• Soft, Sticky, Stretchable Biosensors Make a Better Connection

      July 28, 2026

      Biosensors have revolutionized home healthcare over the last two decades. Devices like wearable heart rate and blood glucose monitors are giving people with chronic health conditions the information and assurance they need to maintain an active lifestyle. But even the best sensors are limited by their ability to sustain skin contact through the rigors of physical activity. Researchers from Drexel University and Penn State University took on the challenge of improving the hydrogel material used in biosensors. And, in recently published research, they reported a new formula for making the gelatinous substrate that is versatile, durable and adhesive enough to make a stronger connection.

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    • NSF Grant Backs Drexel Effort to Improve Self-Assembling Polymer Capsules

      July 27, 2026

      The grant funds further research on crystalsomes, microscopic hollow polymer capsules, this time to build their curved, responsive walls without help from an outside template.

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    • Drexel University President Antonio Merlo’s First Year as a Dragon

      July 23, 2026

      During his first year on campus, the University leader connected with students, faculty and professional staff to bring his team together and start guiding Drexel through transformative changes.

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    • Drexel Joins Statewide Initiative to Support Manufacturing Innovation

      July 23, 2026

      This fall, students from Drexel University will be helping Pennsylvania companies advance sustainable manufacturing and circular economy practices as part of a $3.1 million investment by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development The DCED’s Manufacturing PA Innovation Program will support student research on campus and on-site with manufacturers across the state that will provide data to help the companies evaluate new products and processes.

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    • Wenderott Receives NSF-CAREER Award

      July 02, 2026

      The project will develop new visible-light-activated photocatalysts that could lead to more efficient generation of useful, value-added products while supporting cleaner, more sustainable technologies.

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    • Custom-Designed Major Student Creates Own Major, Accessible Cutting Board

      June 24, 2026

      Lelia Karmeli wanted to blend multiple disciplines into her custom “make things and help people” degree.

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    • How to Catch a Virus...on Purpose

      June 24, 2026

      Medical advancements over the last several decades have made great strides in the treatment of HIV. Pharmaceutical treatments are able to contain and reduce a patient’s viral load to the point where it is nearly undetectable. But a cure remains frustratingly elusive due to the virus’s ability to evade the immune system. Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, who specialize in modulating immune responses, have offered a new approach — one that’s likely familiar to anyone who has dealt with pest removal: setting a trap.

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    • Recap: Drexel Celebrates Largest Gift in University History

      June 17, 2026

      W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley III attended and spoke at two different Drexel ceremonies after announcing a $112.6 million gift establishing the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.

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    • Meet Drexel’s First Astronaut Scholar: Thomas O’Keeffe

      June 16, 2026

      The recent BS/MS computer engineering graduate received $15,000 and an array of professional development opportunities from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a historic nonprofit organization recognizing exemplary students in STEM fields.

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    • Largest Gift in Drexel's History Establishes Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing

      June 11, 2026

      Supported by a landmark gift from The Howley Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization led by alumnus and trustee W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley ’75, his wife Lorie and their daughter Meg Howley ’10, Drexel University will establish the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.

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