Summer 2017 – Drexel Magazine

Illustration of a Sudanese village on fire

Lost and Found

The story of how Drexel poet Harriet Millan helped Sudanese refugee Michael Kuch reunite with his lost mother — and in doing so, find herself. by Ben Seal i... Read More

Camera on the Clouds – An Oral History

The making of America’s most advanced, life-saving new weather satellite, as told by Drexel engineering alumni who helped to build, test and launch it. *Image... Read More

Art Collection by Drexel University founder

The Hardest-Working Art in Academia

Ron Hoppes ’60 first saw the David Rittenhouse Astronomical Musical Clock on his way to class. “I used to shimmy past that clock and look up at the dial and say... Read More

A Waltz to Remember

Darlene Smith Dierkes (BS communications ’12) and her husband James (BS/MS chemical engineering ’12) met in North Hall in 2010. The two were resident assistants... Read More

The Whole Crew

Thanks to Bruce Ersek, BS business administration ’61, and Redford Sargent, BS business administration ’67, for sending in this photo of the varsity crew team. ... Read More

Class Notes: Summer 2017

40s Aimee Richmond, MD medicine ’48, published the book, “Simply Nutrition.” 60s Ronald Silver, BS electrical engineering ’60, MS ’65, celebrates a car... Read More

LoLa 38 Brings Blocks to Life

This summer, the blocks around Drexel’s campus are hosting art installations, movie nights, BBQs and games as part of LoLa 38, a collaborative art and community... Read More

In Solemn Observance of the Climate

As America was electing its new president in November — and potentially charting a new course in the climate action movement — five students and five faculty me... Read More

Hair to the Chief

One of the more idiosyncratic collections stored in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a sampling of locks of hair from past presidents. Th... Read More