June

An international group of researchers has embarked on the Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative to develop pilot studies that look for infections in dementia and Alzheimer’s patients, with the eventual aim of finding out whether giving infected patients anti-microbial drugs prior to the onset of symptoms slows or prevents disease symptoms.

A message from Drexel President John Fry to the University community stated that "diversity serves as an irreplaceable source of strength at Drexel University. It has driven innovation, advanced our teaching, research, and civic missions, and benefited generations of students across all our undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools."

Physics researchers from Drexel University at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory led the production of the unique neutrino-based image of the Milky Way Galaxy using particles of matter instead of the usual electromagnetic energy.

Drexel University announced today that it has been awarded an $850,000 grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts that will be used to help make the Atwater Kent Collection more accessible to the public.

On June 21, Drexel faculty and professional staff came together to play Baggo, table tennis and volleyball, plus participate in a Fun Walk event.

Join a wellness challenge or sign up for a workshop, take a Public Safety self-protection class and explore learning and development workshops for Pride Month.

Furthering an international partnership started on campus, Drexel's “Mental Health in Ghana” class involves a weeklong travel component throughout Ghana, where students participate in an immersive educational experience filled with community engagement and innovative wellness practices.

To fill Philadelphia's need for lifeguards at City pools this summer, a public-private partnership was created to train 13 local teens for the positions while providing employment and professional development opportunities.

Amid the sounds of celebratory car horns and a parade of Philadelphia's beloved sports mascots, the Interstate 95 highway triumphantly reopened on Friday, restoring flow to the East Coast’s most critical artery just 12 days after a devastating tanker fire collapsed a section in Northeast Philadelphia. At the forefront of this engineering challenge has been Buckley & Co., a Philadelphia-based company run for decades by Drexel alumnus Bob Buckley.

This summer, Drexel is hosting 23 fellows from 17 African nations for the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.

With its inaugural exhibition of the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University this summer, Seeing Philadelphia, Drexel will offer the public its first in-person glimpse of materials from the Collection since becoming its steward.

So you have an interview scheduled for co-op. Now what?

The corner garden at Warren and Filbert streets has been named in recognition of Penny L. Hammrich, PhD, just steps behind 3401 Market St., where the School of Education is housed.

Last term, Drexel University — through its colleges, schools and other units and programs — created a variety of new opportunities for industry and local partnerships as well as civic engagement.

At the June 16 event at Citizens Bank Park, Dragons heard advice and words of wisdom to help them through the transition after graduation as they pursue professional careers or postgraduate degrees.

Speakers at the June 16 University-wide ceremony shared more than just words of wisdom. Here's what President John Fry, Executive Vice President, Nina Henderson Provost Paul Jensen and University-wide speaker and honorary degree recipient Yannick Nézet-Séguin had to say.

The winners of this year's Drexel Cap Contest all used creativity to decorate their caps — as well as personal photos, wings and lots of glitter and gold.

Graduates were invited to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the President’s Toast and an evening to celebrate the beginning of Commencement ceremonies.

Drexel professors were recognized for their academic and professional achievements.

Drexel will provide complimentary curbside daily pickup for students moving from their residences from Mantua Avenue to Market Street and 31st to 42nd street from June 20 to July 5, 2023, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Drexel University and Salus University formalized a merger agreement with a ceremonial signing today. The move comes after the respective Boards of Trustees of Drexel and Salus approved a path toward a merger of the two universities.

Mocha Latte, a young Cane Corso dog who is training to be a therapy dog on campus, inspired 10 short stories with her heroic tale of perseverance.

Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.

During its first full year of operation and charge, the group of over a dozen faculty, professional staff, student and community members engaged in practices to represent the university community and ensure more accountability and transparency regarding the Drexel Department of Public Safety.

Kaytie Innamorati is officially the fastest person to run a half marathon while dressed as a witch.

Scientists have now made substantial progress in predicting the path that COVID-19 will take in patients, finding sets of biological features that are associated with the course and severity of COVID-19. The findings were recently published in Cell Reports Medicine by researchers from Drexel University’s College of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Yale, and other institutions nationwide.

Drexel University researchers sampled a variety of army ant (Eciton burchellii parvispinum) colonies to test how their habitat distribution affected the ants’ tolerances of extreme low and high temperatures.

Drexel students will be celebrating their graduation from June 14–16.

Known internationally for his musicianship, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music and artistic director of The Philadelphia Orchestra will address the class of 2023 at Drexel University’s commencement ceremony on June 16. In what has become an annual tradition, Drexel’s university-wide commencement will return to Citizens Bank Park to celebrate the graduating class. The ceremony will also be live-streamed.

Learn about the speakers for Drexel University's commencement ceremonies that will take place from June 14-16.

With the summer months and end of term coming up, Drexel Public Safety offered tips for move-out etiquette and summer travel safety, as well as avoiding scammers.

In this edition of PS&U, DPS offers tips for move-out etiquette, summer travel safety, and avoiding scammers. Plus: reflections on Pride Month and Juneteenth.

In continuing to examine how autistic individuals use Medicaid, recent research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute has identified a trend in intellectual disability (ID) diagnoses among autistic young people that is likely indicative of a system-wide problem that makes it difficult for them to maintain coverage into adulthood.

Researchers at Drexel University and the State University of New York at Buffalo are trying to make the structural analysis process more efficient and definitive by using artificial intelligence, combined with a classic mathematical method for quantifying web-like networks, to determine how damaged a concrete structure is, based solely on its pattern of cracking.