February

With support from the National Science Foundation, researchers from Drexel University, the University of Michigan and George Washington University will work with interested companies to uncover new ways to use high-pressure plasma technology.

Screening for food insecurity is effective, a Drexel study found, but red tape and fears of being declared unfit parents often keep help from coming.

Drexel faculty and staff members: It’s time to share your accomplishments with your colleagues.

A new study shows that plants can evolve out of their obsolete defense mechanisms when facing an immune enemy, an illustration of the “defense de-escalation” evolution theory.

Aimee Turner, a senior custom-designed major in the Pennoni Honors College studying for an interdisciplinary science degree, was recently crowned the new Miss Philadelphia.

Through the month, Drexel offered ways for faculty and staff to become more engaged with its recycling practices and social networking opportunities.

As part of its participation in the national RecycleMania competition, Drexel University has been holding recycling events and rethinking how materials are discarded on campus.

The award recognizes the Dornsife School of Public Health for its extensive work in Philadelphia.

One student is using her senior project to better connect undergraduates and alumni in Drexel’s inaugural entertainment and arts career fair.

Besides cheering for the men’s basketball game at the DAC against the University of Delaware, you can help the University win its RecycleMania Game Day Challenge.

The Lenfest Foundation has awarded a three-year $5 million grant to University City District, the University City Science Center and Drexel University to accelerate career opportunities for local residents. The grant will benefit a partnership between the three organization that leverages University City's explosive economic growth to train and place unemployed West Philadelphia residents in family-sustaining jobs today, while equipping the community's workforce with the skills and certifications needed to connect to the jobs of the future.

If we have learned anything on social media in 2017 it’s that everything isn’t okay. Far from it. But we are finally starting to talk about it — according to researchers at Drexel University who study our relationships with social network sites. Their latest work, an examination of how and why women decide to disclose pregnancy loss on Facebook, sheds light on a shift in our social media behavior that is making it easier for people to come forward and share their painful, personal and often stigmatized stories.

For Recyclemania, Drexel University is making extra effort to make sure that services are provided to Dragons looking to safely recycle sensitive materials.

To celebrate the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Academy of Natural Sciences is hosting its own “Academy Winter Games” for its athletically inclined animals.

The Alumni Association is hosting a contest to find the best #DrexelCouple.

The EAT Café is offering two traditional Fat Tuesday donuts, fasnachts and calas, as a fundraiser to support its mission.

It takes a team to throw a great Super Bowl party, and this year’s production involved many Drexel faculty, staff and students, whether for work or play.

Drexel University is once again participating in the nationwide Recyclemania competition, which began this week.

Victoria Louca, a Drexel undergraduate sport management major, already had the co-op of a lifetime with her longtime favorite NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles. Then their Super Bowl run happened.

Sensors that sniff out chemicals in the air to warn us about everything from fires to carbon monoxide to drunk drivers to explosive devices hidden in luggage have improved so much that they can even detect diseases on a person’s breath. Researchers from Drexel University and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have made a discovery that could make our best “chemical noses” even more sensitive.