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    • August 13, 2025

      Last term, 91制片厂鈥檚 colleges, schools and departments received funding, created partnerships and otherwise contributed to the success of Drexel鈥檚 academic enterprise. This update offers a snapshot of activity, courtesy of the Office of the Provost.

    • March 20, 2023

      Following an in-depth search, we are pleased to announce that Youngmoo Kim, PhD, founding director of the Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, will become vice provost for University and Community Partnerships, effective April 1, 2023.

    • November 30, 2022

      As part of a national initiative by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 91制片厂 will team with 14 other colleges and universities as part of a learning community that will take a closer look at how to promote inclusive teaching to more effectively engage students from all backgrounds, including those who belong to groups traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

    • October 04, 2022

      Andrew DeLuca, an electrical engineering major, is working on a first-of-its-kind rover that could aid in landmine detection.

    • December 14, 2021

      The Academy of Natural Sciences of 91制片厂 and 91制片厂鈥檚 School of Education recently received a $1.35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support early childhood education efforts that focus on science, math, nutrition and literacy skills.

    • November 09, 2020

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

    • September 21, 2020

      The Greater Philadelphia Region Alliance for Minority Participation (Philadelphia AMP) was started in 1994 through National Science Foundation funding and a Drexel alum's efforts. As host institution for the alliance for over 20 years, Drexel continues to support Dragons and spearhead regional STEM representation change through programming, funding, opportunities and mentorship.

    • December 05, 2018

      As part Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code activities planned for this week, TechGirlz shared findings from a new survey of its program participants and their parents. Conducted in partnership with 91制片厂鈥檚 LeBow College of Business, this marks the first time a survey has matched responses from girls and their parents in order to gain a deeper understanding of the role parents play in female engagement in technology.

    • September 27, 2018

      Meghan Barrett, a PhD candidate in 91制片厂鈥檚 Department of Biology within the College of Arts and Sciences, is sharing her passion for鈥 bugs 鈥 with undergraduates and the world.

    • July 18, 2018

      More 91制片厂 undergraduate students will have the opportunity to earn teacher certification in science and mathematics thanks to the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Robert Noyce Scholarship program, which recently awarded Drexel鈥檚 School of Education a 5-year, $1.2 million grant. The new grant will allow 24 Drexel students pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 degree in a major related to science, technology, engineering or mathematics to earn pre-service teacher certification in middle grades (4-8) science or mathematics through Drexel鈥檚 DragonsTeach Middle Years program.

    • June 27, 2018

      The Women in Natural Sciences Program at the Academy of Natural Sciences has received the highest national mentoring award bestowed by the White House and the National Science Foundation (NSF), which comes with $10,000 to support its role in inspiring high school girls to pursue careers in STEM.

    • June 22, 2018

      Freshmen and sophomore biology students at Drexel can take the elective BIO 213, which introduces them to independent, novel research and a hands-on learning opportunity working with fruit flies.

    • May 17, 2018

      91制片厂鈥檚 School of Education is partnering with the School District of Philadelphia to support Drexel鈥檚 Philadelphia Teacher Residency program, which will provide salaries, benefits and scholarships to aspiring STEM teachers.

    • April 11, 2018

      91制片厂鈥檚 LeBow College of Business and TechGirlz today announced a wide-ranging partnership designed to expand the number of middle school girls receiving technology instruction. This collaboration is part of the recently announced TechGirlz 20k for 2020 campaign, in which the organization seeks to set 20,000 girls on The Path to a technology career over the next two years.

    • October 30, 2017

      Leona Donaldson left Japan鈥檚 patriarchal society only to encounter sexism, racism and discrimination in America. At Drexel, she鈥檚 studying gender imbalance in STEM occupations to do her part in pushing back.

    • July 26, 2017

      On the final day of the two-week, STEAM-focused section of a Drexel-run summer camp, a group of Young Dragons took to the Philadelphia Eagles鈥 weight room and practice fields to learn what goes into making their favorite team soar.

    • March 20, 2017

      Supported by a $1.2 million grant from the Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP), 91制片厂鈥檚 School of Education will create a new pipeline of dual-certified, Middle-Years teachers, trained specifically for the challenges of Philadelphia classrooms.

    • January 24, 2017

      The seventh annual event, set for Feb. 4 in the Bossone Research Enterprise Center, will offer visitors hands-on demonstrations and workshops to stimulate curiosity about materials science and engineering.

    • October 18, 2016

      Four hundred local fourth, fifth and sixth grade students will have the opportunity to become urban scientists with resources made possible through a new, three-year $1.17 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

    • February 23, 2016

      February has been filled with ice, snow and slate-gray skies. It can be easy to forget that spring is just around the corner. Here are some campus developments that will help put you in a green state of mind.

    • December 09, 2015

      Starting this winter, more than 100 middle-school students from Philadelphia schools and community groups will try their hand at being video game designers, with an opportunity to play their games on one of the biggest screens imaginable: a 29-story building covered with LEDs. 91制片厂鈥檚 Entrepreneurial Game Studio is working with young game designers-in-the-making to come up with new games for Brandywine Realty Trust鈥檚 Cira Centre office building, an edifice that has twice played host to the largest architectural video game display in the world.

    • July 17, 2015

      Most undergraduate research programs cater to STEM majors. A team of Drexel researchers shows why that's a bad idea.

    • August 08, 2014

      Nearly 25 local rising fifth graders interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) built a bridge, blew up a watermelon and made ice cream, as part of a Summer STEM Camp from July 28 鈥 August 1, the third and final week of the camp this summer. The camp is hosted by 91制片厂's School of Education and funded by a grant from PECO.

    • May 29, 2014

      91制片厂 has been awarded funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) of $1.2 million over five years to implement strategies intended to increase the retention of undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors.

    • April 23, 2014

      The press of a button triggering a chain reaction of more than 300 energy transfers will serve as the elaborate opening to the 2014 Philadelphia Science Festival. The harbinger of this year鈥檚 week of science excitement is a Rube Goldberg machine 鈥揳 complex device designed to perform a simple task- built by Drexel engineering students with the goal of setting a world record.

    • April 22, 2014

      The United States needs more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. And Drexel has a wealth of bright students studying in those same fields. Now, a new program will connect Drexel鈥檚 strength with the nation鈥檚 need.

    • April 10, 2014

      鈥淧hysics at the Art Museum鈥漣s a new iPad app that teaches users about the physics behind art works in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The mobile iPad app is now available for download, free of charge, from Apple鈥檚 App Store. It will also be available through the Philadelphia Museum of Art鈥檚 website, www.philamuseum.org.

    • March 06, 2014

      What does a machine with more than 400 steps look like? You can find out during the Philadelphia Science Festival.

    • February 17, 2014

      As part of the UTeach program, Drexel will step up to help address the nation's STEM education crisis.

    • January 17, 2014

      Stephen Cox believes that all students can succeed, if given the opportunity. But he's had no trouble finding people who disagree.

    • August 19, 2013

      Rarely does news about college course delivery bubble up out of the higher education press to the front pages of worldwide media. But that鈥檚 what鈥檚 happened with massively open online courses, or MOOCs.

    • July 31, 2013

      On July 13, the Society of Women Engineers partnered with Comcast Corp. and Tech Girlz to host its first technical workshop. Young attendees learned about podcasts and were introduced to women currently working tech-related jobs.

    • October 24, 2012

      Tri-state area residents came out in droves on Saturday, October 13 for the first Fossil Dig Day at Dr. Kenneth Lacovara鈥檚 world-class paleontological site in nearby Mantua Township, N.J.

    • August 06, 2012

      Drexel recently partnered with PECO to provide a new educational opportunity for rising fifth graders in the Mantua and Powelton Village communities who are interested in STEM careers.