Drexel Women’s Basketball paid tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Their gesture is catching on in the CAA.
Clare Sauro, curator of Drexel’s Historic Costume Collection in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, takes a look at what might be a rare Victorian silk dress on National Geographic Channel’s “America’s Lost Treasures.”
Former Drexel University rower Steve Kasprzyk is part of the United States men’s eight boat that will take the water at Elton Dorney for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The men’s eight will race in the preliminary heat that has been estimated to begin at 5:10 a.m. EST on Saturday, July 28 followed by the repechage on July 30.
The Verge visits Drexel, The Academy of Natural Sciences, and the past and future of paleontology with Dr. Ken Lacovara. Check out the full story.
Drexel’s 2012 University City Commencement ceremonies (#Drexel12) are just two weeks away.
For one more week (through June 8, 2012), graduating and students and their families can enter our two Facebook contests for a chance to win some great prizes.
Click through to the Facebook contests to enter.
Alumni are also welcome to contribute answers to both questions.
Game Day: During the Drexel men’s basketball team’s stellar 2011-12 season, Drexel Magazine wanted a photographer to spend one entire day—from 7:30 a.m., when the Dragons first arrived for their morning shootaround, until nearly midnight, when the DAC lights were turned off for good—documenting what gameday is like for the players, the coaches, the support staff, the students and the fans of Drexel basketball. Check out the full article and photo set of the Dragons, Bruiser and the DACPack.
Calling on Drexel food truck fans…
My sincerest apologies for not updating in a while! I’m trying to get a few new reviews up by the end of the week.
HOWEVER, this should show that I could use some help over at drexelfoodtrucks.
If anyone would be interested in
- writing reviews
- reviewing food
- taking pictures
PLEASE let me know
linked to the site is my personal tumblr which is linked to my Facebook and you can contact me through either, thanks!
"Those who fear a robot uprising should come to the lab and see these things can only take about two steps before they fall over."
— Dr. Youngmoo Kim, associate professor, Drexel University College of Engineering in the Philadelphia Metro
Drexel researchers are beginning to use 3-D printing to create smaller-scale replicas of the shape of dinosaur fossils. They will eventually build robotic models of giant dinosaurs, attaching artificial muscles and tendons to perform comprehensive tests of how their bodies could have handled physical stresses of the environment.
Meet Sadie - an African pygmy hedgehog and a star at the Live Animal Center at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Sadie’s story is just one of 200 being posted each day, as the Academy counts down to its bicentennial this spring. Learn more at http://www.ansp.org/200/.
Photography: Cora Rivera
