Cadets on Campus
The Army Specialized Training Program curriculum mandated several hours of physical education each week. Cadets trained at the athletic fields at 46th and Haverford. Courtesy Historical Society of Pennsylvania The…
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The Quiet Activism of the Quilt
Photos by Alex Boerner Hollis Chatelain, BS ’80 Hollis Chatelain dreamt she was in a room the size of a football field. At the other end was a boy, bright…
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Final Stretch for McMichael Playground
Photo by: Brandon Eastwood Debra Ruben, associate dean and professor of interior design in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, brought interior design students and local schoolchildren…
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Campaign for Drexel Smashes Record
Illustrations by Ryan Simpson. Photos by Gabriella Barrantes, Jeff Fusco, Halkin Photography With the support of our alumni, parents, students, employees and friends, Drexel has just concluded the most ambitious…
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Connecting Through Cantatas
Renowned composer Tyshawn Sorey leads a workshop with Drexel and Curtis students as part of “Rehearsing Philadelphia.” What would you do if professional musicians or singers asked you to join…
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The Story of No. 11202645
Every time a surgeon performs open-heart surgery, there are abundant risks. Those hazards multiply when a patient requires repeated cardiac surgeries, whether to repair a congenital defect or to address…
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Theaster Gates’ Famed Sculpture Sits…and Waits
A new campus installation awaits heroes to take their place in America’s history of race relations. A newly installed sculpture on Drexel’s campus, “Monument in Waiting,” offers a quiet counterpoint…
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Scoring in Life
With the final seconds ticking away, Drexel trailed by one goal. Karson Harris (BS ’21, MPH ’22) wasn’t having her best game, but with everything on the line, she sought…
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Time & Place: Health Sciences Building Opens
First-year students weren’t the only ones moving packed boxes into new digs this fall. Entire academic programs said goodbye forever to rented Center City office spaces and relocated permanently to…
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Keeping Up with COVID
When the next dangerous COVID variant emerges, Drexel researchers can be among the first to spot the signs, thanks to a computer model called GPBoost developed in the College of…
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