Articles by Sandra Petri
Feb. 17, 2012
iSchool Center to tackle Big Data
The National Science Foundation has awarded the iSchool at Drexel funding to start and run a center to tackle big data challenges that are facing…
Feb. 3, 2012
Tokyo workshop revisits recent Japanese disasters
The director of Drexel’s Mobilities Research and Policy Center attended a workshop at the World Bank Headquarters in Tokyo Jan. 17-18 to collaborate with other…
Jan. 27, 2012
‘Today’ panel discusses show’s history
“Today” show experts spoke to Drexel students Jan. 23 at the Bossone Research Center about their memorable experiences at the morning show, in order to…
Jan. 20, 2012
Spring course to be offered behind bars
Drexel students enrolled in the new Prison, Society and You course will have the opportunity to study alongside 15 incarcerated men at Philadelphia’s Curran-Fromhold Correctional…
Jan. 13, 2012
LeBow mourns Vice Dean Hindelang
The LeBow College of Business lost an important member of its community when Vice Dean Thomas J. Hindelang died of an apparent heart attack in…
Nov. 18, 2011
Veterans Lounge unveiled in Armory
Students, faculty and alumni celebrated Veterans Day Nov. 11 by officially opening the Veterans Lounge in the Armory, reserved for current students who have served…

Nov. 11, 2011
Dorms partner with city sites to promote service
Members of Drexel residence halls were paired with volunteer community sites near campus in a partnership that officially started with a “Block Build” Oct. 8…
Oct. 28, 2011
Astronaut alumni receive honor
Astronauts and Drexel alumni Chris Ferguson (’84) and Paul Richards (’87) participated in a panel discussion and were honored at a gala Oct. 26 at…

Oct. 21, 2011
Materials team explores electron current
A Drexel materials science and engineering professor, along with his team of graduate students and international collaborators, published a paper online Oct. 5 in Physical…
Sep. 30, 2011
5K run promotes safety on campus
Drexel University hosted the second annual Run for Safer Campuses Sept. 24 to raise funds and awareness for the nonprofit Security on Campus and their…