June

DrexelNow catches you up on construction projects and the messages and items you might have missed throughout this month.

Hosting Drexel’s first-ever summer institute on design history, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s David Raizman talks with DrexelNow about the themes that will be presented by scholars at the institute.

Think twice about that appetizer: One Drexel professor found that the first course has the potential to influence main courses for better or for worse.

Swarms of microscopic, magnetic, robotic beads could be scrubbing in next to the world’s top vascular surgeons—all taking aim at blocked arteries.

Psychology can help make a fairer criminal justice system, says Adam Benforado, an associate professor of law.

The soccer players honored with Drexel’s highest honor for athletics shared their on-field memories and feelings about receiving the Semanik Awards with DrexelNow.

Recent drought conditions in California have focused attention on the nation’s need to protect its water supply. As a result, the U.S. Department of Energy is looking for a better way to cool off some of the country’s 7,304 power plants—99 percent of which are water-cooled. With DoE support, researchers from the College of Engineer are developing technology that can cool plants with wax instead of water.

Amtrak and its partners in the 30th Street Station District Plan hosted an open house for the public to hear about the progress of the planning process for the 175-acre area surrounding the station.

The thickness of the brain’s cerebral cortex could be a key to unlocking answers about intellectual development in youth with Down Syndrome, according to a new study led by a Drexel psychologist.

Drexel’s students with connections to Nepal are doing the best to continue helping their home country recover from a devastating series of earthquakes by coordinating aid efforts on the ground and raising money.

Drexel seniors were especially creative this year when creating and completing projects that encompassed everything they've learned during their studies.

Placing amidst some big names in innovation, Drexel was named on a Top 100 list for having patents issued in 2014.

A new Drexel study suggests that social behavior evolved very differently in the brains of social insects than in vertebrate animals such as mammals, birds and fish.

With the support of a $234,400 grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Drexel University will host acclaimed French choreographer Boris Charmatz for a residency in September 2016.

Add these artists to your list for the Firefly Music Festival, courtesy of WKDU's student general manager.

A collection of Drexel students studying for their doctorates in nursing practice took a trip up north to better understand the differences between Canada’s and the United States’ health-care systems.

A new Drexel study shows underground species of army ants are much less tolerant of high temperatures than their aboveground relatives—and that could mean climate change models lack a key element of how animal physiology could affect responses to changing environments.

Graduating fashion design students’ collections rocked the runway earlier this month. See who took home awards with their fresh designs.

Check out a collection of the sights and sounds from all of Drexel's graduation ceremonies this year.

A program spearheaded by PECO and Drexel University to improve public school options for families in West Philadelphia will receive new life thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Exelon Foundation and PECO.

The Class of 2015 shared a drink with President John A. Fry just days remaining before their graduation and transition into alumni.

Playing in a showcase tournament at the Collegiate Rugby Championship, Drexel emerged as Philadelphia’s champion and turned some heads as a rising star in the sport.

With influences ranging from Miley Cyrus to modern ballerinas, the collections of 29 graduating fashion design students will hit the runway at the Drexel University’s Annual Senior Fashion Show on Saturday, June 6.

Let’s face it: Animals can be gross. But what can we learn from some of the things that we find disgusting or weird? A new exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences shows us.

As this school year winds down, take a look at some of the biggest highlights of Drexel’s University-wide health and wellness program since last fall.

Check out highlights from Drexel’s social media this month, including graduations, a dominant Dad Vail Regatta performance and a few “gross” things.