Public Realm Plan Open House
Apr 29, 2016
All are invited to an open house on May 6 to discuss preliminary plans and ideas to improve and beautify Drexel’s University City Campus.
Celebrating All Drexel Authors
Apr 27, 2016
For the fourth year, the Office of the Provost and Drexel Libraries highlighted the work of Drexel’s authors and editors. This year, for the first time, published students were honored along with faculty and staff.
Who’s Hiring? Drucker & Scaccetti
Apr 26, 2016
Philadelphia accounting firm Drucker & Scaccetti hires Drexel co-ops on a special winter/spring co-op cycle, rewarding them handsomely with hands-on intensive experience and a generous salary. Another benefit: lots of free catered meals during tax season.
Clinton Foundation President Donna Shalala to Address Graduates at Drexel’s Commencement
Apr 25, 2016
Donna E. Shalala, PhD, president of the Clinton Foundation, former president of the University of Miami and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton, will address the class of 2016 at Drexel’s commencement on June 11 at Citizen’s Bank Park. This marks the first year Drexel will host a University-wide ceremony for the 1,500 graduating students.
Heard Around Campus — April 2016
Apr 22, 2016
April is a month of recognition. Lucy Kerman, PhD, was promoted to senior vice provost for university and community partnerships and all Drexel authors will have their day in the spotlight at the fourth annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event.
Adding Some Salt to the Recipe For Energy Storage Materials
Apr 22, 2016
A team of researchers from Drexel University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and Tsinghua University recently discovered a way to improve the recipe and make the resulting materials bigger and better and soaking up energy — the secret? Just add salt.
Art and Medicine Hold Hands in the Morani Collection
Apr 21, 2016
A new display from The Drexel Collection showcases art created and collected by groundbreaking surgeon Alma Dea Morani, MD. Morani believed that an appreciation of art made better, more humane physicians.
It’s a Whole New Ballgame for Commencement 2016
Apr 15, 2016
In the spirit of bringing together all of Drexel, Casey Turner and Subir Sahu set out to do something that in past years would have been unheard of: a single commencement ceremony, encompassing all the schools and colleges. And there was only one place to do it: Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Roger Dennis, Founding Dean of Kline School of Law, to Retire
Apr 13, 2016
Roger Dennis, founding dean of the Thomas R. Kline School of Law, will retire next year. Dennis has agreed to stay on through the end of the 2016-17 academic year while the University undertakes a national search for his replacement.
Free Speech Forum Comes to Drexel’s Campus
Apr 11, 2016
Drexel University’s Pennoni Honors College will host a forum on the increasingly complicated issue of free speech featuring two prominent voices in a debate carrying on around the country over where to draw the lines determining the bounds of sensitivity, censorship, freedom and abuse.
There’s More Than Beets the Eye at the Drexel Food Lab
Apr 8, 2016
The Drexel Food Lab is a self-supporting research group that is part of the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, developing recipes for a variety of industry clients and good food causes. They recently worked with Love Beets, to see what could be rendered out of the red root.
Moss Effective in Pinpointing Air Pollution Sources
Apr 8, 2016
A team of researchers from the USDA’s Forest Service and Drexel University used naturally-growing tree moss to monitor the air of Portland, Oregon, and provide an accurate map of chemicals found in the air in different parts of the city.
Drexel Brings National Network for Advanced Functional Fabrics Manufacturing to Philadelphia
Apr 1, 2016
The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped Drexel University as a key leader in the creation of a $75 million national research institute that will support American textile manufacturers in bringing sophisticated new materials and textiles to the marketplace. The institute, called Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, will be a national manufacturing resource center for industry and government to draw on academic expertise in new fibers and textiles. The result will be fabrics engineered to see, hear, sense and communicate; serving an array of industries including aerospace, apparel, architecture and health.
Drexel Brings National Network for Advanced Functional Fabrics Manufacturing to Philadelphia
Apr 1, 2016
The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped Drexel University as a key leader in the creation of a $75 million national research institute that will support American textile manufacturers in bringing sophisticated new materials and textiles to the marketplace. The institute, called Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, will be a national manufacturing resource center for industry and government to draw on academic expertise in new fibers and textiles. The result will be fabrics engineered to see, hear, sense and communicate; serving an array of industries including aerospace, apparel, architecture and health.