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Publications

Where science, literary arts and social justice meet

A Buddhist monk in Hong Kong releases fish and chants prayers during a ceremony to free the spirits of tsunami victims. Samantha Sin/AFP via Getty Images

Urban Evolution: Legacy effects of religion, politics, and war on wild animals

Drexel biologists Jason Munshi-South and Megan Phifer-Rixey contribute to "Legacy effects of religion, politics and war on urban evolutionary biology" published in Nature Cities.

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Online Chatter and AI: Large Learning Models are getting better at detecting emotion, political leaning and sarcasm

Online Chatter and AI

Drexel communication expert Asta Zelenkauskaite contributed to "Comparing large Language models and human annotators in latent content analysis of sentiment, political leaning, emotional intensity and sarcasm" published in Nature.

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Owen Goodchild, BS geoscience '23, lead author on paper,

My, What Big Teeth You Have

Drexel alum Owen Goodchild, BS geoscience '23, is the lead author of "A new onychodontid from the Upper Devonian of the Canadian Arctic," published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

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Explore volume 9 of Paper Dragon, the literary journal of the Drexel Creative Writing MFA program

Take a Deeper Dive

Explore volume 9 of Paper Dragon, the literary journal featuring writing and art by graduate students in the Drexel Creative Writing MFA program.

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The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments’ – Scientific American features Drexel Creativity Research Lab led by Professor John Kounios

What Happens in Your Mind When Insight Strikes?

Drexel professors John and Yvette Kounios write about "The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments" in Scientific American.

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Rewriting the Record: A Qualitative Analysis of Race, Criminal History, and Sentencing Policy Reform in Pennsylvania by Drexel Professor C. Clare Strange

Race and Justice: Rewriting the Record in Pennsylvania

Drexel criminology scholar C. Clare Strange and colleagues publish 'Rewriting the Record: A Qualitative Analysis of Race, Criminal History, and Sentencing Policy Reform in Pennsylvania,' in the international journal Race and Justice.

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The Drexel College of Arts and Sciences invites you to explore publications that reflect our research enterprise, robust literary community and dedication to social justice. Our vibrant community intentionally integrates knowledge across the arts and sciences. Here, students across all levels of scholarship work alongside faculty experts, staff, civic partners and Philadelphia residents to gain hands-on experience and make a positive difference.




Books

Recent Works by Faculty and Students, 2023–2025

Recent works by our Arts and Sciences faculty, students and staff explore wide-ranging topics across genres such as anthologies, biographies, in-depth research, fiction, non-fiction, humor, poetry, pedagogy and textbooks.




Journal Articles

Peer Reviewed Articles

The Drexel Research Discovery Database maintained by the Drexel Libraries showcases a wide range of research and scholarly outputs created by faculty, staff and students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The database archives articles, books, conference presentations, dissertations, theses and much more.

Latest peer reviewed articles

Top Journal Articles

Academic institutions often use Altmetrics, alternative metrics, to quickly benchmark the impact of scholarly publications amongst their peers and the media. Below is a list of the College of Arts and Sciences top 20 journal articles, ranked by Altmetrics, from April to September 2025.

Drexel College of Arts and Sciences top ranked journal articles

Our Literary Community

Writing is the primary tool for learning and doing, central to Drexel University’s mission to prepare each generation of students to write with flexibility, confidence, and curiosity as contributors to their civic and professional lives. The College of Arts and Sciences creates an inclusive and equitable literary community through experiential learning, campus-wide events, social-justice projects, and dedicated academic support.

The Drexel Publishing Group invites all students to gain practical experience with writing, editing, publishing and literary review.

Publishing Group

English majors gain hands-on experience with writing, editing, publishing, and literary review through the Drexel Publishing Group.

Write Now Philly is Drexel’s online magazine that features student reviews about local writing.

Write Now Philly

Write Now Philly is a student-produced magazine that explores writing, books, and literature across the Philadelphia area.

Since 2009, Drexel has published an annual anthology of student and faculty writing curated from across disciplines.

The 33rd: An Anthology

The 33rd is Drexel's annual anthology of student and faculty writing curated from diverse disciplines.

Maya is Drexel University's literary magazine for undergraduate student writing and art.

Maya

Maya is Drexel's literary magazine for undergraduate student writers and artists.

Paper Dragon is Drexel's literary magazine for Creative Writing MFA student writers and artists.

Paper Dragon

Paper Dragon is Drexel's literary magazine for graduate student writers and artists.

Writers Room is Drexel's university-community literary arts program for creative placemaking and art for social justice across generations.

Writers Room

Writers Room is an intergenerational literary arts program dedicated to creative placemaking and art for social justice.

Drexel Lit Lab is a student group that connects STEM and the humanities by cultivating a creative space on campus through writing.

Drexel LitLab

The LitLab student group connects STEM and humanities majors by cultivating creativity through writing.

The Drexel Writing Center supports all members of our Drexel University community to develop as writers.

Drexel Writing Center

The Drexel Writing Center supports our entire university community to develop as writers.

Drexel Writing Festival

Drexel Writing Festival

Held annually since 2011, the Drexel Writing Festival is a literary experience for everyone.

Founded in 1926, The Triangle< is Drexel University's independent student newspaper.

The Triangle

Founded in 1926, The Triangle is Drexel University's independent student newspaper.

WRIT 290 is an experiential studio class where students develop a deeper understanding of self in context with the world around them.

Course: WRIT 290

WRIT 290 is an experiential studio class where students develop a deeper understanding of the self.

WRIT 405 offers students knowledge of and practical experience in the publishing industry through the Drexel Publishing Group.

Course: WRIT 405

WRIT 405 offers students knowledge of and practical experience in the publishing industry.