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Beating the Heat — Safely and Sustainably — During the Pandemic

When public pools and many cooling centers closed this summer due to COVID-19, Drexel University researchers teamed up with the William Penn foundation and members of the Hunting Park community to ...
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Drexel and Partners Receive $5 Million Lenfest Foundation Grant to Accelerate Career Training for Local Residents

The Lenfest Foundation has awarded a three-year $5 million grant to University City District (UCD), the University City Science Center and Drexel University to accelerate career opportunities for ...
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B Smart Program Commits $25,000 to Support Small Businesses Owned by Women of Color

This story was written by Soneyet Muhammad, director of workforce and economic inclusion in the Office of University and Community Partnerships at Drexel University. On Jan. 14, the B Smart small ...
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Drexel Program Offers Support for Children Starting Kindergarten in Promise Neighborhood

In Philadelphia, the path to kindergarten is made of many roads in different directions with various endpoints — even without a pandemic looming over that decision-making process. Neither ...
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Olympic Squash Contenders to Train on Campus

Last year’s decision by the International Olympic Committee to elevate squash to Olympic sport status will bring visitors and visibility to Drexel’s University City Campus, which is home to the US ...
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Building Connections at Philly Materials Science & Engineering Day

Last February, Drexel University freshman Engy Khoshit was a North Penn High School senior attending the annual Philly Materials Science & Engineering Day. Better known as Philly Materials Day, the ...
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Pennoni’s Yearlong Symposium Takes a Closer Look at Community

Drexel University has played an integral role in the Philadelphia community for well over a century now, and as the University and its surrounding neighborhoods evolve, that connection is only growing ...
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Dragon Volunteers Program Opening Doors to Community Service

Karen Sams was up early on a mid-January morning, well before the sun rose, getting breakfast ready. Instead of scrambling eggs and fixing a meal for herself, though, she was in an assembly line at ...
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How Drexel Students Can Help Bridge the Digital Divide in Philadelphia

Countless students at Drexel University have a passion for making a difference, whether it’s through racial equity/justice work, climate advocacy or fighting food insecurity. But what about bridging ...
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Philly Community Groups Face Significant Barriers to Creating Public Amenities Like Parklets and Pedestrian Plazas

Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation today released Catalyzing Community Capacity: How Philadelphia Can Create Equitable Right-of-Way Stewardship, a report on how to improve the ...
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Supported by William Penn Foundation, Drexel, Penn and Villanova Join Forces to Help Philadelphia Communities Address Water Management Effects of Climate Change

In hopes of helping communities throughout the city that are facing water management problems due to the effects of climate change, Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova ...
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SPARKing Community Outreach on Campus

You know about random acts of kindness, but have you heard of Students Promoting Art Through Random Acts of Kindness? The Drexel student organization, also known as “SPARK,” creates and sells quirky ...