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- Drexel University Won’t Hold Classes on Election Day
  
  March 04, 2024
  
  On Nov. 5, students will have the day off to allow time to cast a ballot.
  
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- Heard Around Campus — February 2024
  
  February 28, 2024
  
  Learn more about professional development workshops and training, opportunities to earn wellness points, consulting with a TIAA expert about your retirement account and more.
  
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- Drexel University Releases 2023 President's Report on Powerful Partnerships
  
  February 16, 2024
  
  This year’s report celebrates the myriad collaborations, which have helped to power the University’s accomplishments on many fronts: rankings, student retention, reputation, research investments, and new alliances to secure our future as a thriving, innovative and civically engaged teaching and research institution.
  
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- St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Announces Leadership Transition
  
  February 14, 2024
  
  St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children today announced a change in leadership as Don Mueller shared his plans to resign from his role as president and CEO. Robert Brooks, the current chief operating officer (COO) at St. Christopher’s, will transition during the coming months into the role of president and COO.
  
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- Protect Your Heart, Don’t Get Burned and Other Safety Tips for February
  
  February 09, 2024
  
  Public Safety & U — February 2024
  
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- Q&A: Dawn Medley on How Drexel is Tackling the FAFSA Delay
  
  February 07, 2024
  
  Drexel’s new senior vice president for enrollment management shares her approach to smoothing the way for admitted students in the midst of a federal financial aid delay.
  
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- MXene-coated Devices Can Guide Microwaves in Space and Lighten Payloads
  
  February 07, 2024
  
  One of the most important components of satellites that enable telecommunication is the waveguide, which is a metal tube for guiding radio waves. It is also one of the heaviest payloads satellites carry into orbit. As with all space technology, reducing weight means reducing the amount of expensive and greenhouse gas-producing fuel it takes to launch a rocket, or increasing the number of devices carried by the same rocket to space. Researchers from Drexel University and the University of British Columbia are trying to lighten the load by creating and testing a waveguide made from 3D-printed polymers coated with a conductive nanomaterial called MXene.
  
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- Drexel Researchers Propose AI-Guided System for Robotic Inspection of Buildings, Roads and Bridges
  
  January 30, 2024
  
  Our built environment is aging and failing faster than we can maintain it. Recent building collapses and structural failures of roads and bridges are indicators of a problem that’s likely to get worse, according to experts, because it’s just not possible to inspect every crack, creak and crumble to parse dangerous signs of failure from normal wear and tear. In hopes of playing catch-up, researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering are trying to give robotic assistants the tools to help inspectors with the job.
  
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- Drexel-Salus 101: A Q&A With Salus University’s President
  
  January 29, 2024
  
  Salus University President Michael H. Mittelman, OD, shared his thoughts on all that has happened so far with the merger between the two institutions, and what he hopes for the future.
  
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- Heard Around Campus — January 2024
  
  January 26, 2024
  
  New year, new opportunities! There are ways to grow your professional development at work, start earning money by participating in Drexel’s A Healthier U wellness program, and contribute to and learn from the upcoming Black History Month and the University’s ongoing climate and sustainability efforts.
  
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