2017

- December 20, 2017
  2017 was a big year for 91��Ƭ��, which made strides in research and developments that could impact all of our futures.
- December 12, 2017
  A new 91��Ƭ�� study found strong potential for consumer acceptance of a new category of foods created from discarded ingredients.
- November 15, 2017
  Dr. Wan Shih, associate professor in BIOMED, and her colleagues developed the technology for the iBreastExam, an intelligent hand-held breast examination device that led to UE LifeSciences partnering with GE Healthcare to expand the intelligent BreastExam (iBE) device to more than 25 countries and 500 million women. With over 42,000 votes from around the world, the iBE won the 2017 Aspirin Social Innovation Award.
- September 12, 2017
  Researchers in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems have helped to create the first “anatomic atlas” of B-cell clone lineages, their properties and tissue connections.
- August 28, 2017
  Since 2007, the STAR Scholars Program has held a showcase to highlight the research Drexel students do over the summer. This year’s edition on Aug. 31 will include several Dragons who went off-campus — some as far as India — to learn more after their freshman year.
- August 10, 2017
  The Hartwell Foundation has awarded a 2016 Individual Biomedical Research Award to Amy Throckmorton, PhD.
- July 06, 2017
  
  The Coulter-Drexel Translational Research Partnership is pleased to announce the following six projects have been awarded funding for 2017-18. The mission of the Coulter-Drexel Translational Research Partnership is to partner with 91��Ƭ�� faculty to develop products that will save, extend, and improve the lives of patients suffering from any disease or condition. Since inception of the program in 2005 nearly 50 projects have received a total of $7.6 million in support.
- June 13, 2017
  Coloring, doodling and drawing all showed significant bloodflow in the section of the brain related to feeling rewarded, a new study by a 91��Ƭ�� art therapist found.
- June 01, 2017
  At this year’s Graduate Student Day, the Graduate College and the Graduate Student Association joined together to honor the work done by Drexel students in the classroom and in the community.
- May 25, 2017
  At the annual Faculty Recognition Awards Ceremony on May 24, Drexel acknowledged the faculty and staff members whose scholarship, service and teaching contribute so much to the University and its students.
- May 25, 2017
  Students, employers and faculty were celebrated at Drexel’s 2017 Cooperative Education Awards.
- May 24, 2017
  Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development are getting a first glimpse at the inner-workings of live cells thanks to a new microscopy technique pioneered by Nobel laureate Eric Betzig with help from engineers at 91��Ƭ��. Their method uses grids of light that activate fluorescent color tags on each type of organelle — the result is a 3-D video that gives researchers their best look at how cells function. It will allow scientists to better understand how cells react to environmental stressors and respond to drug treatment.
- May 22, 2017
  The inaugural dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems has only been on campus since February, but he’s already brimming with ideas to grow the school to have a bigger presence on campus and an even better reputation in its field. Paul W. Brandt-Rauf, MD, DrPH, ScD, the newest dean at Drexel, discussed all of these ideas and then some during a conversation with Drexel Quarterly in his new office.
- May 10, 2017
  Three biopharmaceutical startups led by 91��Ƭ�� researchers are one step closer to bringing new, potentially life-saving drugs to the market.
- May 08, 2017
  With 91��Ƭ��’s commencement just around the corner, the University is announcing its complete list of speakers and honorary degree recipients for the 2017 ceremonies.
- May 01, 2017
  91��Ƭ��’s first-ever Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference was recently held to give graduate students a chance to share their interdisciplinary work and test out their presentation skills.
- May 01, 2017
  This year marks the fifth time that Drexel authors have been celebrated in a ceremony highlighting their remarkable achievements in publishing.
- April 12, 2017
  Eight students and alumni from Drexel were offered grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program this year.
- March 30, 2017
  Shawn Joshi, Emily Lurier, and Carli Moorehead each were awarded a prestigious Fulbright US Student Program Grant for 2017-18.
- March 30, 2017
  As a core member of a new Center of Excellence focused on modernizing the training of air traffic controllers and their colleagues, Drexel researchers are doing their part to keep your flight safe and efficient.
- March 22, 2017
  Many of the lab renovations in Drexel’s Research Laboratory Plan have been completed and are being used to further the University’s research efforts.
- March 20, 2017
  Computational design guru John Maeda will address the class of 2017 at 91��Ƭ��’s commencement, which will be held on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. Maeda is the global head of Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic, the parent company of Jetpack, WooCommerce, Longreads, WordPress.com and more. The University-wide ceremony will be held at Citizens Bank Park for the second consecutive year.
- February 27, 2017
  Past research has revealed that our brains synchronize when listening to the same idea or story. Now, a tool developed by Drexel biomedical engineers can better understand this phenomenon.
- February 24, 2017
  Drexel’s newest dean, Paul W. Brandt-Rauf of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, started less than a month ago, but he’s already using his experience and connections to move the small and historic school to the next level.
- February 24, 2017
  The 2017 Sex and Gender Research Forum will feature interdisciplinary research projects and transgender rights activist Harper Jean Tobin.
- February 09, 2017
  About 100 members of the Drexel community gathered last evening for a wide-ranging informational forum with a panel of professors to learn more about President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven countries.
- January 19, 2017
  
  Drs. Peter Lewin, Richard B. Beard Distinguished University Professor and Director, Biomedical Ultrasound Research and Education Center (PI), Leonid Zubkov, and Michael Neidrauer (all in BIOMED), and Drs. Michael Weingarten (CoM), Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili (CNHP), Juan Muniz (CNHP), and David Margolis (UPenn) are developing an ultrasound device to speed the process of healing chronic wounds that was featured on WTXF-TV (FOX-29) on January 18, 2017. The research team has developed a portable, battery-powered applicator that heals wounds with low-frequency ultrasound and received a $3 million NIH grant to cover the cost of the next phase of analysis, which includes testing the method on 120 patients during the next five years.

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