Tag: STEM
Apr. 20, 2018
LeBow to connect young girls to STEM
Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business announced April 11 a partnership with nonprofit group TechGirlz which is designed to increase the number of middle school…

Mar. 9, 2018
Drexel senior Aimee Turner wins Miss Philadelphia
Aimee Turner, a current Drexel University senior, was crowned Miss Philadelphia and received a $4,000 scholarship Feb. 24.The Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Organization hosted the competition…

Apr. 29, 2016
Define ‘professionalism’
This month is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, as the University president informed us in an e-mail this week, and in the spirit of the season…

Aug. 22, 2014
STEM receives $3 million grant
Drexel University was awarded a $3,175,000 grant from the National Science Foundation July 30 to increase the number of ethnic minority students completing degree programs…

Jun. 6, 2014
Seven Dragons awarded Fulbrights
A record seven Drexel students and alumni have been offered grants through the 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The recipients will travel to countries around…

Feb. 28, 2014
Non-profit awards $1.45 mil. grant
A University press released announced Feb. 17 that Drexel was selected to receive a $1.45 million grant from the National Math and Science Initiative, a…
Oct. 26, 2012
Gift will fund community center
A $10 million gift to Drexel University will soon transform a portion of the 3500 block of Spring Garden Street into a community center that…
Jul. 6, 2012
Higgs boson, a new scientific era
Roberto Salome Recently it has been hard to get students interested in science, but then again, an observation as large as the one…

Nov. 18, 2011
U.S. should invest in education
Maxwell Balbin A CBS News poll conducted Oct. 19-24 revealed that 57 percent of those polled cited the “economy and jobs” as the “most…
Oct. 7, 2011
DU hosts STEM outreach event
Graduate and undergraduate students from Drexel University held their first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Outreach event for local high school students Oct. 2 in…