2016

December
- 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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October
- 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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September
- ‘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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August
- 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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June
- 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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- 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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May
- 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 therapy for mothers experiencing stress and postpartum depression.
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March
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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February
- 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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- 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 & 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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College of Arts and Sciences

2016

December

The Way You Move: Tumor Cells Move Differently Than Normal Ones

October

A New ‘King’ — New, Gigantic, Ancient Armored Fish Discovered

September

‘Nursery’ Discovered in Belgium Provides Insight into Prehistoric Fish Life

August

Q&A With Senior Vice Provost for Research Aleister Saunders

June

Mountaineering Ants Use Body Heat to Warm Nests

Ladykiller: Artificial Sweetener Proves Deadly for Female Flies

Tiny Algae Ideal for Sniffing Out Nutrient Pollution in Water

After Centuries of Confusion, Unique Bones Help Scientists Place Catfish

Pandas Don’t Like It Hot: Temperature, Not Food is Biggest Concern for Conservation

May

Drexel’s Postpartum Depression Clinic Is First of Its Kind in the Region

March

Double Duty: Proteins Associated with Schizophrenia Hang Around Longer Than Previously Thought

Un-Muddying Waters: Drexel Researchers Studying Climate Change in Mongolian, U.S. Rivers

Surface-Going Cave Crickets Actually More Isolated Than Cave-Dwelling Cousins

Seeing the Light: Army Ants Evolve to Regain Sight and More in Return to Surface’s Complex Environment

Trust Your Aha! Moments, Experiments Show They’re Probably Right

February

Building Toward Discovery: Drexel Professor’s Role in Finding Gravitational Waves

Taser Shock Disrupts Brain Function, Has Implications for Police Interrogations

Employee Spotlight: Scott Knowles & Richardson Dilworth