W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley III attended and spoke at two different Drexel ceremonies after announcing a $112.6 million gift establishing the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.
The recent BS/MS computer engineering graduate received $15,000 and an array of professional development opportunities from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a historic nonprofit organization recognizing exemplary students in STEM fields.
The first University-wide Commencement with Drexel University President Antonio Merlo, PhD, featured advice, recognition, life lessons and a special Italian phrase.
Supported by a landmark gift from The Howley Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization led by alumnus and trustee W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley ’75, his wife Lorie and their daughter Meg Howley ’10, Drexel University will establish the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.
Cooper earned an MS and PhD from Drexel and now works for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she protects the solar system from Earth-sourced contaminants.
As any athlete will tell you: perfect practice makes perfect. But for individuals who do not have regular access to coaches or trainers, maintaining good form can be tricky. In fact, during the Covid-19 pandemic when many people were exercising at home, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported a 48% rise in injuries related to at-home exercise. In hopes of preventing some of these injuries and extending the expert guidance of coaches, researchers from Drexel University and Michigan State University have developed a prototype of a program that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to analyze video and provide form coaching in real time.
