April

The Drexel team presented a method of producing biodiesel from high free-fatty-acid oils.

The Inter-Fraternity Council and Office of Campus Activities will introduce the first annual “Winter in the Spring.”

Drexel is one of just 33 Division I men’s basketball teams out of 341 schools and one of only two schools in the Colonial Athletic Association to earn the award.

Drexel students will pack the Philadelphia Armory on April 26 to watch a five-act concert, capping the Drexel Green Initiative's Earth Week 2008 activities. Students will each drop off a minimum of two recyclable containers at the door to gain admission.

One of the country’s oldest non-profit theatrical companies, Bread & Puppet will perform “Divine Reality Comedy Circus” outdoors on Saturday.

The conference will feature world renowned experts who will analyze the current state of the U.S. and global economy.

Drexel organizers say their goal is to raise $15,000 for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and donate hair to Locks of Love. The fundraiser will be held April 16 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Drexel's Quad.

He will be honored with the award at a gala event on April 18 sponsored by Wachovia.

Drexel will lease the Armory Drill Hall from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Sen. Hillary Clinton will return to Drexel for a town hall meeting at 5 p.m. today. Audience members will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 3:30 p.m. via the Chestnut Street entrance to Main Building, 32nd and Chestnut streets. Visit www.drexel.edu to view a live Webcast of the event.

The event will engage passersby in trivia questions about public health and educate them on the 10 greatest achievements of public health in the 20th century.

Despite the decline, more than 200 employer organizations have registered to recruit from more than 1,000 Drexel students and 200 students from area colleges and universities who will attend Drexel’s Annual Career Fair.

The old sneakers collected will be recycled and used to create playgrounds.

More than 100 Drexel volunteers will tidy up four areas throughout the city and plant trees in one as part of the mayor's program.

Junior women's basketball player Nicole Hester, who worked her way back onto the court after her battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma last season, has been named the 2008 recipient of the V Foundation Comeback Award.

The grant from the National Institutes of Health will be used to examine risk factors and the development of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in expectant mothers and their babies.