February

Drexel to Establish NSF Plasma Research and Development Center with Michigan and George Washington

February 28, 2018
With support from the National Science Foundation, researchers from Drexel University, the University of Michigan and George Washington University will work with interested companies to uncover new ways to use high-pressure plasma technology.
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Food Insecurity Screening Works. We Just Need to Fix Social Stigma and the Referral Process

February 27, 2018
Screening for food insecurity is effective, a Drexel study found, but red tape and fears of being declared unfit parents often keep help from coming.
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Share Your Accomplishments for a Faculty and Staff Engagement Word Cloud

February 26, 2018
Drexel faculty and staff members: It’s time to share your accomplishments with your colleagues.

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Plants Evolve Away from Obsolete Defenses When Attacked by Immune Herbivores, Study Shows

February 26, 2018
A new study shows that plants can evolve out of their obsolete defense mechanisms when facing an immune enemy, an illustration of the “defense de-escalation” evolution theory.
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Meet Miss Philadelphia 2018 — She’s a Drexel Student

February 26, 2018
Aimee Turner, a senior custom-designed major in the Pennoni Honors College studying for an interdisciplinary science degree, was recently crowned the new Miss Philadelphia.

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Heard Around Campus — February

February 26, 2018

Through the month, Drexel offered ways for faculty and staff to become more engaged with its recycling practices and social networking opportunities.

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For RecycleMania, Gerri C. LeBow Hall Surrenders its Trash Cans

February 23, 2018
As part of its participation in the national RecycleMania competition, Drexel University has been holding recycling events and rethinking how materials are discarded on campus.
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Dornsife School of Public Health Wins Inaugural Harrison Spencer Community Service Award

February 22, 2018
The award recognizes the Dornsife School of Public Health for its extensive work in Philadelphia.
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Filling the Void in the Arts

February 21, 2018

One student is using her senior project to better connect undergraduates and alumni in Drexel’s inaugural entertainment and arts career fair.

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Help Drexel Win RecycleMania at Thursday’s Men’s Basketball Game

February 19, 2018
Besides cheering for the men’s basketball game at the DAC against the University of Delaware, you can help the University win its RecycleMania Game Day Challenge.
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Drexel and Partners Receive $5 Million Lenfest Foundation Grant to Accelerate Career Training for Local Residents

February 16, 2018

The Lenfest Foundation has awarded a three-year $5 million grant to University City District, the University City Science Center and Drexel University to accelerate career opportunities for local residents. The grant will benefit a partnership between the three organization that leverages University City's explosive economic growth to train and place unemployed West Philadelphia residents in family-sustaining jobs today, while equipping the community's workforce with the skills and certifications needed to connect to the jobs of the future.

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Just Putting it Out There — How #MeToo, Awareness Months and Facebook Are Helping Us Heal

February 15, 2018
If we have learned anything on social media in 2017 it’s that everything isn’t okay. Far from it. But we are finally starting to talk about it — according to researchers at Drexel University who study our relationships with social network sites. Their latest work, an examination of how and why women decide to disclose pregnancy loss on Facebook, sheds light on a shift in our social media behavior that is making it easier for people to come forward and share their painful, personal and often stigmatized stories.
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How to Recycle Sensitive Materials at Drexel

February 14, 2018
For Recyclemania, Drexel University is making extra effort to make sure that services are provided to Dragons looking to safely recycle sensitive materials.
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Hockey with Rats, Curling with Turtles: It's Animal Olympics Week at the Academy

February 14, 2018
To celebrate the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Academy of Natural Sciences is hosting its own “Academy Winter Games” for its athletically inclined animals.
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The Best #DrexelCouples

February 12, 2018

The Alumni Association is hosting a contest to find the best #DrexelCouple.

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Donuts to Go from the EAT Café for Fat Tuesday

February 7, 2018
The EAT Café is offering two traditional Fat Tuesday donuts, fasnachts and calas, as a fundraiser to support its mission.
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Dragons Fly With Eagles at The 2018 Super Bowl

February 5, 2018
It takes a team to throw a great Super Bowl party, and this year’s production involved many Drexel faculty, staff and students, whether for work or play.
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RecycleMania 2018 Has Begun!

February 5, 2018
Drexel University is once again participating in the nationwide Recyclemania competition, which began this week.

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Dragon Scores With 'Once-in-a-Lifetime' Eagles Co-op

February 2, 2018
Victoria Louca, a Drexel undergraduate sport management major, already had the co-op of a lifetime with her longtime favorite NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles. Then their Super Bowl run happened.
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A High(er)-Definition Nose — Drexel's MXene Material Could Improve Sensors That Sniff

February 1, 2018
Sensors that sniff out chemicals in the air to warn us about everything from fires to carbon monoxide to drunk drivers to explosive devices hidden in luggage have improved so much that they can even detect diseases on a person’s breath. Researchers from Drexel University and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have made a discovery that could make our best “chemical noses” even more sensitive.

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