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2020

    • The College of Arts and Sciences weekly 'community read' of the book "Ebony & Ivy" starts on January 14. The class is free and open to all.

      December 18, 2020

      The College of Arts and Sciences is hosting a Community Read of the book Ebony & Ivy is being offered as a 1-credit special-topics course in politics in the winter and spring, open to all Drexel students. Community members and faculty, staff and alumni from the entire University are also invited to participate, at no cost. Meetings are from 6 to 6:50 p.m. on Thursdays and will be conducted via Zoom.

    • December 17, 2020

      <p>Researchers from the <strong>Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science</strong> (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91制片厂 systematically reviewed numerous independently published guidelines for having conversations with children about weight status to analyze their content, consistency, actionability and scientific support. They recommend future guidelines unify their messages for caregivers and health care professionals and be better supported by scholarly data.</p>

    • December 16, 2020

      After a tumultuous year of change and uncertainty, deans from the University鈥檚 colleges and schools reflected on what happened and what they鈥檝e learned.

    • December 14, 2020

      Research from the <strong>Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science </strong>(WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91制片厂 suggests that health counselors having access to self-monitored health data would improve a person&rsquo;s weight loss maintenance.

    • 2020 CoAS Research Day Winners

      December 07, 2020

      The College of Arts and Sciences鈥 first-ever virtual Research Day showcased unique and innovative research conducted last spring and summer by Drexel students and their CoAS faculty mentors. The research may have been conducted as part of a research co-op, STAR Scholars project, independent funding and more. Learn more about the students who received the day鈥檚 top prizes and how the awardees have used the projects to push forward in their academic and professional careers.

    • Inside Ambition by Alexandra George, Drexel Communication Major

      December 07, 2020

      Last winter, third-year communication major Alexandra George noted a sense of disconnect and lack of school spirit at 91制片厂. Out of this idea was born 鈥淚nside Ambition,鈥 91制片厂 Television鈥檚 casual news show that aims to foster community at Drexel and provide a connection between students and the University. The show reports on news affecting students and shares interviews with Drexel community members about what is happening on campus, even as it films remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • 2020 New College of Arts and Sciences Faculty

      December 07, 2020

      Meet the new faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, and please join us in offering them a warm welcome to our community!

    • Feeling Medicine by Kelly Underman, PhD

      December 07, 2020

      Pelvic exams play a pivotal role in medical education, often representing the first time medical students touch real humans in a professional manner. In her new book 鈥淔eeling Medicine,鈥 published by NYU Press, medical sociologist Kelly Underman, PhD, takes us inside gynecological teaching programs 鈥 drawing from in-depth interviews with students, faculty and the gynecological teaching associates who use their own bodies to teach the exam.

    • Recycling empty bottles and cans

      December 07, 2020

      Breath Hand, MS environmental policy 鈥21, knew from the early years of adulthood that every action she took in favor of the environment would help counteract the daunting effects of climate change and global warming. Studying environmental policy at Drexel was one of those actions.

    • November 09, 2020

      The University supported 22 projects focused on societal challenges in communities and within Drexel itself.

    • student working at chalkboard

      October 28, 2020

      Dive into money laundering cases, the rich biodiversity of Ecuador, or the philosophy of desire in these new and noteworthy winter courses!

    • Jason Orne, PhD and Jennifer Stanford, PhD

      October 28, 2020

      This summer, 91制片厂’s Office of Research and Innovation funded projects by 22 faculty and staff across the university from its Rapid Response Research and Development Fund, which was designated for urgent action, short-term projects focused on racial equity. Learn more about the funded projects out of the College of Arts and Sciences, and how the researchers are tackling issues from bystandership among police officers to inclusive teaching practices.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      October 28, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • Logo - Drexel Office of the Provost

      October 28, 2020

      The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University could not be accomplished without the dedication and support of our faculty members. It is their pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship that reinforces our position as a modern liberal arts college and enhances our University鈥檚 reputation as a world-class research institution.

    • October 21, 2020

      This update offers a snapshot of recent activity, including the work of Janet Chen, MD, assistant professor in the College of Medicine, who is a principal investigator for the Gilead Sciences-sponsored clinical trial evaluating young COVID-19 patients treated with the drug remdesivir.

    • Kathryn Longwill and Lexi Wysocki add juvenile mussels

      October 14, 2020

      Freshwater mussels are the most imperiled group of organisms in North America. Check out how Drexel BEES students have contributed with their “research mussels!”

    • October 08, 2020

      <p style="margin: 0in;"><span>In its sixth season, the morning radio show on WKDU is tackling interviews and education related to Black Lives Matter while staying true to its root goal of connecting Drexel to the surrounding community.</span></p>

    • September 30, 2020

      Looking and sounding different than past years, the 2020 ceremony outlined how Drexel will be working to improve educational, working and living environments on and off campus.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      September 29, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • Mapping Courage: Honoring W.E.B. Du Bois & Engine #11,鈥 a mural by Willis Humphrey, Philadelphia. Photo by Eric Anestad.

      September 29, 2020

      Like many organizations, Drexel鈥檚 Department of Sociology spoke up with passion and eloquence after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police and the nationwide wave of protests that followed.

    • Drexel Chemistry Lab

      September 28, 2020

      91制片厂鈥檚 Department of Chemistry maintains high-tech instrumentation facilities and laboratories to support the research enterprises of faculty and students. The department鈥檚 laboratory specialist, Alan Shaffer, is integral to the success of those enterprises 鈥 particularly in the challenging shift to remote teaching and learning. We spoke with Shaffer to learn more about the function of his role in the chemistry department.

    • Jerica Wilson and DJ Hall - ChemGSA Presidents

      September 28, 2020

      We caught up with two presidents of the Chemistry Department Graduate Student Association (ChemGSA) 鈥 outgoing president DJ Hall, and new president Jerica Wilson 鈥 to get their views on chemistry, ChemGSA and their futures.

    • Amelia Hoover Green, PhD - Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

      September 25, 2020

      The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that Amelia Hoover Green, PhD, has been named its inaugural Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

    • Drexel English Language Center Connects International Scholars Amid Pandemic

      September 25, 2020

      Dinner parties with US host families. Coffee hangouts at Ross Commons. Touring historic Philadelphia. Classes in One Drexel Plaza. For 12 years, Drexel’s English Language Center (ELC) has hosted international Fulbright Fellows from all over the world in rich summer pre-academic programs to prepare them for success in U.S. graduate schools and post-doctoral appointments. This year, everything had to change.

    • Meghan Butryn, PhD - Drexel Psychology Prof and Licensed Clinical Psychologist

      September 25, 2020

      Meghan Butryn, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and a licensed clinical psychologist. She also serves as Director of Research in Drexel鈥檚 Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science.

    • September 10, 2020

      The program, which gives highly motivated first-year students the opportunity to conduct faculty-mentored undergraduate research, supported 101 students this summer with stipends and remote positions, plus more in-person opportunities planned for the upcoming academic year.

    • August 31, 2020

      Just over $100,000 was awarded to 22 faculty and professional staff through Drexel's Rapid Response Research & Development Fund.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      August 26, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • Meet the New Directors at the 91制片厂 College of Arts and Sciences

      August 26, 2020

      Over the past few months, 91制片厂鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences has welcomed (albeit remotely) new administrative leadership from as far away as Tennessee and North Carolina. Meet the three directors who are leading the College in the areas of advising, student success, marketing, communications and recruitment!

    • Brad Petitfils, PhD - Director of Advising and Student Success

      August 26, 2020

      Brad Petitfils, PhD, is the Director of Advising and Student Success in Drexel鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Hailing from New Orleans, he brings to Drexel a wealth of experience spanning campus planning and assessment, curriculum development and instructional technology, as well as international and global engagement. Get to know Dr. Petitfils with this Q&A!

    • August 17, 2020

      Before China declared giant pandas a protected species in 1962, hunters in pursuit of the black and white bear used dogs to track them. Since then measures have been put in place to protect the vulnerable pandas, but more than half a century later, dogs are still jeopardizing their safety, according to a group of researchers that included Drexel's James Spotila, PhD.

    • August 12, 2020

      Earlier this summer, Department of History head and professor Scott Knowles, PhD, discussed COVID-19 with experts from the Academy of Natural Sciences as the pandemic relates to biodiversity, water quality, environmental justice and maintaining museums and their collections.

    • August 12, 2020

      Cultivate your intellectual passions and diversify your skills with one of these new and revised CoAS programs!

    • Elizabeth Kimball, PhD, designed a Community-Based Learning course to partner with UESF.

      August 12, 2020

      When 91制片厂 moved to an online setting for spring term, no one knew how successful the courses would be. This was especially true for nine Drexel students, one professor, and a handful of members of the nonprofit organization Utility Emergency Services Fund (or UESF, pronounced 鈥測ou-sef鈥), who had set out to forge a new partnership. A Community-Based Learning course, Writing for Social Change (WRIT 315) was led by Professor Elizabeth Kimball, who connected the students with the professional staff of UESF.

    • July 29, 2020

      On July 28, several members of the Executive Planning Committee provided insight into how they are working to prepare for Drexel鈥檚 future in the midst of this year鈥檚 unique challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racial injustice.

    • 91制片厂 CASTLE Faculty Fellows Advance STEM and Academic Inclusion

      July 27, 2020

      A new initiative out of the Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE) adds an additional layer to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Sustaining Excellence Program at 91制片厂, which is aimed at improving retention of STEM undergraduates by developing evidence-based competencies among STEM educators through community building, mentorship and recognition of innovative teaching.

    • Paper Dragon - MFA Cohort

      July 27, 2020

      As cities around the world shut down in response to COVID-19, and the #StayHomePHL campaign ushered Philadelphians indoors, a small group of 91制片厂 students launched an online literary journal. While the timing may appear far from ideal, Paper Dragon was created, by the first cohort of Drexel鈥檚 MFA in Creative Writing program, to give a venue to diverse voices rising through adversity.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      July 27, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • "The Great American Deception" author Scott Stein, professor in the 91制片厂 College of Arts and Sciences

      July 27, 2020

      In the near future, a mall-society spanning coast to coast has replaced much of the USA, and Private Investigator Frank Harken has made a name for himself as a no-nonsense detective. After wisecracking, coffee-making robot Arjay becomes Harken’s sidekick, the unlikely duo takes on the case of a missing woman and travels through the outlandish underworld of the Great American.

    • July 27, 2020

      When spring/summer co-op students started to lose positions due to the hardships brought on by COVID-19, several University colleges, schools and departments heeded the call to create new positions and provide funding to support this Drexel rite of passage.

    • July 27, 2020

      In the July 23 presentation 鈥淲hen Pandemic Becomes Endemic: Managing Distress While Living With Covid-19,鈥 College of Medicine Vice Chair for Education, and Director of Residency and Professor of psychiatry Donna Sudak, MD, suggested ways in which Dragons can manage their anxiety in these uncertain times.

    • Fall Courses

      July 22, 2020

      From the 2020 presidential election to the origins of the universe, to your community, learn and apply a range of relevant topics in these noteworthy fall courses.

    • 91制片厂's 8th Annual Celebration of Faculty Authors -- June 2, 2020

      July 22, 2020

      In June, 91制片厂 gathered virtually to recognize over 100 accomplished authors and editors in its eighth-annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event. Members of the College of Arts and Sciences featured prominently in the event, including professors, graduate students and alumni from across several departments.

    • Tim Hanlon - Drexel Biology Major and USGA President

      July 22, 2020

      Drexel鈥檚 Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) recently announced its new crop of officers, led by President and biological sciences major Tim Hanlon! Read on to find out more about Tim鈥檚 plans for the role and how Drexel students can utilize the USGA to make their voices heard.

    • multi-ethnic hands - Our world can't wait.

      July 22, 2020

      The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that it will appoint an internal candidate to the new role of Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with an expected start date of September 1, 2020. This new position will report directly to the Dean and become a member of the Dean’s Leadership Team, a group comprising Department Heads, Associate Deans and Directors.

    • June 15, 2020

      Though forced to celebrate from afar this year, the University&rsquo;s colleges and schools created diverse, robust and meaningful virtual celebrations for their 2020 graduates.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      June 10, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • Daniel Drexler (Drex) 鈥20 and Sumita Gangwani, recipients of the 2020 Excellence in Science, Technology and Society (STS) Prize

      June 10, 2020

      Two master鈥檚 students in science, technology and society, Daniel Drexler (Drex) 鈥20 and Sumita Gangwani, are the recipients of the 2020 Excellence in Science, Technology and Society (STS) Prize. This is the fifth year that the Center for STS has offered this annual prize.

    • June 08, 2020

      The classroom experience was different this term, but faculty found creative and innovative ways to translate the physical learning environment digitally for students, with the help of colleagues and professional staff members from across the University.

    • June 08, 2020

      The Class of 2020 is an historic one. Here are their thoughts during graduation week.

    • Drexel's Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab

      June 05, 2020

      Correctional facilities have emerged as hotspots for the spread of COVID-19, and confined youth face an increased risk of COVID-19 infection. Given the overrepresentation of youth of color in correctional facilities, the disproportionate infection and mortality rate of COVID-19 among communities of color is compounded for these youth.

    • Black Lives Matter - 91制片厂 College of Arts & Sciences

      June 05, 2020

      The recent killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery are the latest in an unconscionably long line of racially based tragedies in our country. The College of Arts and Sciences – its leadership, faculty, students and staff – stands in solidarity with and support of Black people and all victims of hatred and injustice.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      June 05, 2020

      We are pleased to announce faculty promotions and tenure appointments in the College of Arts and Sciences. Please join us in congratulating the following faculty members!

    • The Drexel Story Medicine Pivot in Response to the Pandemic

      June 04, 2020

      I hate myself for admitting this, but this darned pandemic has made me a better teacher. I know that any teacher reading this right would also hate me for saying such. So right now I am ducking for cover and turning off the comments section. But it's true. I am better at what I have been tasked to do all along, because I have suddenly been forced to do it differently.

    • Assistant Professor of History Debjani Bhattacharyya, PhD

      June 04, 2020

      Assistant Professor of History Debjani Bhattacharyya, PhD, has had a busy year. After completing a visiting fellowship at Princeton University鈥檚 Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies over the fall and winter, she received another visiting scholarship: This summer, she鈥檒l be at the Institute of Asia and Africa Studies at the University of Humboldt, Berlin, conducting research for her newest book project.

    • 91制片厂 College of Arts & Sciences Global Studies & Modern Languages 2020 Fellowship Awardees

      May 22, 2020

      91制片厂’s Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages has much to celebrate, as four of its students and alumni have received or were alternates for major awards. Global Studies majors won two Fulbright Awards, presented by the U.S. Department of State. Two Global Studies majors are alternates for the Fulbright, and third is an alternate for the Boren Scholarship.

    • May 12, 2020

      Alumni, adjunct faculty and a student co-op are creating labels illustrating spaces six feet apart. And, they鈥檙e donating them to life-sustaining businesses.

    • Alexis making biochar with other Drexel students.

      May 07, 2020

      The “Disaster and Resilience in Puerto Rico” Community-Based Learning (CBL) course created by Steve Dolph, PhD, took students from across Drexel to Plenitud PR, a nonprofit educational farm and community dedicated to service in sustainability and the arts, located in Las Marias, Puerto Rico over winter break.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      May 06, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • Joe Zwillenberg, Drexel History Alum making PPE for frontline workers

      May 06, 2020

      Joseph Zwillenberg, a 2019 Drexel history alumnus and veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, has joined the fight against COVID-19 as a full-time volunteer.

    • Drexel MS Communication alumna Isa Betancourt 鈥19

      May 05, 2020

      Insects have a PR problem, says MS Communication alumna Isa Betancourt 鈥19. The author of the book 鈥淏ackyard Bugs of Philadelphia鈥 and the face of social media initiatives like The Bugscope live broadcast on Periscope, Betancourt has spread insect appreciation with help from her role as Curatorial Assistant of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of 91制片厂.

    • teacher stadning in front of classroom - drexel teaching academy

      May 05, 2020

      Five faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences are participating in the Teaching and Learning Center鈥檚 first Drexel Teaching Academy, a 10-week program designed to develop pedagogical experts across the University and foster an interdisciplinary community among faculty who already hold this expertise.

    • Young women studying at an outdoors table

      May 05, 2020

      Explore the media鈥檚 influence on society, the role of the United Nations and the causes and consequences of aging in these new and noteworthy summer courses. While course meeting times are listed for scheduling purposes, courses may consist of a mix of synchronous and asynchronous engagements

    • Prairie Yang, Drexel Chemistry student

      April 29, 2020

      For 100 years, Drexel has equipped students for the real world through our renowned cooperative education program, also known as Co-op. Drexel鈥檚 Co-op program provides students with up to 18 months of real-world work experience with industry leaders. This allows students to test-drive careers and see firsthand how the knowledge they've gained in the classroom can be applied in the field, while building an impressive r茅sum茅 before graduation.

    • Lee Hoffman

      April 29, 2020

      Lee Hoffman, PhD, is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Chemistry at 91制片厂. He is heavily involved with the general chemistry course sequence for both chemistry and non-chemistry science majors, including students from the Honors College, as well as with coordination and instruction of CHEM 425 (inorganic chem lab for graduating chemistry majors).

    • Fraser Fleming

      April 29, 2020

      Anthony Del Vecchio, BS/MS chemistry 鈥63, was a Drexel alumnus who enjoyed a distinguished career as an international food scientist, and who passed away the end of April 2019. As a result of his work, he was awarded multiple patents, which are now on display in the chemistry department conference room and the library in Disque Hall.

    • 91制片厂 Science In Motion Van

      April 29, 2020

      91制片厂鈥檚 Science in Motion (SIM) program is an innovative, basic education/higher education partnership, funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2000, that provides equipment and materials for high school and middle school chemistry classes.

    • April 09, 2020

      <p>A new neuroimaging study out of 91制片厂's Creativity Research Lab points to an answer of what may have driven the evolutionary development of creativity.</p>

    • Graphic: Covid-19 Resource List by clinical psychology PhD student Kelsey Clark

      April 07, 2020

      As the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread, clinical psychology PhD student Kelsey Clark was inspired by her training as both a scientist and a clinical practitioner to do something. She created the COIVD-19 Resource List 鈥 now stretching over 400 items long 鈥 to connect the public with a range of resources, with a focus on mental health.

    • April 06, 2020

      <span>When most of the activity in Philadelphia came to a halt due in an effort to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, 91制片厂 alum Evan Ehlers and his food recovery nonprofit saw more action than ever &mdash; and rose to the challenge to benefit the city&rsquo;s less fortunate.</span>

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      April 03, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • Autoimmune graphic

      March 31, 2020

      Kelly Joyce, PhD, a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Center for Science, Technology and Society (STS), and Mel Jeske, an alum of Drexel鈥檚 MS in STS program, published a series of articles that explore how people living in the United States make sense of and manage autoimmune illnesses.

    • Amanda McMillan Lequieu, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology

      March 31, 2020

      Amanda McMillan Lequieu, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and an environmental sociologist of work and home. She studies how working-class communities impacted by natural resource economies adapt to globalizing economies and changing environments across rural and urban contexts.

    • Empty city street with no traffic due to coronavirus

      March 31, 2020

      As the coronavirus sweeps around the world, outpacing public health efforts to contain it, all human mobilities have been brought to an abrupt halt. People have stopped going to work, children are kept home from school, many businesses have closed their doors, airplanes have stopped flying, cruise ships are turned away from ports, borders are closing, factories have stopped churning out products, and the shipment of goods globally has vastly slowed.

    • APA Style Logo

      March 31, 2020

      It had been over a decade since the American Psychology Association (APA) last revamped its writing manual when the organization released the 7th edition of its famous APA Style Guide in October 2019. The latest edition of the manual contains a number of updates and additions designed to make APA style more useful for students, teachers and researchers.

    • March 31, 2020

      <p>A new brain-imaging study out of 91制片厂's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy on which side of the brain is responsible for creativity by studying the brain of jazz guitarists during improvisation.&nbsp;</p>

    • March 27, 2020

      Every day, the head of Drexel鈥檚 Department of History speaks with experts about news and developments related to COVID-19 鈥 and he wants you to listen in.

    • March 27, 2020

      <span>Some 91制片厂 students will take their first online class this spring as the curriculum goes virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help cope with this transition, some of Drexel&rsquo;s top online students provided their online learning hacks and best practices.</span>

    • March 23, 2020

      <span>When your disease is hard to name and doesn&rsquo;t have visible symptoms, it can be hard for others to understand that you are sick. And, when people don&rsquo;t know much about your disease, it can be hard to explain it to family and friends.</span>

    • Monserrat Bores Mart铆nez - Assistant teaching professor in 91制片厂

      March 02, 2020

      Monserrat Bores Mart铆nez is an assistant teaching professor in 91制片厂鈥檚 Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages. In addition to her teaching and research, she previously served as a Fulbright faculty adviser at Princeton University, as co-director of the Puebla Education Abroad Program at Penn State University, and as a volunteer translator at a pediatric clinic.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      March 02, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • March 02, 2020

      A delegation led by President John Fry traveled to the African nation to further the University鈥檚 commitment to its Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program.

    • February 26, 2020

      A history and sociology major completed a co-op in the city archives of the Austrian ancestral home of the Drexel family to learn more about the University founder鈥檚 father.

    • February 19, 2020

      The director of Drexel鈥檚 University Writing Program helped faculty at NYU Shanghai convert their writing classes for digital learning after the campus shut down face-to-face operations.

    • February 13, 2020

      Drexel supporters have carried the University鈥檚 most ambitious fundraising campaign past its three-quarter mark.

    • February 12, 2020

      Healthy debate and discourse are at the center of most undergraduate students' lifestyles, but it may be hard to have a conversation with peers about climate change. Two activist students weigh in on how to ease the burden.

    • Storefront of Harriet's Bookshop located in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood

      February 03, 2020

      Harriett鈥檚 Bookshop, named in honor of Harriet Tubman, features a monthly literary rotation curated according to a theme 鈥 a comingling of new voices and 鈥渙ld voices that are new again,鈥 says owner Jeannine Cook, a community activist and student in 91制片厂鈥檚 Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.

    • Leviathan Micro Card Game by Greg Loring-Albright - Artwork by Andrew Thompson

      February 03, 2020

      We鈥檙e in the middle of a 鈥済aming renaissance,鈥 says Drexel student Greg Loring-Albright. So, what does that mean for you, exactly? Anyone can become a game creator! Loring-Albright shares his perspectives as a PhD candidate in communication, culture and media (CCM) who focuses in academic game studies and has also created his own games.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      February 03, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • Maegan Poland, PhD

      February 03, 2020

      Maegan Poland, PhD, teaches creative writing through Drexel Storylab and composition in the First-Year Writing Program. Her writing has appeared in journals such as Mississippi Review, Pleiades and Beloit Fiction Journal, and has been awarded a Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology, a Tin House scholarship and a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation. She has served as Fiction Editor for Witness magazine, and as Managing Editor for Yalobusha Review.

    • February 03, 2020

      Researchers from the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91制片厂 found exercise to be a protective factor in a study where participants in a weight loss program, who were following a reduced-calorie diet, engaged in exercise in their real-world environments.

    • Young women studying at an outdoors table

      January 31, 2020

      Check out these new and noteworthy courses for Drexel鈥檚 spring term 鈥 like 鈥淓conomy Gap and Homelessness,鈥 a Community-Based Learning course taught in Japanese that explores social issues through media and community service.

    • Drexel SOC 356 students at ESP; Photo credit: Kelly Underman

      January 31, 2020

      In November, Kelly Underman, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, took her students in SOC 356 Contemporary Sociology Theory, to Eastern State Penitentiary. The field trip was intended to set the stage for the course unit on sociological theories of 鈥淧ower,鈥 beginning with the work of philosopher Michel Foucault.

    • January 31, 2020

      <span>Steve Sclafani, a Drexel doctoral student in physics, spent over a month at the South Pole supporting research in the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory, and following in the footsteps of his mentor.</span>

    • January 22, 2020

      Starting this month, the committee working on Drexel鈥檚 new 10-Year Strategic Plan will begin meeting with colleges and schools to seek input on how Drexel should navigate the upcoming crucial decade.

    • January 22, 2020

      In the early 19th century, the University鈥檚 founder鈥檚 father, Francis Martin Drexel, left his native Austria to become a famous portrait painter in America. He ended up creating a banking dynasty that led to the creation and funding of 91制片厂.

    • January 21, 2020

      Drexel psychology professors and husband-and-wife team Art and Christine Nezu celebrated 30 years at the University last year 鈥 and 36-plus years of marriage.

    • January 17, 2020

      <span>Similar to national trends, more than one-third of Drexel undergraduate students change their major at least once. Like Elizabeth Warnock, who, after three failed switches within two different colleges her freshman year, found the elusive perfect fit she&rsquo;d been seeking.</span><br />

    • January 16, 2020

      Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty 鈥 like two Drexel professors who were awarded fellows of the National Academies of Inventors.

    • 鈥淚鈥檝e always been interested in China because it鈥檚 kind of like this place that everyone says is so different from any other country in the world and it鈥檚 so far away and it鈥檚 kind of like this unknown land,鈥 said Sarah DiPasquale. Here she is at the Great Wall.

      January 08, 2020

      Still looking for a New Year鈥檚 resolution? Hint 鈥 we鈥檝e been sharing ideas all year long! Check out some of our top articles from the year for a little aspiration inspiration.

    • STS master鈥檚 student Ann Campbell鈥檚 theory model, 鈥淢ultispecies Assemblages of the Capitalocene.鈥

      January 08, 2020

      I did not expect that students would use their potluck dish as part of their final project submission. We ate heptapod brownies, inspired by the extraterrestrial species in the movie 鈥淎rrival,鈥 and learned about bacteria, mold, and transnational technoscience as we sampled artisan cheeses. These potluck offerings were science, technology and society theory models, in edible form 鈥 nourishment for finals week at 91制片厂.

    • Drexel Dragon Logo Blue

      January 08, 2020

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

    • PES Refinery

      January 07, 2020

      The Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in South Philadelphia was the largest and oldest refinery complex on the East Coast until it shut down this summer, following an explosion on June 21, when a highly flammable processing liquid leaked and caught fire from a corroded elbow joint, sending a massive fireball into the Grays Ferry darkness.

    • David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, ABPP - Becoming a Forensic Psychologist

      January 06, 2020

      Aided by depictions in the media and popular culture, forensic psychology is a rapidly growing field. However, there are still many misconceptions about what it means to be a forensic psychologist — and how to become one. A team from Drexel’s Department of Psychology sought to address the lack of career guidance and widen access to the field in the new book “Becoming a Forensic Psychologist,” published by Routledge.

    • Drexel Students Receive Fulbright Scholarship

      January 06, 2020

      As we kick off a new decade of scholarship and innovation, join us for a fun look back at life in the College of Arts and Sciences 10 years ago!