News Archive

- May 05, 2026
  Katalin Karikó, PhD, co-inventor on mRNA-related applications of non-immunogenic, nucleoside-modified RNA for vaccines and therapies, including the FDA-approved COVID-19 mRNA vaccines by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna, will address the 91��Ƭ�� class of 2026 during its commencement on May 14.
- April 23, 2026
  
  This spring, People’s Light and Theatre Company in Malvern, Pennsylvania, will premiere The Woman Question, a new play that will bring the voices of pioneering women in medicine and the legacy of Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP) to center stage.
- December 17, 2025
  91��Ƭ�� has signed a landmark lease selecting Gattuso Development Partners’ and Vigilant Holdings’ best-in-class life science development, 3201 Cuthbert Street, as the future home for its medical research and laboratory operations. The long-term lease agreement, which encompasses four floors totaling 150,741 square feet, marks a transformative step that will bring the entirety of research operations for the 91��Ƭ�� to University City.
- December 15, 2025
  There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from 91��Ƭ��’s College of Medicine and the UMass Chan Medical School have achieved proof-of-principle success with “silence and replace” gene therapy — an approach that uses a viral vector to silence genes with disease-causing mutations and replace them with healthy genes — to prevent and even reverse disease progression.
- December 12, 2024
  Last term, 91��Ƭ�� faculty members were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions.
- December 05, 2024
  
  Nominations are open for election into the Delta Zeta chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. You do not need to be a member of AOA to nominate a deserving candidate. The deadline is January 13, 2025.
- December 14, 2023
  This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost and the Office of University and Community Partnerships.
- December 07, 2023
  
  Nominations are open for election into the Delta Zeta chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. You do not need to be a member of AOA to nominate a deserving candidate. The deadline is January 5, 2024.
- December 15, 2022
  
  College of Medicine students know that food plays an important role in health, and they want not only to share that knowledge with Philadelphians from underserved communities, but also to empower them to grow their own fresh food. Students are engaged in work through the Health Outreach Project (HOP) to provide community members with the tools to grow microgreens, a nutritious vegetable that is simple to grow.
- December 14, 2022
  
  While the Health Outreach Project (HOP) has been part of the 91��Ƭ��’s culture for more than 25 years, the community outreach programming only expanded to Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2021, when 91��Ƭ�� at Tower Health opened in West Reading. HOP faculty advisor Eugene York, MD, is impressed with the work students have done to grow HOP programming around the campus.
- December 22, 2021
  
  For more than 25 years, the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) program has been helping women develop the professional and personal skills to lead in academic medicine and health care. ELAM graduates, known as ELUMs, now number over 1,200. In 2021, a remarkable 11 of the program’s alumnae were appointed deans or interim deans of medical schools. Three of these ELUMs shared about their experience with the program and its importance in academic medicine.
- December 14, 2021
  
  Allyship was the theme of the second annual Women’s Leadership Summit, a discussion of gender equity in medicine, science and leadership, from the Women in Medicine and Science Committee (WIMSC). WIMSC held the Friday, Dec. 3 event in collaboration with the Offices of Faculty, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, as well as the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.
- December 21, 2020
  
  The Women in Medicine and Science Committee (WIMSC) was months away from holding its inaugural Women’s Leadership Summit, a discussion of gender equity in medicine and science, when restrictions took affect across the United States to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. By the time the first annual iteration of the event began on Friday, Dec. 11, the pandemic had impacted not only the timing and format of the conference, but also its focus – and organizers say that latter change was one for the better.
- December 15, 2020
  Researchers from 91��Ƭ�� will be working with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on a partnership aimed at enhancing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on public transportation. Through a recently formed partnership, the institutions are pursuing a federal grant for research into risk assessment, mitigation and communication strategies that will help keep riders safe and healthy.
- December 16, 2019
  Drexel and Tower Health recently purchased St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children from bankruptcy in a $50 million deal.
- December 15, 2019
  Tower Health and 91��Ƭ�� have completed the acquisition of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children from St. Christopher's Healthcare, LLC, a subsidiary of American Academic Health System. The acquisition was finalized on Dec. 13 with an effective date of Dec. 15.
- December 17, 2018
  2018 was a big year for 91��Ƭ��. Thanks to DrexelNow, you can relive the year's top stories concerning faculty, staff and students who were involved with some of the biggest news and events on and off campus.
- December 12, 2018
  
  Earlier this semester, 91��Ƭ�� hosted the 4th annual Racism in Medicine Conference (RiMC).
- 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 20, 2017
  
  91��Ƭ�� is saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague Dr. Andres Castellanos, who passed away on December 12, 2017, after a prolonged illness.
- December 16, 2016
  
  Valerie Weber, MD, MS, FACP, has been named the inaugural Deborah J. Tuttle, MD and John P. Piper, MD Vice Dean for Educational Affairs. A ceremony for the dedication and installation of Dr. Weber’s new title was held on Wednesday, December 14, at the College of Medicine’s Queen Lane Campus.
- December 05, 2016
  Relive the moments and exciting headlines that sparked the most conversation and interest during 2016 through this annual review of the year’s top Drexel stories.
- November 09, 2015
  The College of Medicine’s Ana Núñez will soon receive an award for advocating for health equity. She talked with DrexelNow about the steps she feels are needed to achieve it.
- October 26, 2015
  These statistics, facts and stories highlight the best that the co-op program has to offer for students in each and every school and college at Drexel.
- December 11, 2014
  
  Kaiser Permanente and 91��Ƭ�� are celebrating the success of their unique partnership by designating Kaiser Permanente in Greater Sacramento as a regional medical campus for Drexel.
- December 08, 2014
  
  Two 91��Ƭ�� faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Garth Ehrlich, PhD, professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at 91��Ƭ��; and Karen Moxon, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy at the College of Medicine and professor at the , were both elected for the honor by their peers because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
- December 20, 2013
  
  91��Ƭ��'s Institute for Women's Health and Leadership is pleased to announce that its 2014 Woman One honoree is Laurada Byers, founder of the Russell Byers Charter School.
- December 17, 2013
  
  The announces new education modules, developed by 91��Ƭ�� and nine medical specialty societies, to help physicians engage their patients in conversations about tests and procedures to question. Research has found that patient-doctor communication is perhaps the most significant component of a patient's visit; yet many physicians receive limited training to develop these critical communication skills. To help address this gap, the ABIM Foundation funded Drexel to create a series of interactive instructional modules based on specialty society recommendations from the campaign.
- October 15, 2012
  DrexelNow spoke with Dr. Daniel Schidlow about the challenges and opportunities in his role as the College of Medicine dean.
- August 21, 2012
  Nine 91��Ƭ�� students will travel to London from August 31 through September 8 to see the 2012 Paralympic Games, as part of the travel-integrated course “Perspectives on Disability,” the fourth course in the Great Works Symposium 2012 Series.
- November 01, 2011
  In an effort to build real connections between Drexel and the West Philadelphia community, Drexel and UCD have developed a 14-week program that provides paid technical skills training, professional development training, mentoring by seasoned medical professionals, career development and job coaching services, and job opportunities through 91��Ƭ��.