Tag: ExCITe Center
Dec. 2, 2022
‘Mindfulness Matters’ event utilizes music to promote mental wellness
On Nov. 17, the PHL Project: Mindfulness Matters hosted a salon that brought together Philadelphia based performers to promote mental wellness through music. Taking place…
Jul. 10, 2020
Bush Center report ranks Drexel as top mid-sized innovative research university
Drexel University added to its accolades last month when it took the spot for most innovative mid-sized research university in a report by George W.…
Aug. 6, 2019
Drexel’s ExCITe, Malcolm Jenkins Foundation offer free STEAM camp for Philly kids
Rising fifth to eighth graders in the Promise Zone of West Philadelphia are enjoying six weeks of fun and learning at the Drexel Young Dragons…
Jun. 2, 2017
Inventor Leah Buechley talks equity in education
Leah Buechley,the third speaker in the ExCITe Center’s Learning Innovation Conversation series, spoke about equity, engagement and technology in education at the Bossone Research Center…
May. 12, 2017
Learning Innovation at ExCITe Center
Drexel University’s ExCITe Center, a place for students to collaborate on projects at the intersection of design, engineering, and entrepreneurship, deployed a new program called…
Apr. 9, 2015
Freshman hosts Philadelphia’s first ‘all-women’ student hackathon
In a move to encourage more women to network in the programming field, Andrea Baric, a Drexel University software engineering freshman, put together FemmeHacks, Philadelphia’s…
Oct. 17, 2014
Philadelphia Orchestra launches LiveNote app
The Philadelphia Orchestra held its annual free college concert in the Orchestra’s usual home, Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on…
Aug. 8, 2014
ExCITe director to assist Opera Philadelphia
Youngmoo Kim, associate professor and director of the Drexel University Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies Center and assistant dean of engineering for media technologies, will…
Aug. 23, 2013
Crowd systems tap brainpower
Michael Bernstein spoke about his research in crowd-powered systems Aug. 20 to students and faculty at Drexel’s ExCITe Center. Following a brief introduction, Bernstein announced…
May. 24, 2013
Drexel: A technological asset for Philly
Drexel prides itself for many things: its impressive new buildings; the co-op system; and most importantly its innovative students, faculty and staff. Drexel students are…