Return to Winter Term: Important Updates
Dec 21, 2021
The following message was sent to Drexel students announcing a remote start to winter term and some spring semester programs due to current COVID-19 data and forecasted pandemic conditions, as well as new booster requirements for all eligible students, faculty and staff and a staggered return to on-campus housing.
Remote Start to Winter Quarter
Dec 17, 2021
A message about starting the winter term remotely in response to available COVID-19 data and forecasted pandemic conditions.
Heard Around Campus — December
Dec 17, 2021
Make sure you’re aware of what’s changing over the winter break and what you can expect in the winter term in 2022, from suspended campus bus service to wellness events to winter term parking permits.
Spark Therapeutics to Invest $575M in New State-of-the-Art Gene Therapy Innovation Center on Drexel’s University City Campus
Dec 17, 2021
Spark Therapeutics, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and a fully integrated, commercial gene therapy company dedicated to challenging the inevitability of genetic disease, announced plans to invest an initial $575M in the creation of a new, state-of-the-art gene therapy innovation center on Drexel University’s campus in the heart of Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood. Through a 99-year ground lease of Drexel University’s F Lot, the new center will be located at the intersection of 30th and Chestnut Streets and will create opportunities for collaboration with Drexel University and Philadelphia’s booming life sciences community. Terms of the ground lease, including financial terms, were not disclosed.
Employee Olympics 2021, by the Numbers
Dec 16, 2021
At a special winter Employee Olympics, Drexel faculty and professional staff competed for (blue and) gold in four different sports and relaxed with outdoor s’mores.
As Campuses Return to Normal, Will College Administrators Heed the Lessons of COVID?
Dec 15, 2021
With public trust in higher education eroding, universities must ask if they've truly met their responsibilities to students, faculty, and society at large, writes President John Fry and former head of the Department of History Scott Gabriel Knowles, PhD, in this “Rebuilding Philly” article originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Spurred by the Pandemic, a Renewed Call to Protect the City’s Waterways
Dec 15, 2021
We cannot ignore any stress points on Philly's streams and rivers, like urban runoff, abandoned industrial sites, and more, writes the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Roland Wall in this “Rebuilding Philly” article originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;}
Free Nutrition Counseling Available for Drexel Employees
Dec 15, 2021
Drexel employees, through the University’s health insurance plan, can receive up to six free visits with a registered dietitian to receive customized nutrition plans and guidance. Outpatient nutrition counseling is also available to the entire Drexel University community.
7 Dream Projects to Improve Philly Under the New Infrastructure Bill
Dec 9, 2021
In the past, Philadelphia had to fight for our share of a shrinking pot of funds. This time, the money is there for the asking, writes Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation Executive Director Harris M. Steinberg in this essay originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
New Data Shows Public Health Benefit to Closing Indoor Dining
Dec 6, 2021
Closing indoor dining during the first two waves of the pandemic was associated with a 61% decline in new COVID-19 cases over a six-week span, preventing an estimated 142 daily cases per city, compared with cities that reopened indoor dining during that period, according to recently published data from experts at the Dornsife School of Public Health. The team looked at data from March to October 2020 in 11 U.S. cities, including Philadelphia, Atlanta and Dallas. The results were published last month in the journal Epidemiology.
Strong Professional Development Networks Benefit Autistic Students
Dec 6, 2021
Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute recently published a study on the social networks of professional development providers who coach teachers to implement evidence-based teaching practices (EBPs) in their classrooms for their autistic students. When professional development providers have strong networks of professional support, they can potentially gain access to helpful resources to provide higher quality, successful individualized coaching for teachers.
Cases Moderately Increasing: An Update on COVID-19
Dec 2, 2021
A message about a moderate increase of COVID-19 infection among students, faculty and professional staff, post the Thanksgiving holiday break and reminders on how to minimize infection risk was sent to the Drexel community.