October

5 Presentations You’ll See at This Year’s Discovery Day

October 31, 2019
The platform presenters for the Drexel University College of Medicine’s annual research day, called Discovery Day, divulge on their research topics and tips for success.
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Drexel Chemistry Students Unveil East Coast’s Largest Periodic Table

October 31, 2019
In celebration of both the International Year of the Periodic Table in 2019 and National Chemistry Week, students from two chemistry organizations unfurled a 100-foot-tall, 135-foot-wide handmade periodic table on Buckley Field.
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Mimicking the Body's Circulatory Air Conditioning Could Keep Airplanes, Cars and Computers Cooler

October 31, 2019

The complex network of veins that keeps us cool during the heat of summer has inspired engineers to create novel thermal management systems. But replicating the circulatory system, in form or function, has been no easy task. Recently, a team of researchers from Drexel University and North Carolina State University created a computer program that could be key to mimicking the body’s evolution-optimized cooling system in functional materials.

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Drexel Basketball Opens the Season Eying New Heights

October 30, 2019

The Drexel men’s and women’s basketball teams tip off the 2019-20 home basketball season the weekend of Nov. 8-10 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The men will play at home on Friday and Sunday, while the women have a home game on Saturday.

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New Faculty Keep Drexel Abreast of Disruptive Technologies

October 30, 2019
Among the top academic and research talent hired this year were faculty in new and developing fields that have the potential to impact mainstream industries.
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Heard Around Campus — October

October 29, 2019
November is Open Enrollment time for Drexel faculty and staff. Make sure you’re aware of key deadlines and on-campus opportunities to talk about your benefits.
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Ashes to Concrete

October 28, 2019

Drexel University researchers have developed a process for turning the solid waste products of coal power plants into a useful ingredient that could improve properties of concrete.

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5 Female Drexel Student-Owned Businesses You Should Know About

October 28, 2019
Do you know these five student businesses who participated in the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship’s Fall Proving Ground for female entrepreneurs? You should.
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5 Tips for Taking an International Co-op

October 28, 2019
Sarah DiPasquale went on two consecutive co-ops to China, and her experiences there make her passionate about encouraging other Drexel students to consider international co-op opportunities.

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The Art of Cancer Caregiving: How Art Therapies Can Benefit Those Caring for Cancer Patients

October 21, 2019
A study, led by researchers from Drexel University’s Creative Art Therapies department in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, as well as researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, showed coloring and open-studio art therapy benefits stressed caregivers of cancer patients.
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Employee Spotlight: Java, Drexel’s Newest Therapy Dog

October 17, 2019
There’s a three-generation therapy dog dynasty here at Drexel — and its youngest member, Java, just became a University employee.
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Q&A: Steinbright Head Ian Sladen on Why We Should Celebrate Co-op

October 16, 2019
As the University celebrates the 100th anniversary of co-op this year, the head of the Steinbright Career Development Center shares what his team is doing now to prime the program for the future.
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Why You Should Play Book Bingo at Drexel

October 16, 2019
Since 2017, faculty, staff and friends of the Pennoni Honors College have been reading books for fun and games — and fostering a sense of community in the office.
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Drexel Leaders 20/20 Sets its Sights on Empowering Dragons

October 16, 2019
With a new name and tagline, the seven-year-old leadership program has a history of providing support and community to Drexel employees looking to grow at the University.
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Drexel’s Teaching and Learning Center is Just Getting Started

October 15, 2019
Opened just in time for the new academic year, Drexel’s Teaching and Learning Center has a goal, a mission and a director to support faculty at the University.
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Briefly Noted: What Faculty and Staff Need to Know This Term

October 11, 2019
Faculty and staff should be aware of several updates when finishing up the term, from benefits (like Open Enrollment and the final days of the 2019 Wellness Incentive Program) to how they score free or discounted tickets to local museums, cultural events and Drexel basketball games.
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That New Yarn?! — Wearable, Washable Textile Devices Are Possible With MXene-Coated Yarns

October 10, 2019
Drexel University researchers have figured out how to add more conductivity into functional fabric devices, by coating yarns with a two-dimensional carbon-based material called MXene, to make conductive threads. The group has developed a dip-coating method, similar to the dyeing process, that can produce a conductive yarn strong enough for use in industrial knitting machines and durable enough to make it through wash cycles without degrading.
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Drexel to Serve as an Official Host for Citywide B. PHL Innovation Fest

October 10, 2019
This month Drexel University will be one of 13 host venues for a new citywide celebration of creative thinking, called B. PHL Innovation Fest. The festival, which will be held from Oct. 15-17, is designed to highlight organizations, entrepreneurs and innovators throughout the region.
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11th Street Family Health Services Selected for National Multi-Site Demonstration for Advancing Integrated Care Models for People with Complex Needs

October 10, 2019
Drexel University's Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services is one of eight organizations chosen to participate in Advancing Integrated Models, a multi-site demonstration promoting innovative, person-centered strategies to improve care for adults and children with complex health and social needs.
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Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards

October 10, 2019
Read all about the sponsored research, major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel — like the Dornsife School of Public Health’s Alex Ortega, PhD, who was awarded a $3.2 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study psychiatric and substance use disorders among island Puerto Ricans impacted by Hurricane Maria.
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Campus Digest — October 2019

October 10, 2019
It’s already week 4 of fall term! Here’s what to keep in mind as you start studying for midterms.
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Wednesdays at Kline Bring Civil Discourse to Drexel, Philadelphia Communities

October 10, 2019
Drexel University’s Pennoni Honors College and Thomas R. Kline School of Law have partnered to promote discussions of hot-button issues amongst diverse people and perspectives in Center City.
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Drexel’s Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship Launches Three-Year Degree

October 9, 2019

With more than 60 percent of millennials wanting to own a business and 49 percent looking to start one within the next three years, universities are often the place where these young entrepreneurs gain the knowledge and guidance to turn their ideas into viable startup businesses.

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Provost M. Brian Blake Named to George Washington University Post

October 9, 2019
President John Fry recently announced that the Nina Henderson Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs will leave Drexel next month.
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Students Move In, Marvel at Bentley Hall Phase 1 Renovations

October 7, 2019
Three hundred and sixty six Drexel students moved into Bentley Hall, formerly Calhoun Hall, for the first time since 2015 after phase one renovations were made to the building itself.
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What to Know About the Spotted Lanternfly at Drexel

October 7, 2019
If you see the invasive insects on campus, Drexel’s Director of Grounds wants you to kill them — and know that the University is working on preventing them from harming the campus.
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Drexel to Receive Part of National $53.4 Million Grant for Dementia Care Interventions

October 2, 2019
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions is one of 30 top research institutions benefiting from a $53.4 million National Institute on Aging grant to Brown University and Harvard University to improve health care and quality of life for people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and their caregivers.
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Heard Around Campus — September

October 2, 2019
Last month featured a lot of news about necessary procedures for Drexel employees, like completing annual compliance programs, as well as updates on essential topics and benefits at the University.
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In Its Final Round at the DAC, U.S. Open Squash Championships Return to Drexel This Fall

October 1, 2019

The most prestigious squash tournament on American soil will be contested at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center one last time this fall. The 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships will bring the top players in the world to campus from Oct. 5-12. The tournament, which has been held at Drexel’s Kline & Specter Squash Center since 2011 will be moving to its new home, the Arlen Specter Squash Center, in 2020.

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