News

- March 16, 2022
  
  Five Drexel faculty will be featured on “Academic Minute” from Inside Higher Ed. on NPR each day this week, part of a rare “takeover week” on the program, including Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems spoke about harnessing the body’s immune system for better wound healing — drawn from her work in the new field of immune engineering, and the Office of Global Engagement's Vice Provost , discussing how we can foster global partnerships in a post-pandemic world.
- December 09, 2021
  
  In October of 2021, I was honored to discuss my dissertation research at an oral presentation session entitled "Citizen perspectives on urban health" at the 5^th Healthy City Design (HCD) International Congress. The HCD Congress brought together scholars and practitioners around a single topic: urban health. The focus of the Congress was broad: fields such as urban planning, social work, public health, economics, and environmental studies were represented at the conference, enabling and inspiring significant cross-sector collaboration, and action.
- December 06, 2021
  
  Copenhagen has developed a food tourism market based on its restaurants and the innovation that is going on within their food community. The trip to Copenhagen was to engage with many of these key restaurants and the food innovators. The restaurant Noma was named the Best Restaurant in the World this past year as they also received their third Michelin star (highest rating a restaurant can receive from Michelin). I was able to secure the highly sought dinner reservations and met with Jason White, the head scientist for their legendary science lab (pictures included).
- December 02, 2021
  - Drexel students are once again engaging globally through study abroad and alternative programs, and though their experiences are affecting by the pandemic, they’re all the more worth it.
- November 23, 2021
  
  In partnership with the European Association for Sport Management’s Festival of Sport Management Research and Practice, the conference demonstrated the significance of sports in society, and the important role it plays in a post-COVID world.
- November 23, 2021
  
  This Fall, Drexel has had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Feher for her Fulbright scholar research. Dr. Feher comes from Hungary and has many experiences all over the world including work in Southeast Asia. So, what exactly is she researching? Her focus is on media, specifically media created or powered by artificial intelligence and how it improves media services but also ways in which it may fail. One may wonder how Dr. Feher ended up at Drexel, which she shares has been quite a long journey.
- November 22, 2021
  
  Though the University has observed the United Nations climate conference since 2015, this was the first time that it cohosted an event at the international gathering, which 11 Dragons attended in 2021.
- November 19, 2021
  
  The staff of 91��Ƭ��’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) supported international Dragons through a laundry list of ever-changing circumstances with the blend of practicality and hope needed in pandemic times.
- November 16, 2021
- November 15, 2021
  
  Drexel students are once again engaging globally through study abroad and alternative programs, and though their experiences are affecting by the pandemic, they’re all the more worth it.