2020 | Drexel Engineering

- Drexel to Host Nation's First International Conference on MXene Research
 
 July 30, 2020
 Drexel University will host more than 2,000 researchers from around the world for a virtual conference, Aug. 3-7, to share their work and learn about the latest discoveries related to MXene, an extraordinarily versatile family of two-dimensional materials first discovered and studied at Drexel in 2011. Held on the ninth anniversary of their discovery, the MXene Conference 2020 is the fourth international gathering focused exclusively on these materials and the first to be held in the United States.
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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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- Drexel and KIST Researchers Discover a New MXene Material's Extraordinary Ability to Block Electromagnetic Interference
 
 July 24, 2020
 As we welcome wireless technology into more areas of life, the additional electronic bustle is making for an electromagnetically noisy neighborhood. In hopes of limiting the extra traffic, researchers at Drexel University have been testing two-dimensional materials known for their interference-blocking abilities. Their latest discovery, reported in the journal Science, is of the exceptional shielding ability of a new two-dimensional material that can absorb electromagnetic interference rather than just deflecting back into the fray.
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- Drexel Materials Holds Virtual 2020 Commencement Celebration
  
  June 30, 2020
  
  Drexel Materials held a virtual event on Tuesday, June 9 to celebrate the Class of 2020’s achievements and perseverance through a challenging close to their studies.
  
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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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- A New Kind of Co-op
 
 May 26, 2020
 For the first time in Drexel University’s 100-year co-op program history, students are working remotely due to COVID-19, along with a lot of the non-essential work force. Students and employer representatives explain what’s different, what’s the same and how to adapt.
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- Meet Your Favorite Explorers Through This Virtual, Student-Only Series
 
 May 18, 2020
 Drexel University’s Weekend Warriors club and co-sponsoring student organizations will host four adventure athletes for virtual presentations through its Explorer Series, including Alex Honnold of “Free Solo” fame. 
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