September

Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law has created a new undergraduate major in law to equip graduates with the knowledge to deal effectively with the legal rules that shape our lives, whether they encounter those in business or the arts, health care or public life.

There’s a lot going on now and in the coming weeks with the new academic year, middle of the annual performance development process and future Open Enrollment.

Alissa Falcone and Nat Kaemmerer have different points of view on campus and its surrounding city and came up with recommendations for students for both.

At the University’s annual ceremony, Drexel leaders along with faculty and alumnae keynote speakers conveyed the power of working together for creative and inclusive problem-solving.

Yury Gogotsi is devoting time and his remarkable talent to aid his colleagues in war-torn Ukraine.

A new technology and approach has allowed a team of Drexel University researchers to peer within the atomic layers of two-dimensional materials to better understand the connection between their form and function.

A recently published study, led by researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, explored physical activity and nutrition-related beliefs, behaviors and challenges of cancer patients and their caregivers, to inform future development of wellness interventions for both groups.

A message with important updates to information related to campus health and well-being was sent to the Drexel community.

Over the course of a term, students in the "Garden to Table Cooking" class learned how to cook and present dishes made from scratch.

What can you do with a DragonCard? Let us count the benefits.

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will present at home, an art exhibition exploring queer life, on Thursday, Sept. 22 with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. A group show, at home will highlight visual stories of queer intimacy and domesticity.

Intermittent Fasting: Pros, Cons and Why It’s Not for Everyone

Tracy Powell will start in October and was most recently the associate vice president of Marketing in the Office of Strategic Communications at Penn State.

Drexel Public Safety wants to make it as easy as possible for you to know all the best practices for protecting yourself, your community and your belongings.

Drexel Public Safety wants to make it as easy as possible for you to know all the best practices for protecting yourself, your community and your belongings.

More than 120 Drexel University students tackled advanced research and shared their findings at the STAR Showcase on Aug. 25.

Startups with an eye on supporting service organizations and improving equity and access to resources for mental health, technology and homeownership are among the first cohort that will receive funding from Drexel University and the University City Science Center’s Raynier Seed Fund for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs.

Drexel University President John Fry has been appointed honorary consul of South Africa for Philadelphia, a position that will charge him with strengthening the University and the city’s partnership and collaboration with the nation. As an appointee of the president of South Africa, duly approved by U.S. State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions, Fry will work to further the development of commercial, economic, cultural and scientific relations between the U.S. and South Africa.

Monumental work arrives courtesy of long-term loan from Forman Arts Initiative.

In a historic move, Drexel University will open a new 460,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art academic home that will bring together the University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of Medicine, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies in University City, enhancing collaboration, research and practice opportunities.

Daniel Lee, who graduated in 2019 and is now the chef and owner of Farina Pasta and Noodle, catered the Center's monthly dinner as part of a new Summer Restaurant Series.

More than 100 student delegates will converge at Drexel University to draft the United States’ contribution to the Global Youth Statement that will be submitted at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).

Drexel University has been tapped to join the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps, a network of universities focused on nurturing researchers as they translate their innovative work for commercial viability. As a partner institution of the I-Corps Hub Northeast Region led by Princeton University, Drexel will share its deep expertise in experiential learning and entrepreneurial training with faculty, staff and students throughout the region.

Autistic youth experiencing mental health crises face higher risks and are more likely to have negative interactions with police. To identify how police departments and other non-police community partners – like school districts and community crisis centers – are supporting autistic youth in suicidal crisis, researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute aimed to develop and test a new county-level social network measure of care coordination.

Drexel University recently received a two-year grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to launch a program called Registered Apprenticeships for Middle-Skill Professionals (RAMP). The grant will enable adult learners to start a career as an apprentice at Drexel University in cybersecurity or health care fields.

Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute was awarded a 5-year, $10 million Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) award from the National Institutes of Health to understand and reduce barriers to good health and health care access for people with autism. The project titled “Public Health and Autism Science advancing Equitable Strategies across the life course” (PHASES) will employ a public health research framework to examine health determinants, health services delivery and health inequity – especially in under-represented diverse populations – and the impact of these forces on autistic people’s health outcomes.

Philly native and president and CEO of Visit Philadelphia Angela Val (BS hotel and restaurant management ’94) really knows the city — and knows what you should do, eat and experience now that you're here.

Three incoming Drexel students shared what they’re looking forward to doing at the University and what brought them to campus in the first place.

Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute recently received a $2.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund the Institute’s Autism Transitions Research Project for an additional five years to address a “services cliff” that many transition-age autistic youth face.

There are many ways to find community on Drexel University's campus, and three current students shared their impactful experiences in various social and academic groups.

Whether you're just starting out at Drexel or returning after time away from campus, these are helpful ways for finding out where you can go, what you can do and where you can eat on campus and around Philadelphia.

“This award is truly an honor, as Drexel University strives to be one of the best places to work in Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania and in the country,” said Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Megan Weyler.

Drexel University's Shardé Johnson and Anyi Ye shared tips on adjusting to life in West Philadelphia for new and incoming students.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, offered his insight as a neuropsychologist whose third edition of the “Military Psychology” book he co-edited was published five days after the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion.