The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, in collaboration with Mural Arts Philadelphia, will present the career-spanning work of Cey Adams, a New York-based visionary artist working at the forefront of design, culture, innovation, and collaboration.
It’s almost the end of summer, and summer term. Enjoy the last of the warm weather with special events outside on campus, and make sure you’re ready for the future with TIAA financial planning and the upcoming annual performance process.
Two Drexel and Salus leaders who have been heavily involved in the integration and accreditation processes talked about what comes next with operational, academic and clinical enterprises between the two universities.
He is currently associate dean of research and planning and an associate professor of arts administration & museum leadership in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
Drexel University’s Board of Trustees has appointed Denis P. O’Brien interim president of the University effective today. O’Brien, a former executive of the Exelon Corporation, has served on Drexel’s board for 20 years and currently chairs its Buildings and Property Committee. O’Brien’s appointment follows the announcement of the departure of John Fry, Drexel’s 14th president, to assume the same role at Temple University.
Temperature extremes, becoming increasingly frequent due to growing global climate change, are associated with higher rates of missed primary care appointments, according to a recently published study from Drexel University researchers in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Researchers from Drexel’s College of Medicine have identified new drugs that show early success in shrinking breast cancer tumors that have metastasized in the brain. The discovery marks the first time that targeting a key metabolic enzyme in cancer cells in the brain has shrunk tumors in a mouse model.
In the decade since their discovery at Drexel University, the family of two-dimensional materials called MXenes has shown a great deal of promise for applications ranging from water desalination and energy storage to electromagnetic shielding and telecommunications, among others. While researchers have long speculated about the genesis of their versatility, a recent study led by Drexel and the University of California, Los Angeles, has provided the first clear look at the surface chemical structure foundational to MXenes’ capabilities.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has approved the merger of Salus University with Drexel. With institutional accreditor, Pennsylvania Department of Education and judicial approvals granted, Drexel can officially welcome Salus students, faculty and professional staff.
