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January

woman fashion designer Urban Outfitters and Drexel Launch Innovative Fashion Design Apprenticeship Program
Jan 31, 2023
Made to Measure: The URBN x Drexel Apprenticeship Program consists of a customized curriculum combining fashion design coursework at Drexel with mentorship and on-the-job training at URBN. URBN and Drexel are covering the cost of tuition and room and board with the goal of making careers in fashion design more accessible.
A view of people walking around taken from the staircase in the Great Court of Drexel University's Main Building. Heard Around Campus — January 2023
Jan 30, 2023
Learn more about upcoming developments for next month (Black History Month) and the rest of the year (wellness benefits as well as goal setting and performance development).
Powering Wearable Technology with MXene Textile Supercapacitor 'Patch'
Jan 30, 2023
Researchers at Drexel University are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality. Recently published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Material’s Chemistry A, materials scientists from Drexel’s College of Engineering, in partnership with a team at Accenture Labs, have reported a new design of a flexible wearable supercapacitor patch.
writers Drexel Receives Inaugural Mellon Foundation Grant in Support of Humanities Approach to Social Justice
Jan 25, 2023
The Mellon Foundation is the nation’s largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities. The $500,000 grant will provide funding for UnMapping: A Project of Radical Textual Geographies. The project aims to bring the literary and broader humanities imagination to bear on urgent issues of social justice in the West Philadelphia community and beyond.
The entrance to the City View Lounge, with a sign announcing the space and a doorway showing the entrance to the dining area. What’s It Like in Drexel’s New City View Lounge?
Jan 25, 2023
The City View Lounge on the sixth floor of MacAlister Hall is now open for faculty and professional staff to eat food and relax in a special, scenic space.
Keishana Washington on the court Q&A: Keishana Washington on Basketball, Balance and Being a Dragon
Jan 23, 2023
The Drexel women’s basketball guard has had a fiery season and was at one point the leading scorer in the country.
The word 2023 is written on a highway in the middle of an empty asphalt road at dawn and a beautiful blue sky. New year 2023 concept. So … How Are You Doing with Your 2023 New Year’s Resolution?
Jan 17, 2023
Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology Eric Zillmer, PsyD, shared eight tips for staying on track with your goals.
knife and honing stick on wood cutting board Drexel University and Food & Society at the Aspen Institute Launch Online Portal to Support Philadelphia Food Entrepreneurs
Jan 17, 2023
Food entrepreneurs in Philadelphia can now access a new web portal designed to assist community and student businesses in navigating how to plan, launch and grow successful small food enterprises.
Blocking Radio Waves and Electromagnetic Interference with the Flip of a Switch
Jan 16, 2023
Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The breakthrough, enabled by versatile two-dimensional materials called MXenes, could adjust the performance of electronic devices, strengthen wireless connections and secure mobile communications against intrusion.
Camera roll depicting images of Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Ida B. Well, Diane Nash, Angela Davis, Coretta Scott King, Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer. Why, and How, Drexel’s Lindy Center is Honoring Black Feminist Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement
Jan 13, 2023
This year, Lindy Center for Civic Engagement has planned social media outreach and in-person events themed around activists including Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King and more.
Melvin Singleton Q&A: Mel Singleton on Leading Drexel University's Department of Public Safety
Jan 12, 2023
Singleton comes to the University with 28 years of experience from the Philadelphia Police Department and hopes to make the University's police department part of the community.
Older woman walking with cane down hospital hallway with younger woman Fall Rate Nearly 50% Among Older Americans with Dementia
Jan 12, 2023
A new study from researchers in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, has shed light on the many and varied fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living environments. The research examined a comprehensive set of potential fall-risk factors — including environmental factors, in addition to health and function — in older community-living adults in the U.S., both with and without dementia.
Drexel Homecoming graphic with the dates of Homecoming January 17-21 Drexel University Homecoming Kicks Off on Jan. 17
Jan 12, 2023
The University’s winter tradition will culminate with the men’s basketball game against rival University of Delaware on Jan. 21.
Top photo (l to r): DUPD Captain John Hall, Chief Mel Singleton, Officer Robert Mullarkey, Captain Patrick Haney; Bottom photo: Singleton and Haney with (l to r) Officers Charles Hendricks, Trent Tolbert and Michael Ricciardi. Four New Year’s Safety Resolutions From DPS
Jan 11, 2023
Drexel Public Safety shared tips for a safe and healthy 2023, including kitchen habits, self-protection classes and more.
Resources for a Happy (Healthy) 2023!
Jan 9, 2023
A message with health and well-being tips for 2023 was sent to the Drexel community.
Drexel University Launches Innovation Fund to Address World's Most Pressing Challenges
Jan 5, 2023
Drexel University has launched the Innovation Fund, which invests in early-stage Drexel student and postgraduate startups, as well as startups founded to commercialize the results of Drexel scientific research.
cabin steps Drexel’s First Faculty and Staff Exhibition Opening in Pearlstein Gallery
Jan 4, 2023
Present Tense: Drexel Art Now will focus on the personal studio work of 18 members of Westphal College’s faculty and staff. Forty artworks in total will be on display.

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