April

Drexel researchers join UNC in National Institutes of Mental Health-funded project to examine racism and resilience among Black autistic children and their families.

Drexel University pays tribute to the ‘Modern Ritual’ of fashion icon Mary McFadden with a gala invitation-only reception on that will gather Philadelphia’s fashion and cultural leaders, followed by an exhibition open to the public.

Here’s what was heard around campus in April.

According to new research from Drexel University, current methods for detecting manipulated digital media will not be effective against AI-generated video; but a machine-learning approach could be the key to unmasking these synthetic creations.

Researchers from Drexel University’s Creativity Research Lab developed an artificial intelligence technique that can effectively estimate an individual’s brain age based on electroencephalogram (EEG) brain scans. The technology could help to make early, regular screening for degenerative brain diseases more accessible.

Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police Melvin “Mel” Singleton Jr. shared a detailed breakdown on everything the community should know about the Drexel Guardian app.

More than 30 tables were set up along Lancaster Walk with environmentally and civically friendly organizations.

Thomas Jefferson University‘s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC), Drexel University’s partner in the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Research Consortium, has earned a National Cancer Institute (NCI) "Comprehensive" Cancer Center designation, the highest recognition awarded by the NCI.

Read about partnership projects, new updates to Chestnut Street and the new bubble planned for the Vidas Athletic Complex and more about things you don't see going on around campus.

Kemp, BS/MS environmental engineering ’25, plans to use the funding from the highly competitive national scholarship to pursue a JD degree in environmental and energy law.

In the largest study to date on the subject, researchers found no evidence to support a causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD and intellectual disability in children. The findings, using data from a nationwide cohort of over 2.4 million children born in Sweden, including siblings not exposed to the drug before birth, were published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) from researchers at Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health and Karolinska Institutet of Sweden.

Faculty members were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.

Drexel, SEPTA and local, state and federal officials gathered at Drexel Square to celebrate the newly reconstructed and renamed Drexel Station at 30th Street.

Public Safety & U — April 2024

The Dragons were only ranked seventh in the Coastal Athletic Association conference tournament but used their late-season momentum to win and propel themselves to March Madness.

Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business has named Gregory E. Deavens, CPA, CGMA, president and chief executive officer of Independence Health Group, as its 2024 Business Leader of the Year.

Several Drexel units and external partners collaborated for a class that ultimately culminated in improved digital literacy and educational opportunities for young learners — and, as a byproduct, physical school and road repairs in the country’s Moshi District.