been coming to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University since he was a little kid to learn about the ancient animal history on display. Now, as a Drexel student, he gets to work there.
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- Q&A: Could Bali's Mount Agung have a Major Eruption?
  
  November 30, 2017
  Around 100,000 people on the Indonesian island of Bali have been evacuated from their homes, and more could follow as the island’s most prominent mountain has begun to show signs of a potential major eruption. Assistant Professor Loÿc Vanderkluysen, PhD, has been monitoring the situation from afar and conversing with his volcanologist colleagues about it.
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- History Professor Tiago Saraiva Wins Pfizer Prize
  
  November 28, 2017
  Tiago Saraiva, PhD, was awarded the Pfizer Prize for best scholarly book, "Fascist Pigs: Technoscientific Organisms and the History of Fascism" (MIT Press, October 2016) at the 2017 History of Science Society (HSS) annual meeting.
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- In Search of Answers to the Opioid Epidemic
  
  November 20, 2017
  A dean’s seminar hosted by Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences presented a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives on the root causes and the potential solutions to the opioid epidemic.
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- Writers Room Breaks in New Campus Space with Canon Photography Partnership
  
  November 14, 2017
  Drexel University’s Writers Room, a College of Arts and Sciences initiative within the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, will introduce its first satellite location on campus this fall. Located on the first floor of MacAlister Hall, it will serve as the anchor location for a new program created in partnership with Canon Solutions America Inc. to promote literacy and life skills.
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- Drexel Honors 907 Student Veterans With Flag Display
  
  November 13, 2017
  In honor of Veterans and Military Family Appreciation Week at Drexel University, 907 American flags were placed on the University City Campus to recognize the 907 student-veterans currently enrolled at the University.
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- Academy of Natural Sciences Scan Reveals the Bones of Satan…Fish
  
  November 08, 2017
  A fish named after the devil because of its underground home was scanned by scientists at the Academy of Natural Sciences and the University of Texas in the hopes of understanding how it’s related to other catfish.
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- Investigating the Ethics of Autism Research
  
  November 08, 2017
  Autism spectrum disorder is a complex issue historically, culturally and scientifically. The broad definition of autism — which encompasses a range of symptoms related to communication, social responsiveness and behavior — raises unique challenges for scientists, many of whom may not have the tools to anticipate the ethical implications of their research.
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- Drexel Launches Free Counseling Program for Veterans
  
  November 06, 2017
  The skills training program is designed to help veterans reduce stress, improve relationships and achieve meaningful life goals.
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- Geek of the Week: Ellen Wildner, Biological Sciences '15
  
  October 24, 2017
  Ellen Wildner is a trained biologist and anthropologist. She currently studies snails at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, but like most scientists is curious about everything and how it all connects.
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- What Goes Into a Controlled Burn?
  
  October 19, 2017
  
  The fires now ravaging North California have been particularly bad this year because years of drought have left the area much like a tinderbox. One way to combat this build-up of “fuel load” is a controlled burn.
  
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- Day in the Life of a Creek
  
  October 12, 2017
  If you happened to be hiking, biking or boating in the Wissahickon Creek area recently or watched the local news you may have thought you were imaging things. It wasn’t St. Patrick’s Day, but the creek was green!
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- Criminology Student Visits Max Security Prison in Norway
  
  September 26, 2017
  Emma Nolan ’18 performed 14 interviews with Norwegian prison officials in research on comparative punishment practices.
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- Contemporary Art Exploring the Caribbean in Fall Exhibition at Pearlstein Gallery
  
  September 08, 2017
  Drexel’s Leonard Pearlstein Gallery will open The Expanded Caribbean: Contemporary Photograph at the Crossroads, an exhibition of over 50 photographs and four related sculptural and video installations this fall.
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- A PhD Student’s Quest to Better Treat Food-Related Disorders
  
  September 01, 2017
  Helen Murray, a third-year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, is determined to improve the detection and treatment of eating, feeding and gastrointestinal disorders, and she’s using her research at Drexel to make it happen.
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- In Summer Showcase, Drexel Research STARs Set to Shine
  
  August 28, 2017
  Since 2007, the STAR Scholars Program has held a showcase to highlight the research Drexel students do over the summer. This year’s edition on Aug. 31 will include several Dragons who went off-campus — some as far as India — to learn more after their freshman year.
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- Shedding Consistent Pounds Each Week Linked to Long-Term Weight Loss
  
  August 28, 2017
  When it comes to losing weight, it’s not necessarily slow, but steady, that wins the race, according to new research from Drexel psychologists.
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- All Fun, No Sun: Photo Recap of the Solar Eclipse on Drexel’s Campus
  
  August 21, 2017
  During Aug. 21’s historic solar eclipse, Drexel Dragons flocked to Perelman Plaza, where the Physics Department held a special solar eclipse viewing party complete with solar telescopes.
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- College Freshmen Who Weighed Themselves Daily Lost Body Fat
  
  August 16, 2017
  A new study by Drexel psychologists found that college freshmen who weighed themselves daily saw a drop in their BMI.
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- A Life-Changing Visit to a Revolutionary Scandinavian Prison
  
  August 15, 2017
  For 10 days last winter, a small group of Drexel students toured prisons and courthouses in Norway and Sweden to learn how a focus on restoration and rehabilitation creates a radically different criminal justice system.
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- Dinosaur-Era Plant Found Alive in North America for First Time
  
  July 31, 2017
  A large species of green algae was discovered alive in North America for the first time ever, with the only previous record being fossils dating back to the time of the dinosaurs.
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- Young Dragons Take Flight With an Eagle at 'STEAM' Camp
  
  July 26, 2017
  On the final day of the two-week, STEAM-focused section of a Drexel-run summer camp, a group of Young Dragons took to the Philadelphia Eagles’ weight room and practice fields to learn what goes into making their favorite team soar.
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- Drexel Psychology PhD Student Publishes Article in New England Journal of Medicine
  
  July 19, 2017
  
  Jennie David, a 4th year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program, recently had a personal narrative published in the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "The Chair Grant."
  
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- Drexel Students Deliver a Weekly Dose of Fun at CHOP
  
  July 18, 2017
  In “Story Medicine,” one of Drexel’s several community-based learning courses, students visit the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to perform shows based on scripts they write, giving the young patients in their audience a joyous break from the norm.
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- Editors Without Borders Work Across Disciplines at Drexel
  
  July 18, 2017
  Graduate students in the Department of Communication reached across disciplinary borders to help graduate students in Drexel’s science and engineering programs.
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- Employee Spotlight: Eric Zillmer, Renaissance Man
  
  July 17, 2017
  Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Drexel University’s “AD” (athletics director), knows how to merge real-world experiences and classroom teaching — and athletics and academia, or music and neuropsychology.
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- At Second Saxbys Café, Experiential Learning Finds a New Home
  
  June 28, 2017
  Saxbys opened its second student-run coffee shop on campus this week in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, making the company’s relationship with the Drexel community even stronger.
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- Sue Kilham Receives Phycological Society of America Career Achievement Award
  
  June 26, 2017
  Sue Kilham, PhD, professor in the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, received the Phycological Society of America’s Award of Excellence — a career achievement award that honors scientists who have had a major impact on the field of phycology, and who have a record of sustained scholarly activity, including teaching and service.
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- ABC’s Revived ‘Gong Show’ Pays Tribute to Drexel Alumnus’ Vision
  
  June 26, 2017
  “The Gong Show,” started by Chuck Barris ’53 in 1976, got a reboot this summer with a new incarnation airing on ABC.
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- Former Justice Department Official Joins Drexel’s Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab
  
  June 20, 2017
  After serving as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Obama Administration, Robert L. Listenbee, Esq., will return to Philadelphia as a Stoneleigh Foundation Visiting Fellow.
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- Protecting the World’s Most Trafficked Animal While on Co-op
  
  June 20, 2017
  What’s a pangolin? And why is Ashleigh Jugan in Vietnam working to keep them safe from hunters? DrexelNow asked the fourth-year environmental sciences major about that and more in a Q&A about a highly unusual co-op.
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- Birds of All Feathers Work Together to Hunt When Army Ants March
  
  June 19, 2017
  When army ants move out, a new Drexel University study found that, instead of chasing each other away, birds work together to follow the column and hunt the insects that marching ants scare out of hiding.
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- Media Watch: Locked Up for Sexting?
  
  June 19, 2017
  A 2014 Drexel University study about teenage “sexting” habits is back in the national spotlight after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new bill that some lawmakers are calling “overbroad” and “punishing.”
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- Final 125th Anniversary Lecture Offers a Fond Reflection on Big Drexel University Moments
  
  June 09, 2017
  The last in a year-long series of public lectures celebrating Drexel’s 125th anniversary brought President John Fry together with several generations of students, faculty, staff and alumni to look back at the personal experiences that define the University.
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- 25 Faces 25 Years: Elizabeth Lombardo
  
  June 08, 2017
  
  “My life was forever changed by a man whose leg had been amputated,” says Elizabeth Lombardo, PhD, a clinical psychologist and national media consultant, recalling a former patient at the Baltimore Veterans Association Medical Center. At the time of their meeting, Lombardo had just graduated from Duke University with her master’s in physical therapy. “I knew if I could get him up on the parallel bars, he’d be able to walk,” she says, “and I could teach him how to transfer in and out of his wheelchair.” She considers that day a sign of her true purpose in life. Soon after, she applied to doctoral programs in clinical psychology and chose Drexel’s program (formerly part of Hahnemann University) because of its location and because of Arthur Nezu, PhD, one of the program’s directors, with whom she interviewed.
  
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- In Fact, Mark Zuckerberg, 'Eureka Moments' Do Exist
  
  June 05, 2017
  In his commencement address at Harvard University this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told graduates, "the idea of a single eureka moment is a dangerous lie. "Not so fast, Zuckerberg. According to research from Drexel University cognitive neuroscientist John Kounios, PhD, those “eureka moments” are real. And, when combined with analytical thinking, they can spur creative breakthroughs.
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- Graduate College Shines a Light on Outstanding Student Achievements
  
  June 01, 2017
  At this year’s Graduate Student Day, the Graduate College and the Graduate Student Association joined together to honor the work done by Drexel students in the classroom and in the community.
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- Drexel’s Codebreakers Help Raise Over $800K on Day of Giving
  
  May 25, 2017
  The second Day of Giving was even more successful than the first, pulling in a whopping 3,707 donors to nearly triple the event’s target.
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- Drexel Honors Outstanding Faculty Achievements at Year-End Awards
  
  May 25, 2017
  At the annual Faculty Recognition Awards Ceremony on May 24, Drexel acknowledged the faculty and staff members whose scholarship, service and teaching contribute so much to the University and its students.
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- 2017 Cooperative Education Awards Honor the Best of Drexel’s Co-op Program
  
  May 25, 2017
  Students, employers and faculty were celebrated at Drexel’s 2017 Cooperative Education Awards.
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- From Mind to Mouth, Drexel’s WELL Center Seeks to Improve Eating Behaviors
  
  May 24, 2017
  A new research center opening in July at Drexel University is seeking to untangle Americans’ complicated, and often problematic, relationship with food.
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- Common Artificial Sweetener Likely a Safe, Effective Birth Control, Pesticide for Insects, Drexel Study Finds
  
  May 23, 2017
  Erythritol, a non-nutritive sweetener found in products like Truvia, has proven effective in killing fly larvae and slowing down their egg production, making it a good candidate for human and pet-safe pesticide use.
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- Employee Spotlight: Barbara Hornum and George King
  
  May 22, 2017
  This year, two Drexel employees are celebrating 50 years of working on campus — a campus that they’ve seen drastically change since they started in 1966.
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- Drexel Students Try to Negotiate a Climate Change Accord
  
  May 22, 2017
  Three-dozen Drexel students role-played as global climate officials during a recent classroom exercise, working together to hash out a plan to address the changing environment. Over the course of nearly three hours of negotiations, they developed an agreement to reduce climate change and learned just how challenging such an endeavor can be.
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- Ex-Inmates Visit Drexel University Class on Crime and Justice
  
  May 11, 2017
  Professor Cheri Brooks brought to class a pair of recently released men who were given mandatory sentences of life without parole as teenagers, inviting a discussion on crime, punishment, retribution and rehabilitation.
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- Former Mayors Michael Nutter and Ed Rendell Discuss Philadelphia’s Past, Present and Future
  
  May 10, 2017
  Former Philadelphia mayors Michael Nutter and Ed Rendell reunited on Drexel’s campus for a taping of “The Drexel InterView” to discuss the highs and lows of their terms in City Hall, as well as where they think the city and its population are headed in the future.
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- Study Abroad Tips From Your Drexel Classmates
  
  May 08, 2017
  What’s the most important tip for students planning to study abroad? It just might be to leave room for spontaneity, based on the advice offered by your Drexel classmates about the ins and outs and ups and downs of studying in a foreign land.
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- Drexel University’s 2017 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 08, 2017
  With Drexel University’s commencement just around the corner, the University is announcing its complete list of speakers and honorary degree recipients for the 2017 ceremonies.
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- New Drexel Writing Festival Held on Campus
  
  May 01, 2017
  The inaugural Drexel Writing Festival, which replaces the 10-year-old Week of Writing, will take place at Drexel University to host 16 events in just three days.
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- Emerging Graduate Scholars Show Research at First-Ever Conference
  
  May 01, 2017
  Drexel University’s first-ever Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference was recently held to give graduate students a chance to share their interdisciplinary work and test out their presentation skills.
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- More Drexel Authors Recognized Than Ever at 2017 Annual Event
  
  May 01, 2017
  This year marks the fifth time that Drexel authors have been celebrated in a ceremony highlighting their remarkable achievements in publishing.
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- Drexel Faculty and Students Present at the Annual ESS Meeting
  
  April 27, 2017
  
  The Eastern Sociological Society’s (ESS) Annual Meeting was held in Philadelphia, PA from February 23rd - 26th, 2017. ESS was founded in 1930 to support sociological research and networking in the northeast United States, and has about 1,200 members. There were approximately 1,450 registrants at this year’s annual meeting and approximately 200 undergraduates presented posters. Drexel was well represented at the annual meeting with both faculty and students presenting.
  
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- Q&A: Extraordinary Four-Foot-Long Clams Finally Found Alive
  
  April 26, 2017
  
  Hiding inside a hard shell that’s up to four feet long and resembles an elephant tusk, there’s a dark-colored earthworm-like creature. At one end, the creature’s body forms a slight bulb. At the other, claw-like appendages. It doesn’t really eat on its own, but ingests products made by bacteria that live within it.
  
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- Psychology Students Receive Research Awards
  
  April 18, 2017
  
  Kayci Vickers and Jillian Tessier both recently received research awards from the Council on Brain Injury.
  
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- Drexel’s Vincent O’Leary Receives Truman Scholarship for Environmental Science
  
  April 12, 2017
  O’Leary is the first Dragon to be named a Truman Scholar, which provides a $30,000 scholarship toward graduate school for students pursuing careers in the public sector.
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- Stop Making Sense: Sensory Science Meets STS
  
  April 06, 2017
  Drexel's STS Center, in conjunction with the Chemical Heritage Foundation and Drexel's Center for Hospitality and Sports Management, co-hosted a one-day symposium on March 10, 2017, "Stop Making Sense".
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- Drexel University's STS Students Present at the 2017 STGlobal Conference
  
  April 06, 2017
  Drexel University is a member of STGlobal Consortium. The STGlobal Consortium is a group of universities with students interested in science and technology studies (STS), science and technology policy (STP), and other related topics. It hosts an international graduate student conference is dedicated to inquiry into science and technology policy and science and technology studies.
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- How to Make the Most of Your Drexel Co-op
  
  April 05, 2017
  The co-op is an essential part of a typical Drexel education, but the process can raise a lot of questions. DrexelNow sought the advice of four co-op veterans, who weighed in with tips on the interview process, overcoming hurdles and leaving employers with a good impression.
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- Drexel Takes Eco Education to the Movies at Philadelphia Film Festival
  
  April 04, 2017
  In search of new ways to promote awareness of the realities of climate change and global warming, Drexel faculty members have struck up a relationship with the Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival. The University is sponsoring a block of local films later this month.
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- Drexel Anniversary Public Lectures Announced for Spring
  
  April 03, 2017
  Drexel’s free public lecture series will continue to highlight the University’s 125th anniversary year when the series starts up again this spring term.
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- Drexel’s Eric Zillmer Assists in Bringing World-Class Guitarist David Russell to Campus
  
  March 31, 2017
  Renowned classical guitarist David Russell will perform on Drexel’s campus on April 8, thanks, in part, to the efforts of Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology and Director of Athletics Eric Zillmer, PsyD.
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- Drexel Is Helping the FAA Modernize Technical Training
  
  March 30, 2017
  As a core member of a new Center of Excellence focused on modernizing the training of air traffic controllers and their colleagues, Drexel researchers are doing their part to keep your flight safe and efficient.
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- Progress Report: Drexel’s Research Laboratory Plan Project
  
  March 22, 2017
  Many of the lab renovations in Drexel’s Research Laboratory Plan have been completed and are being used to further the University’s research efforts.
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- Treatment Window for Fragile X Likely Doesn’t Close After Childhood, Drexel Study Finds
  
  March 20, 2017
  A Drexel University-led study looked into human and rat brain samples and found that the biological structures potentially contributing to Fragile X syndrome are present in adult brains — something that mouse samples did not show.
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- Physics Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
  
  March 20, 2017
  
  Several Drexel Physics alumni recently received Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education.
  
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- Art and Tech Innovator John Maeda to Speak at Drexel Commencement at Citizens Bank Park
  
  March 20, 2017
  Computational design guru John Maeda will address the class of 2017 at Drexel University’s commencement, which will be held on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. Maeda is the global head of Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic, the parent company of Jetpack, WooCommerce, Longreads, WordPress.com and more. The University-wide ceremony will be held at Citizens Bank Park for the second consecutive year.
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- A Criminology Student Ready to Turn Theory Into Practice
  
  March 01, 2017
  Drexel senior Alli Scott’s classroom and field experience has her set for a career as a crime analyst where she can focus on the root of the problems facing high-crime neighborhoods. But her post-graduation plans don’t stop there — she sees a nonprofit in her future.
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- Drexel Scientist Searches for Dark Matter
  
  February 28, 2017
  We all know that about 70 percent of the Earth is covered in water. That’s something you learn in elementary school. Now, imagine that 80 percent of the Earth was covered in water — but we couldn’t see it and didn’t know exactly where it was, just that there was something else out there.
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- Let’s Talk About Sex (and Gender): Transgender Equality Activist to Speak at Drexel Research Forum
  
  February 24, 2017
  The 2017 Sex and Gender Research Forum will feature interdisciplinary research projects and transgender rights activist Harper Jean Tobin.
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- ‘I am Psyched!’ Interactive Exhibit Explores the Role of Women of Color in Psychology
  
  February 24, 2017
  An interactive exhibit that features minority women who have contributed to psychology will be on display at Drexel University’s W. W. Hagerty Library from Feb. 27 to March 10.
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- Almost 4 Decades Later, Mini Eyeless Catfish Gets a Name
  
  February 23, 2017
  Discovered in a 1978–79 expedition, a pale, eyeless catfish that doesn’t even measure an inch long is now known as Micromyzon orinoco, for the South American river in which it was discovered.
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- Climate-Change-Panel
  
  February 20, 2017
  Global warming requires an immediate and aggressive response around the globe, but it’s unclear whether the United States will participate under the new administration, according to a discussion led by Drexel professors.
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- Vincent-O-Leary-Science
  
  February 15, 2017
  Vincent O’Leary is using his time at Drexel to get others interested in science, whether that means teaching elementary school students about physics or helping launch a class to explore urban ecology and environmental science.
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- World-Anthropology-Day-Drexel
  
  February 13, 2017
  A Feb. 16 event will take a closer look at how current events can be viewed through anthropologists’ eyes. Speakers will cover topics as wide-ranging as native land rights and immigration.
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- Methane Levels Have Increased in Marcellus Shale Region Despite a Dip in Well Installation
  
  February 09, 2017
  Despite a slow down in the number of new natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region of Northeast Pennsylvania, new research led by Drexel University finds that atmospheric methane levels in the area are still increasing. Measurements of methane and other air pollutants taken three years apart in the rural areas of Pennsylvania that have been the target of natural gas development over the last decade, revealed a substantial increase from 2012 to 2015.
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- Drexel Unites to Promote One Book, One Philadelphia
  
  February 09, 2017
  Though Drexel has participated in the annual community book club for years, this marks the first year of interdisciplinary collaboration and panel discussions.
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- Faculty Forum Discusses Executive Order Banning Travel
  
  February 09, 2017
  About 100 members of the Drexel community gathered last evening for a wide-ranging informational forum with a panel of professors to learn more about President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven countries.
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- ‘Who Needs a Flu Shot? – Not Me’
  
  February 08, 2017
  “There has been a little flu, but there will be more…we have not seen the worst of it, flu usually peaks in February,” said an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer in January. Now in February, we think – people better get their flu shots, take vitamin C and heed the public health cautions plastered across the news media. But what impact do these public health messages actually have on us? Are we going to race out and get our flu shot? According to a Drexel University communication researcher, probably not. And it’s not because we think we’re invincible, it’s because we like to think we’re immune to the influences of messages in the mass media — a communications theory termed the “third-person effect.”
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- Medical-Co-op-China
  
  February 07, 2017
  Drexel biology student Peter Ngo gained a new perspective on the relationship between Western and Eastern medicine during his six-month co-op shadowing nurses and physicians in Shanghai.
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- 25 Faces 25 Years: Lee C. Dolat
  
  February 02, 2017
  Lee Dolat has worked as a research technician at Harvard Medical School, contributed and authored articles for The Journal of Cell Biology and the Encyclopedia of Cell Biology, and become the first student in the history of Drexel’s Department of Biology to secure the esteemed Ruth L. Kirschstein pre-doctoral fellowship award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. And that’s all before he’s even defended his PhD thesis.
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- Climate-Change-Workshop
  
  February 01, 2017
  The students and faculty who attended COP22 spoke to an audience eager for an update on the international efforts to address the damage humans are doing to the environment.
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- Haitian-Coalition-Awards
  
  January 24, 2017
  The Haitian Coalition of Philadelphia honored three Dragons at their annual gala, recognizing the humanitarian work that the University has accomplished during study abroad courses.
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- Ted Daeschler Checks in from Antarctica
  
  January 17, 2017
  Ted Daeschler, PhD, recently completed an expedition to explore Antarctic rocks dating to the Devonian Period, a time that ended some 120 million years before the first dinosaurs appeared. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University thought it would be fun to have Ted describe his odyssey in his own words - and he obliged by writing a few posts for their blog while he was on his journey.
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- Mona Elgohail Receives Two NMCS Travel Awards
  
  January 08, 2017
  
  Mona Elgohail, a clinical psychology PhD student mentored by Pamela Geller, PhD, has been awarded two travel grants.
  
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- An App for Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia
  
  January 03, 2017
  
  For the approximately 8 million Americans who suffer from binge eating disorder, help could be just a download away. Psychologists in Drexel’s Laboratory for Innovations in Health-Related Behavior Change are developing a new smartphone application that aims to tackle binge eating, and they are seeking study volunteers to test it out. The app, called iCAT+, is for patients who suffer from binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa.
  
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2016
- The Way You Move: Tumor Cells Move Differently Than Normal Ones
  
  December 20, 2016
  A new study by a Drexel biology professor determined that tumor cells can’t move the same way that normal cells do to get through tight squeezes in the body, opening up the potential for future, targeted therapies.
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- Dates and Topics for the 125th Anniversary Public Lecture Series Announced for Winter Term
  
  December 19, 2016
  After the completion of a successful series of public lectures during the fall term, a new round of discussions has been finalized for winter term.
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- Climate-Change-Conference
  
  December 15, 2016
  A group of 10 students and professors went to Morocco in November for the annual gathering of government delegates and climate researchers. They came back refocused and reinvigorated.
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- Top Drexel Stories of 2016
  
  December 05, 2016
  Relive the moments and exciting headlines that sparked the most conversation and interest during 2016 through this annual review of the year’s top Drexel stories.
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- Drexel Faculty Experts Explain How to Survive and Thrive During the Holidays
  
  December 01, 2016
  It’s that time of year again. The physical, emotional, financial and gastrointestinal strains posed by the holiday season can make it feel like more of a slog than a restorative hiatus. So, as an early gift from the Drexel media relations team, we’ve sifted through the University’s stable of experts to find those best suited to provide some advice on how to make this season a joyous one.
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- Urban Climate Change Research Hub Opens at Drexel
  
  November 29, 2016
  In the battle to adapt to and mitigate climate change caused by humans, most environmental engineers and climate scientists agree that cities are the front line. Due to the sheer density of their population, and the quantity of resources they consume, cities have the potential to most quickly and significantly affect—and be affected by—climate risks. They also have the ability to integrate climate resiliency into their plans for the future, according to environmental engineering professor Franco Montalto, PhD, who will direct a network of North American climate change researchers concerting their efforts via a new hub at Drexel University.
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- Q&A With Graduate College Dean and Executive Vice Provost James Herbert
  
  November 03, 2016
  You might call the one-year anniversary of Drexel’s Graduate College “the great rollout.” For the past year, with inaugural Dean and Executive Vice Provost James Herbert, PhD, leading the way, the college has moved into its new home and set in place a long list of initiatives. Now it’s time to mobilize.
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- Drexel Professor Writes the Incredible True Story of the Life of a Sudanese Refugee
  
  October 24, 2016
  Drexel professor Harriet Levin Millan wrote about the incredible journey of a Sudanese refugee in a book that was made possible through a chance encounter in her creative writing class seven years ago.
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- A New ‘King’ — New, Gigantic, Ancient Armored Fish Discovered
  
  October 11, 2016
  In the Arctic, a team that included scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University found fossils of a giant new species of extinct armored fish that they named Bothriolepis rex — the new king of Bothriolepis.
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- Drexel’s Writers Room Kicks Off ‘NEA Big Read’ With Drummers, Dance and a Poetry Slam
  
  September 19, 2016
  Having received an “NEA Big Read” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Drexel’s Writers Room will honor novelist Zora Neale Hurston.
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- Public Lecture Series Launched to Celebrate Drexel’s 125 Years
  
  September 07, 2016
  This fall, Drexel will hold a series of free lectures dedicated to telling certain chapters of Drexel’s history.
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- ‘Nursery’ Discovered in Belgium Provides Insight into Prehistoric Fish Life
  
  September 02, 2016
  The discovery of a group of young, prehistoric fish fossils provides some insights into the extinct creatures’ lives — and how fish today might be similar to them.
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- Q&A: Scott Knowles on Why He Created Two History Courses to Engage All Students in Current Events
  
  August 22, 2016
  Scott Knowles, PhD, associate professor and head of the History Department, will teach two courses this fall about important current events on campus and across the country.
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- Q&A With Senior Vice Provost for Research Aleister Saunders
  
  August 11, 2016
  University research typically is a fairly insular endeavor, played out at the department level with little cross-pollination among the various disciplines. Senior Vice Provost for Research Aleister Saunders is trying to widen that view. He has been advocating a university-wide approach to research, looking for those areas where Drexel can support and encourage investigations that cut across departments and disciplines.
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- Making a Solar Energy Breakthrough With Help From a Ferroelectrics Pioneer
  
  August 08, 2016
  Designers of solar cells may soon be setting their sights higher, as a discovery by a team of researchers has revealed a class of materials that could be better at converting sunlight into energy than those currently being used in solar arrays. Their research shows how a material can be used to extract power from a small portion of the sunlight spectrum with a conversion efficiency that is above its theoretical maximum — a value called the Shockley-Queisser limit. This finding, which could lead to more power-efficient solar cells, was seeded in a near-half-century old discovery by Russian physicist Vladimir M. Fridkin, PhD, a visiting professor of physics at Drexel University, who is also known as one of the innovators behind the photocopier.
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- Drexel Sends First Dragon to Kazakhstan
  
  August 03, 2016
  Caitlin Walczyk will be the first Drexel student to receive a scholarship or fellowship to study in Kazakhstan when she spends a year studying Russian in the country as a Boren Awards honoree.
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- Making the Most of Drexel Connections and Swedish Culture
  
  July 20, 2016
  Psychology student Alli Spiller recently returned from a research co-op in Sweden that she created using Drexel connections and financial support.
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- Drexel Dragon Helps Bring Democratic Delegates to Philadelphia
  
  July 18, 2016
  Political science and international area studies double major Greta Jusyte lent a hand in putting on the Democratic National Convention through an internship with the Philadelphia Host Committee.
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- Drexel Experts Available to Comment on Democratic National Convention
  
  July 11, 2016
  As Philadelphia prepares to host what is likely to be one of the largest and most historically significant Democratic National Conventions, Drexel experts are available to comment on issues ranging from the logistics of putting together the massive gathering and its historical significance, as well as addressing the biggest political issues that will face presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.
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- Weight Loss Technologies Train the Brain to Resist Temptation
  
  June 30, 2016
  Psychologists have designed a computer game aimed at improving users’ inhibitory control and a mobile app that combats unhealthy urges before they strike.
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- Mountaineering Ants Use Body Heat to Warm Nests
  
  June 29, 2016
  Underground army ants can keep their nests — called bivouacs — warm with their body heat; this social warming may enable fragile offspring to survive in chilly mountain forests , according to Drexel University researchers.
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- Ladykiller: Artificial Sweetener Proves Deadly for Female Flies
  
  June 27, 2016
  In testing multiple artificial sweeteners, a Drexel University research team found that one was particularly deadly for female fruit flies — and left males relatively untouched.
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- Tiny Algae Ideal for Sniffing Out Nutrient Pollution in Water
  
  June 24, 2016
  Tiny algae, called diatoms, living in water could be key to providing a definitive and clear measure of whether streams, rivers and lakes have damaging levels of nutrients in them.
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- Origin of a Myth: The Second Trauma Cure for Amnesia
  
  June 13, 2016
  A Drexel professor explains how scientists’ limited and faulty understanding of the brain hundreds of years ago gave birth to the erroneous idea that amnesia induced by a blow to the head can be cured by a second “conk.”
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- A Legacy of Paying It Forward
  
  June 08, 2016
  Eighty-one years ago, Marjorie Barker Gallagher graduated from Drexel thanks to the generosity of her uncle. His only request was that she promise to send someone else to college instead of paying him back. That legacy continues this year, when Marjorie’s granddaughter Elizabeth became the family’s second Drexel graduate.
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- After Centuries of Confusion, Unique Bones Help Scientists Place Catfish
  
  June 08, 2016
  The Hypophthalmus catfish has long stumped scientists trying to explore its origins, but a pair of researchers from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University finally believes their analysis of the fish’s backbone and unique swim bladder has solved the puzzle.
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- Pandas Don’t Like It Hot: Temperature, Not Food is Biggest Concern for Conservation
  
  June 06, 2016
  China’s bamboo supply is more than enough to support giant pandas after it was discovered that they have bigger appetites than originally believed, but climate change could destroy their plentiful food source anyway.
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- Writers Room Celebrates its Second Year With a Special Reading, Anthology Release and Art Show
  
  June 03, 2016
  Writers Room has created many opportunities for members of the Drexel and West Philadelphia communities to create works of art and literature since its launch last year.
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- Graduate Student Day Honors Research, Dissertations and Promise
  
  June 01, 2016
  Master’s and doctoral students were recognized at Graduate Student Day for their accomplishments throughout the year.
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- Drexel’s Postpartum Depression Clinic Is First of Its Kind in the Region
  
  May 24, 2016
  Mother-Baby Connections is an intensive outpatient clinic based at Drexel that provides various therapies for mothers experiencing stress and postpartum depression.
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- Words to Live By: Drexel’s Writers Room Hosting Festival in Celebration of ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’
  
  May 11, 2016
  With a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read program, Drexel’s Writers Room will host seven weeks of programming to bring local communities together to explore themes from the acclaimed novel and its author’s life.
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- Employee Spotlight: The Kaczmarczik Family
  
  May 11, 2016
  Since the 1940s, a member of the Kaczmarczik family has studied, taught or worked on campus. Three generations of Kaczmarcziks have accumulated over 80 years of combined educational and professional experience at Drexel.
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- Celebrating the Best of Drexel’s Historic Co-op Program in 2016
  
  May 06, 2016
  Drexel’s annual Cooperative Education Awards honored outstanding co-op students and employers alike.
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- Celebrating All Drexel Authors
  
  April 27, 2016
  For the fourth year, the Office of the Provost and Drexel Libraries highlighted the work of Drexel’s authors and editors. This year, for the first time, published students were honored along with faculty and staff.
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- Gun Hunting Could Lead to Extinction of Threatened Primates on African Island
  
  April 18, 2016
  A study conducted by a team led by Drexel University scientists found that gun hunting on Bioko Island correlates significantly with lower numbers of the majority of the island’s primate species.
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- Celebrate the Great Outdoors with the Drexel Naturalists’ Association
  
  April 11, 2016
  Now that spring has sprung, students can better appreciate nature in and outside of the city with the Drexel Naturalists’ Association.
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- Double Duty: Proteins Associated with Schizophrenia Hang Around Longer Than Previously Thought
  
  March 31, 2016
  While most scientists believe that TCF4 proteins degraded and disappeared after they assigned jobs to cells in the nervous system, a Drexel University research team discovered that the proteins were hanging around afterward and telling the cells how to do those jobs.
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- Un-Muddying Waters: Drexel Researchers Studying Climate Change in Mongolian, U.S. Rivers
  
  March 29, 2016
  As a part of a National Science Foundation macroecology study spanning two continents, a team of researchers from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will compare river systems in grassland areas of Asia and North America to see how they function and how human activity, including the effects of climate change alters that.
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- WKDU Greets Local Nonprofits With 'Good Morning, Neighbors'
  
  March 23, 2016
  Student-run radio station WKDU, center for the support of nonprofit communications Drexel Edits and the Lindy Center for Civic Engagement come together to welcome local nonprofit organizations with “Good Morning, Neighbors,” a series of biweekly radio interviews.
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- Surface-Going Cave Crickets Actually More Isolated Than Cave-Dwelling Cousins
  
  March 16, 2016
  Although other studies on cave-dwelling creatures have found that animals that spend all of their lives in the dark of caves are more likely to be genetically isolated, a recent study on two groups of crickets found the opposite.
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- Know Where Your Mind is During Brain Awareness Week
  
  March 14, 2016
  The Drexel Department of Psychology is hosting multiple student- and community-oriented events during Brain Awareness Week, March 14-18, with the goal to educate community members about current trends in scientific research as it relates to brain health across the lifespan and, more generally, to raise awareness about healthy brain habits.
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- Seeing the Light: Army Ants Evolve to Regain Sight and More in Return to Surface’s Complex Environment
  
  March 09, 2016
  A study of army ants revealed that some species increased their brain size, including visual brain regions, after evolving above-ground behavior. Their ancestors had lived mainly underground for nearly 60 million years. Such increases in brain capacity are a rarely-studied evolutionary phenomenon.
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- They Needed Women More Than They Thought: Drexel Veterans Speak on the Role of Women in the Military
  
  March 09, 2016
  Five Drexel vets gathered on March 2 to discuss the hardships and successes of serving as women in the American and Israeli military.
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- Trust Your Aha! Moments, Experiments Show They’re Probably Right
  
  March 07, 2016
  A series of experiments showed that sudden insight may yield more correct solutions than using gradual, methodical thinking.
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- The Science of Eating Disorders
  
  February 25, 2016
  For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, professors Adrienne Juarascio and Jessica Barson separate fact from fiction and weigh in on the psychological and physiological causes of eating disorders.
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- Drexel and Sixers Youth Foundation Team Up to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Middle School Students
  
  February 25, 2016
  Middle school students in West Philadelphia will learn strategies to achieve better physical and emotional health through a new collaboration between Drexel University and the Sixers Youth Foundation, a charitable initiative of the Philadelphia 76ers.
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- Building Toward Discovery: Drexel Professor’s Role in Finding Gravitational Waves
  
  February 22, 2016
  Sometimes, science is about chipping away at the big questions. One Drexel physics professor recently got credit for his role in developing a big answer.
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- Celebrating 20 Years of Bringing Nobel Prize Winners to Campus
  
  February 15, 2016
  Since its inception in 1995, the Kaczmarczik Lecture series honoring a former Drexel physics professor has brought many high school students and Nobel Prize winners to campus in the name of science.
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- Taser Shock Disrupts Brain Function, Has Implications for Police Interrogations
  
  February 04, 2016
  New research from a first-of-its-kind human study by Drexel University and Arizona State University reveals that the burst of electricity from a stun gun can impair a person’s ability to remember and process information. In a randomized control trial, participants were subjected to Taser shocks and tested for cognitive impairment. Some showed short-term declines in cognitive functioning comparable to dementia, raising serious questions about the ability of police suspects to understand their rights at the point of arrest.
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- Employee Spotlight: Scott Knowles and Richardson Dilworth
  
  February 04, 2016
  Professors Scott Knowles and Richardson Dilworth are reliving Drexel’s entire 125 years of existence in a new book and online oral history that will be unveiled later this year, to coincide with the anniversary of Drexel’s founding in 1891.
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- Drexel Criminology Professor to Evaluate SEPTA Body Camera Initiative
  
  February 02, 2016
  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently announced that its transit police officers have been equipped with body cameras. The initiative, which is intended to strengthen relationships with the public and provide valuable evidence for investigations, will be evaluated by Jordan Hyatt, JD, PhD, an assistant professor in Drexel University’s Department of Criminology and Justice Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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- African Biodiversity Researchers to Speak at Drexel Before National Symposium
  
  January 29, 2016
  A group of biodiversity researchers from Drexel-managed programs in Central Africa will speak at the University to discuss the challenges of their work and preparing for the future before they attend the Association for the Advancement of Science symposium.
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- Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey Joins Drexel as Distinguished Visiting Fellow
  
  January 14, 2016
  Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey will join Drexel University as the inaugural Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, a new cross-university strategic initiative that aligns Drexel’s academic work with the real-world need for urban revitalization. He also will be affiliated with the Department of Criminology and Justice Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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2015
- Drexel’s New UConnect Initiative Connects West Philadelphia Residents with Essential Social Services
 
 December 21, 2015
 A new initiative from Drexel University’s Lindy Center for Civic Engagement and the College of Arts and Sciences will address this issue through a service called UConnect, which will train members of the Drexel community to act as navigators, helping local residents get connected with a range of services and opportunities.
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- A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Drexel Professor to Use New Telescope to Map Beyond Milky Way
 
 December 15, 2015
 Due to his past involvement with another survey of the night sky, Drexel’s Gordon Richards will take a look out of our galaxy with the help of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, which is capable of mapping the entire night sky every three days.
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- Four Drexel Teams Receive Awards in Michelin Connected Mobility Challenge
 
 December 10, 2015
 Drexel University and Michelin North America have announced the winner of the Connected Mobility Challenge, a six-week competition to identify innovative solutions with the potential to impact people and their mobility and change the transportation industry.
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- Top Drexel Stories of 2015
 
 December 07, 2015
 Drexel made a lot of news this year. Check out the best stories about Drexel that came out in 2015.
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- Co-op Turned Career: How One Student Used the Co-op System to Find a Job After Graduation
 
 December 07, 2015
 Hannah Abrams wasn’t too sure about what she wanted to do after graduation. One international co-op changed everything for her.
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- The Nightmares Before Christmas – And How to Avoid Them
 
 December 07, 2015
 It’s that time of year again! The time when your stress levels go through the roof as you shop, cook, wrap, decorate, travel and party-plan yourself into a tizzy while trying to create the perfect holiday season. Drexel experts have identified some of the top stress-inducing holiday nightmares and offer some helpful tips for avoiding them this year.
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- Turning the Tables on Terry Gross
 
 November 23, 2015
 Terry Gross is currently celebrating 40 years as the award-winning host of National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air,” which boasts nearly 5 million listeners each week across more than 450 NPR stations. The show also has a massively popular podcast. Gross is widely considered one of the country’s leading and most important interviewers, but earlier this month, the legendary interviewer became the interviewee. 
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- Have an Apple-Shaped Body? You May Be More Susceptible to Binge Eating
 
 November 12, 2015
 Women with apple-shaped bodies – those who store more of their fat in their trunk and abdominal regions – may be at particular risk for the development of eating episodes during which they experience a sense of “loss of control,” according to a new study from Drexel University. The study also found that women with greater fat stores in their midsections reported being less satisfied with their bodies, which may contribute to loss-of-control eating.
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- A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment Plots a Course for Philadelphia to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
 
 November 04, 2015
 Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment issued a 97-page report to the City of Philadelphia that plots a detailed course for how the city can reduce its emission of greenhouse gasses—with the goal of an 80 percent reduction by the year 2050. Among its suggestions are retrofitting hospitals, grocery stores, schools and retail stores with better windows and insulation; drawing electricity from low-carbon sources like nuclear, wind and solar power; and encouraging the use of electric vehicles, public transportation, walking and cycling.
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- Deputy Police Commissioner Awarded Stoneleigh Fellowship, Coming to Drexel to Expand School-to-Prison Pipeline Diversion Program
 
 October 28, 2015
 Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel will spend the next three years expanding the successful pre-arrest diversion program in the School District of Philadelphia for students with no histories of juvenile justice involvement.
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- Drexel Co-ops by College
 
 October 26, 2015
 These statistics, facts and stories highlight the best that the co-op program has to offer for students in each and every school and college at Drexel.
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- Debating the Pope: Social Scientists Engage Pope’s Call for Climate Change Dialogue in Top Journal
 
 September 24, 2015
 In Pope Francis’ nearly 200-page climate change encyclical, Laudato SI, published earlier this year, he explicitly calls for a “dialogue with all people about our common home.” A group of leading social scientists provide a scholarly foundation for that dialogue in a special series of commentaries published online this week in Nature Climate Change.
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- As Demand for African Timber Soars, Birds Pay the Ultimate Price
 
 September 08, 2015
 A new study co-authored by scientists at Drexel University reveals the devastating impact of illegal logging on bird communities in the understory layer of Ghana’s Upper Guinea rain forests, one of the world's 25 “biodiversity hotspots."
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- Drexel and Michelin North American Partner in Connected Mobility Challenge
 
 August 24, 2015
 Drexel announced a new collaboration with Michelin North America to help find and develop new technologies that have the potential to impact people and their mobility, and change the transportation industry.
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- New Book Argues that Social Sciences Are Critical to Climate Conversation
 
 August 20, 2015
 According to the new book “Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives,” engaging the social – and not just natural – sciences in the climate conversation is essential for effecting large-scale change.Edited by environmental sociologists Robert J. Brulle, PhD,a professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, and Riley E. Dunlap, a professor at Oklahoma State University, the book breaks new ground by presenting climate change as a thoroughly social phenomenon, embedded in behaviors, institutions and cultural practices.
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- Most Adults Are Sexting and That May Not Be a Bad Thing
 
 August 10, 2015
 More than 8 out of 10 people surveyed online admitted to sexting in the prior year, according to a new study from Drexel University’s Women’s Health Psychology Lab.
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- Drexel Experts Available to Comment on Pope's Visit to Philadelphia
 
 August 04, 2015
 Pope Francis – and an estimated 1.5 million people – will descend upon the city of Philadelphia in late September as the capstone to the weeklong, international World Meeting of Families event, during which the Pope will deliver a public mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. From concerns about security measures to transportation, anxiety is already on the rise among Philadelphians regarding how the city will handle the influx of tourists expected to double the city’s population. Drexel University experts are available to comment on a range of issues related to the visit including safety, public health, environmental impact, infrastructure preparedness and tourism. Experts also are able to weigh in about what this once-in-a-lifetime event – and the Pope’s progressive views – mean for the Catholic church.
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- Bushmeat Trade Grows with Economic Prosperity
 
 August 03, 2015
 The bushmeat market in the city of Malabo is bustling—more so today than it was nearly two decades ago, when Gail Hearn, PhD, began what is now one of the region’s longest continuously running studies of commercial hunting activity. Hearn’s team has now published its comprehensive results of 13 years of daily monitoring bushmeat market activity.
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- Employee Spotlight: Rachel Wenrick
 
 July 28, 2015
 Since 2007, the College of Arts and Sciences' Rachel Wenrick has been a champion of the written word at Drexel and her latest effort promotes writing in Drexel's surrounding neighborhoods.
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- In Photos: #CoASDayintheLife
 
 July 28, 2015
 From the remarkable, to the beautiful to the breathtaking, the College of Arts and Sciences community did its best to documented just another day as part of its third annual photo contest.
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- Students, Community Members Use “War Stories” to Connect With Veterans
 
 July 20, 2015
 Drexel's English course "War Stories" up to its name, creating opportunities for Drexel students and community members to learn more about veterans.
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- Non-STEM Students Equally Benefit from Undergraduate Research, Study Finds
 
 July 17, 2015
 Most undergraduate research programs cater to STEM majors. A team of Drexel researchers shows why that's a bad idea.
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- Communications Professor Analyzes Local Media Coverage of Japanese-American Incarceration Camps
 
 July 06, 2015
 Ron Bishop, professor and head of the Department of Communication, published a book analyzing how the internment of people of Japanese descent, more than 60 percent American citizens, was covered by local newspapers during World War Two.
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- Thick Cortex Could Be Key in Down Syndrome
 
 June 19, 2015
 The thickness of the brain’s cerebral cortex could be a key to unlocking answers about intellectual development in youth with Down Syndrome, according to a new study led by a Drexel psychologist.
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- Check Out Some of Drexel’s 2015 Senior Projects
 
 June 17, 2015
 Drexel seniors were especially creative this year when creating and completing projects that encompassed everything they've learned during their studies.
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- Do Insect Societies Share Brain Power?
 
 June 17, 2015
 A new Drexel study suggests that social behavior evolved very differently in the brains of social insects than in vertebrate animals such as mammals, birds and fish.
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- Underground Ants Can't Take the Heat
 
 June 15, 2015
 A new Drexel study shows underground species of army ants are much less tolerant of high temperatures than their aboveground relatives—and that could mean climate change models lack a key element of how animal physiology could affect responses to changing environments.
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- The Drexel Connection to ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’
 
 May 19, 2015
 As freshmen in a war literature English course discovered, Drexel has a lot more in common with one of the greatest war novels of all time, and the most destructive bombing in World War II, than you would think.
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- Drexel Researchers First to Detect Air Quality Effects of Natural Gas Extraction in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale Region
 
 May 19, 2015
 A team led by environmental engineers from Drexel University are the first independent researchers to take a closer look at the air quality effects of natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania. The group used a mobile air quality monitoring vehicle to survey regional air quality and pollutant emissions at 13 sites including wells, drilling rigs, compressor stations and processing areas. Their work establishes baseline measurements for this relatively new area of extraction.
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- From Syria to Drexel: Freshman Tells His Rebel Story
 
 May 15, 2015
 In Syria, Mahmoud Hallak helped coordinate protests against the Bashar al-Assad government, lost his father to government forces, and was wounded by a grenade during a demonstration. Now the Drexel freshman is sharing his story.
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- Drexel Professor Behind International LGBT Comics Conference
 
 April 29, 2015
 A Drexel professor has helped organize a conference recognizing and celebrating the work of the LGBT comics community.
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- Why is Reforming the United Nations So Hard But So Important? Q+A with Former U.N. Ambassador Joe Torsella
 
 April 24, 2015
 As the United Nations celebrates its 70th anniversary, DrexelNow checked in with Ambassador (Ret.) Joseph M. Torsella, distinguished visiting fellow in the Center for Public Policy in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, who formerly servedas the U.S. Representative to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform. From 2011-2014, he was responsible for leading efforts to make the U.N. a more efficient, accountable, respected and effective organization. On Wednesday, May 13, Torsella will give a public discussion at Drexel on “The U.S., the U.N. and U.N. Reform: Why its So Hard...and So Important.” The event will take place from 1:30 – 3 p.m. in the Bossone Research Enterprise Center’s Mitchell Auditorium (32nd and Market Streets, Philadelphia).
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- Employee Spotlight: Miriam Kotzin
 
 April 24, 2015
 Miriam Kotzen has been teaching at Drexel for 45 years. She's written a history of the University, led departments and creating groundbreaking online literary magazines. But what does she feel is her greatest legacy?
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- Drexel Joins Philadelphia Science Festival's Weeklong Celebration of Science and Technology
 
 April 22, 2015
 Students, faculty and staff from Drexel University will help make the fifth anniversary of the Philadelphia Science Festival one of the biggest citywide celebrations to date. More than 200 regional partner organizations from museums to cultural centers and educational institutions will present over 100 events across the city during the nine-day celebration intended to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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- Mapping Language in the Brain
 
 April 16, 2015
 Aphasia, an impairment of language common after stroke or other brain injury, can make it difficult to return to work and maintain social relationships. A new study published provides a detailed brain map of language impairments in aphasia following stroke.
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- Putting on a Show, and Then Some
 
 April 09, 2015
 For his senior project, communications major Nick Stropko set out to host a concert that encapsulates what he learned Drexel student both in and out of the classroom.
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- Study of African Birds Reveals Hotbed of Malaria Parasite Diversity
 
 April 08, 2015
 A new study published this week in the journal PLOS ONE explores the scope of malaria parasite diversity in southeast African birds, and provides insight into how lifestyle characteristics of birds can influence their association with different parasite genera.
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- “Before I Die…” Artist Candy Chang to Speak at Drexel
 
 April 02, 2015
 On Thursday, April 30 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Taiwanese-American artist Candy Chang will speak on “Better Cities: Transforming Public Spaces Through Art & Design” at Drexel University’s Mandell Theater (33rd and Chestnut Streets) as the fifth lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences' annual Distinguished Lecture Series.
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- How to Harness the Science of Sparking Ideas
 
 March 30, 2015
 Drexel professor John Kounios has co-authored a new book about the science of "aha moments." It’s the first book about creativity that tells a complete and faithful story of the neuroscience written by the actual scientists who made the discoveries.
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- Turning “Us” and “Them” into “We” Again: Former UN Ambassador Torsella Discusses American Community at National Constitution Center
 
 March 19, 2015
 In a public discussion, entitled “Renewing the American “We”: What We Owe James Wilson,” Ambassador Joseph M. Torsella (Ret.) will share his thoughts on how we can – and why we must – renew our sense of American community in these polarized times.
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- Elevated Childhood Weight May Increase Susceptibility to Eating Disorders
 
 March 04, 2015
 A group of researchers at Drexel University suggest that actual elevations in body mass during childhood may play a much bigger role in the development of disordered eating than previously thought.
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- What Stories Do You Have to Tell? Drexel’s New Storylab Can Help
 
 February 20, 2015
 The Drexel Storylab, a new initiative in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English & Philosophy, aims to help writers of all levels jumpstart the creative process by working with established writers and looking for inspiration in unlikely places.
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- #BlackLivesMatter Panel Discussion at Drexel on Police Violence and African American Communities
 
 February 19, 2015
 During Black History Month, a roundtable discussion will be held at Drexel University on Friday, Feb. 20 from 6 – 8 p.m. to examine police violence against African Americans, the criminal justice system and community responses. The event will be held in Drexel'sMacAlister Hall, 2019-2020 (3250 Chestnut St., Philadelphia). It is sponsored by Drexel’s Office of Equality and Diversity.
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- Studies of Most Endangered Chimpanzees Show Complex Evolutionary Past, Perilous Future
 
 January 21, 2015
 A Drexel-led team's complementary analyses of population genetics, geographical distribution and habitat use paint a new picture of the evolutionary past and potentially bleak future of the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee, already the most endangered chimp subspecies.
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- New Drexel Course on Affluenza and Consumer Culture is Open to the Public
 
 January 12, 2015
 As the dust settles after the chaos of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the holiday shopping season, it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at America’s consumer culture, including ‘affluenza,’ the epidemic of overconsumption. In a new course, called “Studying Consumerism,” offered by the Department of Communication in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, students—and a limited number of alumni and members of the general public—can do just that. The winter term course, which runs from Jan. 5 – March 21, will provide students with a broad overview of critical, historical and practical issues pertaining to consumerism as well as branding and marketing.
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- A Co-op Covering the Best of Beijing Art and Fashion
 
 January 12, 2015
 Less than a year ago, Mollie Snyder "knew basically nothing about" China. But since starting her co-op at a bilingual Chinese magazine in September, she's been elevated from intern to editor, mingled with celebrities and attended high-end fashion shows.
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2014
- Spanning the Globe: Drexel Research Reaches Around the World in 2014
  
  November 11, 2014
  Where in the world have Drexel professors conducted research in 2014? The answer: all seven continents.
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- Newt Eyes and Dragon Scales: A Halloween Q+A on the History of Witchcraft
  
  October 27, 2014
  With Halloween on the horizon, DrexelNow reached out to Jonathan Seitz, PhD, director of undergraduate studies and associate teaching professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, who will be teaching a new course on the history of witchcraft during the winter term. He also authored the book “Witchcraft and Inquisition in Early Modern Venice” (Cambridge University Press, 2011), and is currently conducting research exploring magic and witchcraft practices closer to home — in Pennsylvania around 1700 and in more recent times.
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- Candy Chang Visits Drexel
  
  October 27, 2014
  Artist, designer and urban planner Candy Chang wants the University City community to think about life and death. She recently installed one of her popular "Before I Die" walls at the University City High School construction site as a precursor to her visit as a distinguished speaker in the spring.
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- How to Write True Stories about Science and Society: The ‘Godfather of Creative Nonfiction’ Joins Drexel for Workshop
  
  October 23, 2014
  Lee Gutkind, “the ‘Godfather’ behind creative nonfiction” (Vanity Fair), will join Drexel University on Monday, Nov. 3 from 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. for a workshop and discussion to help faculty, students and other scholars, researchers and academics learn how to write about their research for a broad audience. The event aims to help those who have a passion to share their knowledge outside of the classroom, laboratory or institution to communicate their ideas to the public to advance knowledge and create new dialogue.
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- National Constitution Center Founder Named Visiting Fellow at Drexel
  
  October 17, 2014
  Ambassador Joseph M. Torsella (Ret.) has been named Drexel University Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Public Policy for the duration of this academic year. He will contribute to the teaching and scholarship undertaken by Drexel’s Center for Public Policy, and in particular help advance the Center’s efforts to facilitate public policy discussion and debate in the region.
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- Volcano Expert Comments on Japan Eruption
  
  September 30, 2014
  Drexel vulcanologist Loÿc Vanderkluysen, PhD, provides insight into the science of volcanos and what challenges remain during the ongoing rescue effort in Japan.
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- A World-Class Fossil Dig, a One-of-a-Kind Community Event
  
  September 24, 2014
  More than a thousand residents and visitors to southern New Jersey will dig their own fossils and learn from the Drexel University paleontologist and students who conduct globally significant scientific research at Mantua Township's third annual Community Fossil Dig Day.
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- Psychological Services Center Opens at Drexel
  
  September 24, 2014
  The new Psychological Services Center on Drexel's campus now offers high-quality, scientifically informed, affordable psychological services for the community and clinical training opportunities for doctoral students.
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- Drexel Team Unveils Dreadnoughtus: A Gigantic, Exceptionally Complete Sauropod Dinosaur
  
  September 04, 2014
  A Drexel-led team has described a new dinosaur species with the most complete skeleton ever found of one of the largest animals to ever walk the Earth. At 85 feet (26 m) long and weighing about 65 tons (59,300 kg) in life, Dreadnoughtus schrani is the largest land animal for which a body mass can be accurately calculated.
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- Drexel Professor Creates Start Talking Science Event
  
  August 12, 2014
  Philadelphians will soon get their newest opportunity to meet local scientists and learn about exciting advances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the region, through an event created by a Drexel professor, called “Start Talking Science.”
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- Roadside Research from the Pinelands and Coast to Coast
  
  August 12, 2014
  Three doctoral students from Drexel's Laboratory of Pinelands Research are presenting their work with northern pine snakes and the Pine Barrens gentian at the Ecological Society of America meeting, after doing some new roadside research during their cross-country drive to Sacramento.
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- Dave Goldberg Sci-Fi Movie Rankings
  
  August 08, 2014
  What does Drexel physics professor Dave Goldberg, PhD, have in common with George R. R. Martin, Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro? They all recently helped rank ‘The 100 best sci-fi movies’ for Time Out magazine.
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- How Is It Possible that Joblessness Could Kill You, But Recessions Could Be Good For Your Health?
  
  July 24, 2014
  While previous studies of individuals have shown that employees who lose their jobs have a higher mortality rate, more comprehensive studies have shown, unexpectedly, that population mortality actually declines as unemployment rates increase. Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor set out to better understand these seemingly contradictory findings.
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- Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino Does Not Contribute to Neighborhood Crime, According to New Study
  
  July 16, 2014
  Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino opened its doors in September 2010 after years of protests from community members who feared that the casino would lead to an increase in neighborhood crime. But a new study by researchers at Drexel University and Temple University reveals that these concerns were unfounded.
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- Faculty on Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers List
  
  July 07, 2014
  Three Drexel University faculty members earned the distinction of being ranked among the most cited researchers in their respective fields according to Thomson Reuters’ “Highly Cited Researchers 2014” list. Gordon Richards, PhD, a professor in theCollege of Arts and Sciences, Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Trustee Chair professor in the College of Engineering, and Peter DeCarlo, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences, were included on the list of 3,215 distinguished researchers compiled by the international media and information company.
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- Autistic Adult Driving Experiences Study
  
  June 26, 2014
  In the first pilot study asking adults on the autism spectrum about their experiences with driving, researchers at Drexel University found significant differences in self-reported driving behaviors and perceptions of driving ability in comparison to non-autistic adults.
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- Drexel Sociologist’s New Book Explores the Double-Edged Sword of “The Age of Aluminum”
  
  June 20, 2014
  From Coca-Cola cans to Apollo 11 to the Empire State Building, aluminum can be found almost anywhere you look. But are there unseen costs associated with this ubiquitous metal? In a new book, Drexel University’s Mimi Sheller, PhD, explores how aluminum enabled a high-speed, gravity-defying American modernity even as other parts of the world paid the price in environmental damage and political turmoil.
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- Majority of Minors Engage in Sexting, Unaware of Harsh Legal Consequences
  
  June 18, 2014
  Sexting among youth is more prevalent than previously thought, according to a new study from Drexel University that was based on a survey of undergraduate students at a large northeastern university. More than 50 percent of those surveyed reported that they had exchanged sexually explicit text messages, with or without photographic images, as minors.
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- Aluminum Dreams Q-and-A
  
  June 16, 2014
  Aluminum has helped change the world in ways previously unimaginable. But the quest for more aluminum has also had damaging ripple effects on the environment and indigenous populations around the world.
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- Researchers Find Sweetener is Safe Insecticide
  
  June 04, 2014
  In a study that began as a sixth-grade science fair project, researchers at Drexel University have found that a popular non-nutritive sweetener, erythritol, may be an effective and human-safe insecticide. Erythritol, the main component of the sweetener Truvia®, was toxic to fruit flies in the Drexel team’s study.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Modern-Day Slavery Expert and Author E. Benjamin Skinner to Speak at Drexel
  
  May 15, 2014
  There are more slaves in the world today than at any time in history, according to human trafficking expert and author E. Benjamin Skinner in his book "A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery." Skinner will join Drexel University on Wednesday, May 28, to speak about global slavery and his experiences reporting from dozens of countries in which slavery flourishes.
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- Competence-Based Education Q-and-A
  
  May 14, 2014
  DrexelNow talked with Amy Slaton about "competency-based" programs, which The Atlantic called a "top trend" in education.
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- A Tiny, Toothy Catfish with Bulldog Snout Defies Classification
  
  May 13, 2014
  Kryptoglanis shajii is a strange fish — and the closer scientists look, the stranger it gets. This small subterranean catfish sees the light of day and human observers only rarely, when it turns up in springs, wells and flooded rice paddies in the Western Ghats mountain region of Kerala, India. Scientists at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University have recently provided a detailed description of this fish's bizarre bone structures.
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- 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.
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- Songwriting, Storytelling and Sex: “Week of Writing” Festival Explores Literary Issues at Drexel, May 12-16
  
  May 07, 2014
  The Week of Writing, hosted by the Department of English and Philosophy, kicks off on Monday, May 12. Highlights include student readings, workshops, story slams and panel discussions including “Writing Lyrics,” “Storytelling in Unexpected Places” and “Writing about Sex.” Presenters will include students, faculty, journalists, playwrights, publishers, editors, poets, authors, songwriters and other noted guests.
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- Andre Carrington Q-and-A
  
  April 30, 2014
  Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its latest decision on the topic of affirmative action in college admissions, ruling 6-2 that voters can ban state colleges and universities from using race as a factor in admitting students. André Carrington was paying close attention.
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- 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.
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- DragonsTeach Kickoff
  
  April 22, 2014
  The United States needs more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. And Drexel has a wealth of bright students studying in those same fields. Now, a new program will connect Drexel’s strength with the nation’s need.
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- In Child Custody Disputes, LGBT Parents Face Bias in the Courts, New Drexel Review Finds
  
  April 14, 2014
  Court decisions that favor a heterosexual parent over a gay or lesbian parent in a custody dispute often do not consider important social science research on parenting by gay and lesbian individuals, according to a new review from Drexel University.
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- Marina Gershkovich Grad Student Profile
  
  March 31, 2014
  Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. But only one in five people who have the condition actually receive treatment for it. Marina Gershkovich may have a solution to that problem.
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- Best-Selling “Zealot” Author Reza Aslan to Speak at Drexel May 7
  
  March 31, 2014
  Best-selling author and religion scholar Reza Aslan will join Drexel University on Wednesday, May 7, as the fourth lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Lecture Series. Previous lecturers in the series include neuroscientist David Eagleman, acclaimed author Sir Salman Rushdie and media maven Arianna Huffington.
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- Paleontologists Assemble Giant Turtle Bone from Fossil Discoveries Made Centuries Apart
  
  March 25, 2014
  To the surprise of paleontologists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and the New Jersey State Museum, two halves of a turtle bone, discovered 162 years apart, fit together perfectly. The discovery provides new insight into one of the largest turtle species that ever lived.
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- Cosmos Q-and-A
  
  March 17, 2014
  When astronomer Carl Sagan’s series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage” first aired, it instilled a love of science in people like Dave Goldberg. Can the rebooted version hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson do the same?
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- Drexel Professor’s New Film Tells Untold Story of Black American Soldiers in Great Britain during World War II
  
  March 10, 2014
  More than a million African-Americans fought during WWII, but their military still segregated and discriminated against them.
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- Freshman Frontiers
  
  March 03, 2014
  The 10 Drexel students who enrolled in the Freshman Frontiers program last fall still had traditional start-of-college experiences, but they weren’t quite the same as those of their classmates.
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- Drexel Edits
  
  March 03, 2014
  Nonprofit organizations often have many needs: Funding. Space. Volunteers. But how about an editor?
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- Drexel Awarded $1.45 Million UTeach Grant to Recruit, Train New Teachers in STEM Disciplines
  
  February 17, 2014
  As part of the UTeach program, Drexel will step up to help address the nation's STEM education crisis.
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- Valentine Q-and-A
  
  February 12, 2014
  America is in love with love, and there is no better example of this than Valentine’s Day. With stores filled with red and pink cards and candy, jewelry commercials dominating the airwaves and “Love Actually” on a loop, mainstream culture can certainly influence the way we view love.
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- New Initiative at Drexel Provides Pro-Bono Editing Services to Local Nonprofits
  
  February 12, 2014
  Drexel Edits, a new initiative launched by Lawrence Souder, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Culture and Communication at Drexel University, provides pro-bono editing services to area nonprofit organizations who need help with communications efforts that are essential to achieving their mission. Supported by the College of Arts and Sciences, Drexel Edits recruits volunteer editors from Drexel students, graduates and associates who want to give back to the community.
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- Drexel Professor Co-Writes Memoir of Grammy Award-Winning World Music Artist Angélique Kidjo
  
  January 28, 2014
  Hailed as “the undisputed queen of African music” (Daily Telegraph) and “Africa’s premier diva” (TIME), Angélique Kidjo is aGrammy Award-winning artist with a mission to unite different cultures through music, while raising global respect for her native continent. In her debut memoir, “SPIRIT RISING: My Life, My Music,” which was released by Harper Collins on Jan. 7, Kidjo shares the inspiring story of her journey from a little-known city in Benin, on the west coast of Africa, to international superstardom. The autobiography was co-written with Rachel Wenrick, an associate teaching professor of English in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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- Building Collapse Commission
  
  January 23, 2014
  Bob Brehm came to Drexel to get away from the news cameras, but he found himself in front of them after Philadelphia's deadly Market Street building collapse in June 2013. Now he and another Drexel professor, Scott Gabriel Knowles, are stepping up to help the city in the collapse's wake.
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- Fish Hips Grew Strong Before Life Took Its First Steps
  
  January 13, 2014
  The discovery of new fossil materials from the ancient fish species Tiktaalik roseae has revealed a key link in the evolution of hind limbs. The newly described, well-preserved pelves and partial pelvic fin from this 375 million-year-old transitional species between fish and the first legged animals, reveals that the evolution of hind legs actually began as enhanced hind fins, contrary to the existing theory that large hind legs developed after vertebrates transitioned to land.
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- Mapping Leatherback Turtle Hotspots
  
  January 08, 2014
  The leatherback turtle in the Pacific Ocean is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Its population has declined by more than 90 percent since 1980. One of the greatest sources of mortality is industrial longlines that set thousands of hooks in the ocean to catch fish, but sometimes catch sea turtles as well. Using modern GPS technology, researchers are now able to predict where fisheries and turtles will interact and to reduce the unwanted capture of turtles by fishermen.
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- Paperwasps in Different Castes Develop Different-Sized Sensory Brain Structures
  
  January 06, 2014
  A queen in a paperwasp colony largely stays in the dark. The worker wasps, who fly outside to seek food and building materials, see much more of the world around them. A new study led by Drexel professor Sean O'Donnell, PhD, indicates that the brain regions involved in sensory perception also develop differently in these castes, according to the different behavioral reliance on the senses.
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2013
- Not Just the Koch Brothers: New Drexel Study Reveals Funders Behind the Climate Change Denial Effort
  
  December 20, 2013
  A new study conducted by Drexel University environmental sociologist Robert J. Brulle, PhD, exposes the organizational underpinnings and funding behind the powerful climate change countermovement. This study marks the first peer-reviewed, comprehensive analysis ever conducted of the sources of funding that maintain the denial effort. Through an analysis of the financial structure of the organizations that constitute the core of the countermovement and their sources of monetary support, Brulle found that, while the largest and most consistent funders behind the countermovement are a number of well-known conservative foundations, the majority of donations are “dark money,” or concealed funding.
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- Opening AJ Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment
  
  December 16, 2013
  Drexel University is opening a new research institute that will strive to answer some of the most challenging questions about energy and environmental sustainability facing the nation today.
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- New Book on Racial Identity by Dr. Yaba Blay to be Released on Black Friday with Launch Party at the Painted Bride
  
  November 04, 2013
  On Black Friday, Nov. 29, a new book on racial identity by Drexel University’s Dr. Yaba Blay, one of today’s leading voices on colorism and global skin color politics, will be released from Blay’s recently launched independent press, Black Print Press. To celebrate the release, a launch party will take place at The Painted Bride Art Center (230 Vine St.) on Nov. 29 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. A concurrent photography exhibition is currently on display at The Painted Bride through Dec. 21.
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- Environmental Research Consortium With Lacawac Sanctuary
  
  October 24, 2013
  Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and Drexel University today announced an agreement to form an environmental research and education consortium at Lacawac Sanctuary, a popular National Natural Landmark and ecological field research station in the Pocono Mountains.
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- Are We Prepared for Another Hurricane Sandy? Disaster Prevention Expert Available to Comment
  
  October 16, 2013
  
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- Pulitzer Prize-Winning Authors Toni Morrison and Rita Dove to Join Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate Sonia Sanchez at Drexel
  
  October 15, 2013
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- Lauren Sheppard Co-op
  
  October 10, 2013
  Drexel senior Lauren Sheppard is working part-time at Philadelphia's ARAMARK after completing a co-op there. She's a long way from where she was four years ago, when she thought her future would take her South.
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- Drexel Scientist Studies Hurricane Sandy Impact on NJ Coastal Wetlands One Year Later
  
  October 07, 2013
  In a stroke of good luck, Drexel's Dr. Tracy Quirk captured detailed measurements of water level and salinity at a range of coastal wetland sites, even as they were overtaken by Hurricane Sandy. After the storm, she began working on an intensive year-long project, funded by the National Science Foundation, to evaluate ecosystem processes in New Jersey’s salt marshes before, during, and for a year following Hurricane Sandy. Quirk is beginning to analyze findings from the study now.
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- Literary Death Match
  
  October 07, 2013
  Literary Death Match is a traveling series of author’s readings infused with reality-show-style competition and humor. When it comes to Philadelphia, it’s produced by the Painted Bride Quarterly magazine housed at Drexel.
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- Longline Fishery in Costa Rica Kills Thousands of Sea Turtles and Sharks
  
  October 02, 2013
  The second-most-common catch on Costa Rica’s longline fisheries in the last decade was not a commercial fish species. It was olive ridley sea turtles.
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- Mobile Tech and Talk Therapies Strike at the Moment Binge Eating Urges Do
  
  September 27, 2013
  Two new treatment methods under investigation at Drexel University aim to help people reduce binge-eating behavior. One is a smartphone app designed to alert peopleat times when they are at risk for binge behaviors, among a comprehensive suite of other features. Another treatment is a new, evidence-based approach to small-group behavioral therapy.
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- African Dance Pioneer Dr. Kariamu Welsh to Demonstrate, Discuss Umfundalai Dance Technique at Drexel
  
  September 26, 2013
  Guggenheim Award-winning dance scholar and choreographer Dr. Kariamu Welsh, the creator of the African dance technique Umfundalai, will join Drexel University for a discussion and demonstration on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m.
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- Past Weight Loss an Overlooked Factor in Disordered Eating
  
  September 24, 2013
  Due to a complex and vicious cycle of biological and behavioral factors, dieters and weight loss researchers know, the more weight you’ve lost, the harder it is to keep it off. But eating disorder research has largely overlooked this influence, and Dr.Michael Lowe, a professor of psychology at Drexel University, has published a flurry of research studies showing that needs to change.
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- Q&A With Daniel Friedheim: The Crisis in Syria
  
  September 13, 2013
  With a heated debate raging over what actions should be taken in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected chemical attack thought to have killed more than 1,000 civilians—including hundreds of children—DrexelNow checked in with Daniel Friedheimto hear his thoughts on a possible military strike against Syria.
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- Bureau of Justice Assistance Announces New Awardees of Neighborhood Revitalization Grant at Drexel
  
  September 10, 2013
  The nation’s leading community development support organization, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), will host a meeting at Drexel University on September 11 and 12, during which the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance will announce the new class of awardees of its Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) grant.
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- 'We Created Hugo Chávez'
  
  August 30, 2013
  In this excerpt from his recently released book, Drexel political science professor George Ciccariello-Maher argues that discussions about Venezuelan politics far too often focused on Hugo Chávez, the man who sat in the president’s office, rather than the movement—and the people—who put him there.
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- Double Lives: Ken Lacovara Raises Tiny Dinosaurs in his Backyard
  
  August 23, 2013
  For Ken Lacovara, an associate professor in the College of Arts & Science’s Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science (BEES) department, a typical day of studying prehistoric fossils might begin when he eats eggs from the dinosaurs roaming his backyard.
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- Drexel Students Write "Life Journals" for Local Hospice Patients
  
  August 20, 2013
  “A Beautiful Life” is a community-based learning course in the Department of English & Philosophy which pairs students with a patient in an area hospice or home to pen a “life journal” that will chronicle the patient’s life experiences for their family and loved ones. Taught by Kenneth Bingham, a teaching professor of English, the 11 students range in areas of study from biology to English, film, nursing and psychology.
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- Drexel Experts Available to Comment on 50th Anniversary of March on Washington
  
  August 15, 2013
  On August 28, citizens from across the country will converge on our nation’s capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. President Obama will honor the anniversary of the famous civil rights march by speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same place that Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Experts at Drexel University in Philadelphia are available to assist the news media with their coverage of the event and its implications from a variety of perspectives.
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- New Book by Drexel’s Dr. Yaba Blay Explores Racial Identity and Skin Color Politics
  
  July 31, 2013
  What does it mean to be Black? Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness? What determines who is Black and who is not? A new book by Dr. Yaba Blay, an assistant professor and co-director of the Africana Studies program in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, seeks to challenge narrow perceptions of what Blackness is and what it looks like.
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- Where Do We Go From the George Zimmerman Trial? Panel Will Discuss Race, Justice and Activism at Drexel
  
  July 23, 2013
  The Africana Studies program in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a candid panel discussion on race, justice and activism onSaturday, July 27. The discussion and question-and-answer session will take place from 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.in Room 120 of the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (33rd and Chestnut Streets). It is free and open to the public.
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- Grad Student Helps Peers Strengthen Teaching Skills
  
  July 01, 2013
  When grad student Mitchell D'Rozario noticed his fellow teaching assistants struggling to be prepared to teach classes, he created workshops to help them strengthen their skills.
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- Building Collapse experts
  
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- Drexel Announces 2013 Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 23, 2013
  Drexel will celebrate its 126th commencement on June 14 and June 15. More than 5,000 students will receive a degree from Drexel this year and 13 honorary degrees will be distributed to prominent individuals distinguished in their fields.
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- Two Weeks Remain to See First-Ever Exhibition of Art and Archival Artifact Highlights from Drexel’s Collections
  
  May 16, 2013
  Only two weeks remain to see works of art and archival artifacts from around Drexel, displayed together for the first time in the University's history.
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- QandA-Scott Barclay
  
  May 15, 2013
  Minnesota recently became the 12th state to pass a same-sex marriage bill in the United States—now one third of the nation is making strides towards gender and sexual equality. Drexel’s Dr. Scott Barclay weighs in on this trend and the remaining states hanging in the balance.
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- ‘Rescuing Cities, Schools and Students: New Models for Municipal Banking’ Forum at Drexel, May 23
  
  May 14, 2013
  A public forum entitled “Rescuing Cities, Schools and Students: New Models for Municipal Banking” will be held at Drexel University on Thursday, May 23, sponsored by Drexel University's Center for Public Policy, the Pennsylvania Project and the Public Banking Institute.
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- Award-Winning Author Michelle Alexander to Speak at Drexel about Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System
  
  April 26, 2013
  Acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate and award-winning author Michelle Alexander will join Drexel University on Monday, May 6 from 6 – 9 p.m. for a discussion about racial bias in the criminal justice system. The event will take place in the Main Auditorium in Drexel’s Main Building (32nd and Chestnut Streets). A book signing and reception will follow the lecture.
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- Drexel at Philadelphia Science Festival and Philly Tech Week
  
  April 16, 2013
  As part of city’s vibrant scientific and technological community, Drexel University will play a big role in the 2013 Philadelphia Science Festival and Philly Tech Week on April 18-28. From a 29-story video game, to cutting-edge robotics, to an interactive Jazz concert, Drexel’s students, faculty and professional staff will be part of the programming for both week-long celebrations of the inquisitive and innovative spirits that are part of the fabric of the city.
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- Arianna Huffington Joins Drexel for a Discussion on the Future of Traditional and Social Media on April 30
  
  April 10, 2013
  Journalist andentrepreneurArianna Huffington will visit Drexel on April 30 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ annual Distinguished Lecture Series. Her talk will focus on "The Brave New World of the 'New Media': How Social Media Has Revolutionized the Communications Landscape."
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- Monkey Film Premieres to Promote African Biodiversity
  
  April 09, 2013
  Turtle biologists with digital SLR cameras may be on the verge of something extraordinary: Empowering a nation to save endangered monkeys and the idyllic island ecosystem they call home. The very unusual nature documentary the biologists produced will have its U.S. premiere at Drexel University on April 15.
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- What Im Reading-Yaba Blay
  
  March 27, 2013
  Dr. Yaba Blay, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently made time to read18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done by Peter Bregman, which examines the disadvantages of multitasking and long to-do lists.
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- New Fossil from a Fish-Eat-Fish World Driving the Evolution of Limbed Animals
  
  March 27, 2013
  Scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University have described another new lobe-finned fossil fish species from the same time and place in the Canadian Arctic as the famous precursor to limbed animals, Tiktaalik roseae, which they discovered several years ago.
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- Making Axons Branch and Grow to Help Nerve Regeneration After Injury
  
  March 22, 2013
  Drexel researchers are a step closer to understanding how nerve cells are repaired at their farthest reaches after injury. Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
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- Academy Scientists Receive Top Honors for Long-Term Research and Training Initiatives in Mongolia
  
  March 21, 2013
  Dr. Clyde Goulden, a pioneering ecologist and director of the Asia Center of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, has devoted his life to studying climate change and how it is affecting Mongolian herders and the pristine 2-million-year-old Lake Hövsgöl. His efforts have now been recognized with Mongolia’s highest award to foreigners, the Order of the Polar Star. In a separate honor, Dr. Jon Gelhaus, Academy curator of entomology and professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has received the Kublai Khan medal for his scientific achievements in Mongolia.
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- New Drexel University Graduate Program Will Prepare Students for Museum Leadership
  
  March 05, 2013
  A new graduate program offered by Drexel’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will prepare students for leadership roles in museums across the country and around the world.
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- QandA-Pope Benedict
  
  February 11, 2013
  Pope Benedict XVI startled the world Monday when he announced he would resign at the end of February. DrexelNow caught up with Dr. Douglas Porpora, a professor of sociology with research interests in religion, to discuss the influence of the papacy, Benedict’s legacy and what the future holds for the Catholic Church.
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- What Im Reading-Paul Evangelista
  
  February 04, 2013
  Drexel's Dr. Paul Evangelista is reading the Autobiography of Mark Twain. What’s most interesting, he said, is that Twain is speaking to readers from the grave.
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- Drexel Political Analyst Available to Comment on Inauguration Day
  
  January 18, 2013
  
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- What Im Reading-Diane Sicotte
  
  January 18, 2013
  Drexel’s Diane Sicotte says the book she's reading highlights an important piece of Philadelphia's past that's often overlooked—the city's environmental history.
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- BEES Natural History Collections Course
  
  January 14, 2013
  A new course for freshmen this winter term showcases one of the most fundamental components of biology and environmental science: natural history collections.
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2012
- Drexels Best of 2012
  
  December 19, 2012
  As the Drexel community prepares to usher in 2013, we take a look back at some of the University’s top news items from 2012.
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- What-Im-Reading-Hnaraki
  
  December 17, 2012
  Dr. Maria Hnaraki, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, is reading Zorba the Greek, written by Cretan-born author Nikos Kazantzakis.
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- What Im Reading-Bryan Sacks
  
  December 12, 2012
  Drexel professor Bryan Sacks is currently reading, The End of Capitalism (As We Know It): A Feminist Critique of Political Economy, by J.K. Gibson-Graham.
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- Soledad O'Brien Joins Drexel for "Who is Black in America?" Documentary Screening
  
  November 28, 2012
  Drexel University will host an advance screening of the documentary “Who is Black in America?” part of a multi-part series moderated by CNN’s Soledad O’Brien which explores issues of colorism and identity.
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- ExCITe Center opening
  
  November 26, 2012
  Music technology, humanoid robots, app development, video games, and digital knitting machines will converge with many other technologies in one creative space when Drexel University opens its Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center on Nov. 28.
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- NYC Art Gallery Displays Non-Reversing Mirror Invented by Drexel Math Professor
  
  November 16, 2012
  When you look in a mirror, you see an image of yourself in reverse. But one odd mirror invented by mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks at Drexel University shows your true face without reversing its image. That mirror is now on display as part of an art exhibition in New York City through December 9.
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- What Im Reading-Kathleen Volk Miller
  
  November 12, 2012
  The College of Arts and Sciences' Kathleen Volk Miller is currently reading three, yes three, books for both work and pleasure—God Bless America, a collection of short stories by Steve Almond, Four For a Quarter, another short-story collection by Michael Martone, and finally, A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan.
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- QandA-Election Results
  
  November 07, 2012
  Tuesday night’s election results declared incumbent President Barack Obama the victor after a long—and often bitter—campaign season. DrexelNow spoke with Dr. Bill Rosenberg about the outcome of this election, and what four more years of an Obama administration means for the United States.
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- QandA-Hoejke
  
  November 01, 2012
  DrexelNow spoke with Dr. Barbara Hoekje, associate professor in the Department of Culture and Communication, about President Obama’s 2012 campaign slogan, “Forward.”
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- Fossil Dig Day
  
  October 24, 2012
  Tri-state area residents came out in droves on Saturday, October 13 for the first Fossil Dig Day at Dr. Kenneth Lacovara’s world-class paleontological site in nearby Mantua Township, N.J.
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- Physics Explains How Sickling Cells Make People Sick
  
  October 16, 2012
  Researchers at Drexel University have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease. Their experiment, the first to answer a scientific question about sickle cell disease using microfluidics engineering methods, may help future researchers better determine who is at greatest risk of harm from the disease. They report their findings in Cell Press’s Biophysical Journal today.
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- Panel to Discuss Major Issues of 2012 Presidential Election at Drexel
  
  October 11, 2012
  With the presidential election quickly approaching, Drexel University will host “Election 2012: Issues at Stake,” a panel discussion to help students and community members better understand some of leading issues in the 2012 campaign. The discussion also will include a question-and-answer session with the audience.
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- QandA-Bill Rosenberg-Debate
  
  October 10, 2012
  DrexelNow chatted with political science professor Dr. Bill Rosenberg about the October 3 presidential debate and what he expects from the October 11 vice-presidential debate.
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- Drexel Political Science Professor Available to Comment on Venezuelan Election
  
  September 25, 2012
  
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- Drexel Receives First LEED Certification for Papadakis Building
  
  September 20, 2012
  The biowall, a 75-ft. high wall of plants, serves as a biological air filter, demonstrating Drexel’s longstanding commitment to sustainability and progressive research.
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- Drexel Experts Available to Weigh in on 2012 Presidential Election
  
  September 19, 2012
  
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- NSF Awards $2.2 Million to Project Studying Community-Based Development for Math Teachers
  
  September 11, 2012
  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2.2 million to a project created by the School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University, the Math Forum @ Drexel and the College of Education at Temple University to study community-based professional development for middle and high school mathematics teachers.
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- QandA-Alison Novak
  
  September 05, 2012
  Novak says most people just accept political attack ads as part of the whole sphere of politics.
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- What Im Reading Alison Novack
  
  August 27, 2012
  Drexel's Alison Novak is currently reading Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations From the Not-So-Empty Nest by Sally Koslow. She spoke with DrexelNow about the book and how it approaches children who return home after college through a refreshingly humorous lens.
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- Drexel Students Travel to London Paralympic Games
  
  August 21, 2012
  Nine Drexel University students will travel to London from August 31 through September 8 to see the 2012 Paralympic Games, as part of the travel-integrated course “Perspectives on Disability,” the fourth course in the Great Works Symposium 2012 Series.
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- What Im Reading Bob Stokes
  
  August 16, 2012
  DrexelNow checked in with Stokes to find out why he picked up The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time by David Sloan Wilson.
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- Giant Panda Conservation Researchers from China to Speak at Drexel
  
  August 16, 2012
  Three leading scientists involved in the conservation of giant pandas at the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in Chengdu, China will present a mini-symposium, “Biology and Conservation of the Giant Panda,” at Drexel University on August 22.
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- QandA-John Kounios
  
  August 13, 2012
  Drexel's Dr. John Kounios recently discussed with DrexelNow his nominated topic, “The neuroscience behind epiphanies," for the 2013 TED Conference.
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- What Im Reading Ken Lacovara
  
  August 01, 2012
  DrexelNow pulled Dr. Ken Lacovara, paleontologist and associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, from his work in a marl pit in Gloucester County, NJ, to find out what he’s currently reading. He just finished The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester.
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- Distress Signal in Injured Nerve Cells Begins with Locally Made Protein
  
  July 30, 2012
  New research recently published in Neuron, co-authored by Drexel's Dr. Jeffery Twiss, is one of the strongest indicators yet of molecular signaling from end to end in peripheral nerve cells. The team's new discoveries may help scientists better understand nerve cells' distress signals and nerve cell repair, so they can eventually control and enhance the process to speed up recovery from nerve injuries.
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- Protecting Biodiversity Arks in the Tropics
  
  July 27, 2012
  Many of the world’s tropical protected areas are struggling to sustain their biodiversity, according to a study just published in Nature by more than 200 scientists from around the world. Among them, Drexel's Dr. Sean O’Donnell, highlighted the important, beneficial role of private landowners who work to preserve biodiversity in their land surrounding tropical reserves.
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- What Im Reading Paul Cohen
  
  July 24, 2012
  DrexelNow recently spoke with Dr. Paula Marantz Cohen,distinguished professor of English, who is currently reading Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America by John M. Barry.
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- Drexel Experts Available to Comment on the 2012 Olympics
  
  July 19, 2012
  
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- What Im Reading-Michael Lowe
  
  July 11, 2012
  Dr. Michael Lowe studies the psychobiology of eating and weight regulation, eating disorders and social cognition. He is currently reading Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, by Steven Pinker.
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- Higgs-Boson-QA
  
  July 09, 2012
  DrexelNow spoke with Dr. David Goldberg, associate professor of physics at Drexel, in the days after the CERN research center in Switzerland announced the possible identification of the Higgs boson. We asked him what it means and why we should care.
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- What Im Reading - Cyndi Rickards
  
  July 03, 2012
  DrexelNow spoke recently with Cyndi Rickards, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice and instructor of Drexel’s course “Prison, Society and You,” to find out what she's reading.
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- Rising Heat at the Beach Threatens Leatherback Turtles
  
  July 01, 2012
  New research suggests that climate change could exacerbate existing threats to critically endangered leatherback turtles and nearly wipe out the population in the eastern Pacific. Deaths of turtle eggs and hatchlings in nests buried at hotter, drier beaches are the leading projected cause of the potential climate-related decline, according to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change by a research team from Drexel, Princeton University, other institutions and government agencies.
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- Drexel Celebrates 2012 Commencement
  
  June 12, 2012
  Drexel University will celebrate its 125th commencement on its University City campus with five separate ceremonies honoring Drexel’s graduating class, June 15 and16. More than 5,000 students will receive a degree from Drexel this year. Drexel will award honor 17 honorary degrees to prominent individuals distinguished in their fields.
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- Driver's Side Mirror with No Blind Spot Receives U.S. Patent
  
  June 07, 2012
  A side mirror that eliminates the dangerous “blind spot” for drivers has now received a U.S. patent. The subtly curved mirror, invented by Drexel University mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks, dramatically increases the field of view with minimal distortion.
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- El Niño Weather and Climate Change Threaten Survival of Baby Leatherback Sea Turtles
  
  May 23, 2012
  Drexel University researchers have found that the climate conditions at a major leatherback turtle nesting beach affects the early survival of turtle eggs and hatchlings. They predict, based on projections from multiple models, that egg and hatchling survival will drop by half in the next 100 years as a result of global climate change.
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- Environmental Science Education with Drexel Academy Partnership
  
  May 14, 2012
  Incoming students in Drexel's revamped environmental science major will now spend a week prior to freshman orientation performing field research.
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- Obesity Experts at Drexel Available to Comment Weight of the Nation
  
  May 09, 2012
  
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- Drexel University at Philadelphia Science Festival
  
  April 12, 2012
  Drexel University will play a big role in the celebration of science at the annual Philadelphia Science Festival. The festival, which runs from April 20-29, brings scientists and science enthusiasts together for a week of science-related exhibits, demonstrations and gatherings throughout the city. Drexel students, faculty and professional staff will take part in events each day during the festival. Click "read more" for a full schedule of all Drexel-related activities during the week.
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- Autism Experts Available for Autism Awareness Month
  
  March 21, 2012
  Experts at Drexel University are available to comment for news stories about autism for Autism Awareness Month in April. Drexel recently established the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, the nation’s first autism center focused on public health science.
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- Drexel-Emphasis-on-Entrepreneurship-Baiada-Institute
  
  March 13, 2012
  The Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship will transition from a center of excellence within the LeBow College of Business at Drexel to a University-level institute, Drexel University President John A. Fryhas announced.
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- Pacific Danger Zones for Critically-Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles
  
  March 01, 2012
  A major new study of migration patterns has identified danger zones in the Pacific Ocean for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles. This new understanding could help inform decisions about fishing practices to help reduce further deaths of this fragile species. Drexel University’s Dr. James Spotila was coordinator for the study involving collaborators worldwide.
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- Do Women with Bulimia Have Both an Eating Disorder and a Weight Disorder?
  
  February 29, 2012
  Researchers at Drexel University have found that a majority of women with bulimia nervosa reach their highest-ever body weight after developing their eating disorder, despite the fact that the development of the illness is characterized by significant weight loss.
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- 3-D Robotic Dinosaurs On the Way for Next-Gen Paleontology
  
  February 20, 2012
  Researchers are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to test hypotheses about how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals moved and lived in their environments.
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- Study Predicts Public Opinion on Climate Change
  
  February 06, 2012
  A new study conducted by Dr. Robert Brulle, a professor of sociology and environmental science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, along with Jason Carmichael of McGill University and J. Craig Jenkins of Ohio State University, identifies the informational, cultural and political processes that influence public concern about climate change.
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- Cold Plasma Reduces Harmful Bacteria on Raw Chicken
  
  February 02, 2012
  A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January issue of the Journal of Food Protection.
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- Drexel Receives Keck Foundation Grant to Expand Plasma Research
  
  January 30, 2012
  Drexel University has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to expand research on the fundamental science of interactions between plasma, which is an ionized gas, and living systems. The research, funded by the W.M. Keck Foundation, will be led by the University’s Anthony J. Drexel Plasma Institute.
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- Experts available for Black History Month
  
  January 26, 2012
  
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- Dr. Sheller Attends Tokyo Summit on Disaster Response
  
  January 25, 2012
  Dr. Mimi Sheller was invited to join a team of international experts to study the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami response in order to build natural disaster preparedness for developing countries.
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- Academy of Natural Sciences Celebrates Bicentennial
  
  January 18, 2012
  The yearlong Bicentennial of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will feature a major new exhibition opening March 24 called The Academy at 200: The Nature of Discovery. A special series of Town Square programs, some led by world-renowned experts, will focus on today’s critical environmental issues, and a science symposium will be held in the fall. For museum visitors, monthly themed activities, giveaways, and discounted admission days will provide fun and learning for the whole family.
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- Rob D'Ovidio to Comment on Wikipedia Blackout
  
  January 18, 2012
  
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- Power-of-Food-Scale on The Dr. Oz Show
  
  January 18, 2012
  
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- Drexel Political Experts on the Presidential Election
  
  January 06, 2012
  
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- Political Analyst Bill Rosenberg Available for Interviews about 2012 Election
  
  January 04, 2012
  As the 2012 presidential race heats up on the heels of the Iowa caucus, Dr. William L. Rosenberg, a professor of political science at Drexel University, is available for interviews with the media. Rosenberg is a well-known expert in the presidential election process as well as public opinion and media related to the campaigns.
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2011
- Holiday Survival Guide
  
  December 21, 2011
  During the holiday season, Drexel University experts are available to help news media with a variety of stories.
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- Donald Bersoff Elected APA President
  
  November 03, 2011
  Drexel University professor Dr.Donald N. Bersoff,a national expert on legal and ethical issues in mental health, has been elected 2013 president of the American Psychological Association.
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- Drexel Academy of Natural Sciences Complete Affiliation Agreement
  
  October 27, 2011
  The Academy of Natural Sciences President and CEOGeorge W. Gephart, Jr., and Drexel University President John A. Fry, joined with Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced the completion of an historic affiliation between the Academy and Drexel that will promote discovery, learning and civic engagement in the natural and environmental sciences and further enhance Philadelphia’s reputation as a leader in scientific research and education.
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- Biowall A Living Laboratory for Air Quality Research
  
  September 29, 2011
  Drexel's new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building features a five-story vertical wall of living plants – the largest such wall in North America and the only one at a U.S. university. Scientists and students at Drexel are studying the biowall, an active living filter that removes volatile organic compounds from the air, to get a better understanding of how it works.
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- The Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel Announce Historic Affiliation
  
  May 19, 2011
  The collaboration will further Philadelphia’s reputation as a leader in the Natural and Environmental Sciences; The Pew Charitable Trusts Announces $1 million grant
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