The Philadelphia Fire Department unveiled the Philadelphia Fire Department Safety App, designed by Drexel students, Sept. 27 during a press conference at 33rd and Race streets. The web app will give users important fire safety information, such as the recommended number of smoke detectors for their homes and the location of the nearest hospital. It [...]
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Fossils found by professor might date to infamous day of extinction
Kenneth Lacovara, an associate professor in the Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences’ department of biology, has been evacuating fossils from the late Cretaceous period that may have been created in the aftermath of the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs. According to Lacovara, if these fossils are from the mass extinction event, then [...]
Diplomat discusses Arabian revolution
The former deputy prime minister of Jordan referenced last year’s wave of revolutions in the Middle East during a discussion held April 10 at Drexel University and hosted by the Student Alliance of the United Nations Association of the USA. Marwan Muasher, who is also the vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for [...]
Medical student wins LGBT award
Drexel student Bobby Kelly was honored March 10 with the 2012 LGBT Health Achievement Award by the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and the American Medical Student Association for drawing attention to LGBT health issues. Kelly, a fourth-year medical student, has been involved in many stages of this process, from working as a volunteer in [...]
University receives anti-hazing recognition
Drexel University received the Zeta Tau Alpha Award for Innovation in Campus Hazing Prevention and Education this past March, which will allow Drexel to continue its work to fight hazing in all aspects of University life. The award, established by HazingPrevention.org, was given during the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Annual Conference, which was [...]
University hosts event celebrating engineering
Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day was held Feb. 4 in the Bossone Research Center with over 1,300 people in attendance and demonstrations and lectures aiming to get the local community interested in materials science. Drexel, the University of Pennsylvania and The Franklin Institute put on the free event. “It’s just a really great day [...]
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