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Although the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are safe and effective at preventing severe illness in adults and children, including immunocompromised individuals, researchers have noticed that these shots continue to be the most efficient and effective in younger individuals than in older adults.

Your closet isn’t the only thing that needs to be cleaned out at this time of year.

An international team of researchers, led by Drexel University, has found that a thin coating of MXene — a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial discovered and studied at Drexel for more than a decade — could enhance a material’s ability to trap or shed heat. The discovery, which is tied to MXene’s ability to regulate the passage of ambient infrared radiation, could lead to advances in thermal clothing, heating elements and new materials for radiative heating and cooling.

DrexelNow Editor and Internal Communications Specialist Alissa Falcone and Internal Communications Associate Nat Kaemmerer love exploring the city on foot and shared some of their favorite spots to go now that you can soak up some sun.

Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, with support from the Department of Defense, have started the process of clarifying guidance on Gulf War Illness (GWI) for health care providers.

Learn more about what happened for Women's History Month (in March) and the upcoming Sexual Assault Awareness Month (in April), as well as events before and during Mental Health Awareness Month (in May).

There's everything from a mid-18th century stone distance marker to a mid-19th century coverlet given to an abolitionist imprisoned for helping to free slaves to a mid-20th century sieve originally used by Drexel's chemical and biological engineering departments.

Marla J. Gold, MD, will be concluding her distinguished service of more than three decades when she retires from Drexel at the end of the academic year on June 30, 2023.

Drexel University’s Environmental Collaboratory received a Climate Hubs Learning Partner grant from the Waverly Street Foundation to support its work in community-based climate solutions. The $2 million grant will fund resources to bring together faculty, professional staff, students, industry partners and the public sector to pursue transdisciplinary, community-driven solutions to environmental problems.

The University expanded its collaborations with local organizations and industry partners last term.

Through two virtual exchanges per year, Drexel students in the Japanese program connect with students across the world and hone their language skills.

Following an in-depth search, we are pleased to announce that Youngmoo Kim, PhD, founding director of the Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, will become vice provost for University and Community Partnerships, effective April 1, 2023.

Director of Grounds Scott Dunham breaks down details about recycling at Drexel, like why it might Yes, look like recycling is being thrown out with the waste.

Though technology is often prophesied to be the death of learning, some Drexel professors are largely optimistic about the ways artificial intelligence can change education.

A new process that lets scientists chemically cut apart and stitch together nanoscopic layers of two-dimensional materials — like a tailor altering a suit — could be just the tool for designing the technology of a sustainable energy future. Researchers from Drexel University, China and Sweden, have developed a method for structurally splitting, editing and reconstituting layered materials, called MAX phases and MXenes, with the potential of producing new materials with very unusual compositions and exceptional properties.

In the latest edition of the National Autism Indicators Report series, researchers at Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute explore how autistic individuals use Medicaid and how their service use changes across the lifespan – from infants to older adults – using data from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) from 2008-2016.

Volunteers from anywhere can participate in the “Name that Neutrino” project led by IceCube researchers at Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, which asks users to help categorize IceCube data.

Researchers from Drexel University have uncovered a novel regulatory mechanism in the brain that is essential for making the right kinds of proteins that promote healthy brain function, and its malfunctioning may be an early contributor of the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

Theaster Gates’ Monument in Waiting will serve as the launching pad for discussion and performance on April 3.

Championing women in law enforcement, boosting your emergency preparedness, staying safe during spring revelry and more.

Championing women in law enforcement, boosting your emergency preparedness, staying safe during spring revelry and more.

Recently published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University examined whether state-level waivers were associated with reduced risk of Medicaid disenrollment among autistic transition-age youth.

Drexel professors were recognized for their academic and professional achievements

Students have earned scholarships and fellowships and received awards in the last term.

In a first-of-its-kind course, Drexel students are learning about the science of making cheddar, mozzarella, chèvre, mascarpone and ricotta — and making and eating their own cheeses in the Department of Food & Hospitality Management.

It was a year of major milestones that mark Drexel’s progress toward its mission of civic engagement.

Jennifer Thorndike-Gonzales comes to Drexel University from the University of New Haven with a long history of work in diversity, equity and inclusion.