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El Niño Weather and Climate Change Threaten Survival of Baby Leatherback Sea Turtles

May 24, 2012
Baby Leatherback Turtles

When leatherback turtle hatchlings dig out of their nests buried in the sandy Playa Grande beach in northwest Costa Rica, they enter a world filled with dangers. This critically endangered species faces threats that include egg poaching and human fishing practices. Now, Drexel University researchers...

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Postcard Project Collects "Handfuls of Wisdom" to Raise Alzheimer's Awareness

May 16, 2012
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If you knew your time was short, and you could share with the world one piece of advice, what would it be? That is the question that Matthew Ross Smith, an adjunct writing professor in Drexel University’s Goodwin College and College of Arts and Sciences, has asked more than 5,000 people acros...

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New Courses Inspired by Our Museum & Our Community

May 15, 2012
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In a unique creative writing course offered this fall—“Writing in Museums”—students will find inspiration in the vast collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

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Drexel-Academy Partnership Ushers in the Future of Environmental Science Education

May 14, 2012
Environmental Science Education

This fall, Drexel Environmental Science students will have a breadth of new research and academic opportunities locally and across the globe as a result of the University’s unique academic affiliation with the Academy of Natural Sciences. Out of the affiliation comes the Department of Biodive...

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Bragging Rights: CoAS Students Take Home Awards

May 14, 2012
Bragging Rights: CoAS Students Win Awards

This spring, students in the College of Arts and Sciences were acknowledged for their continued academic and professional prowess andtheir commitment to community outreach.

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IAS Student Receives Boren Scholarship

May 07, 2012
Colby Hepner Receives Boren Scholarship

Colby Hepner (International Area Studies, BA ’13) received the prestigious Boren Scholarship, which will allow him to spend the 2012-13 academic year in South Korea. The scholarship provides U.S. undergraduate students with up to $20,000 to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical...

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Bio Sophomore Wins "Pay It Forward" Scholarship

April 24, 2012
Kyla LaFond

Biology sophomore Kyla LaFond was named the winner of the 7th Annual “Pay It Forward” Scholarship from CURE Auto Insurance and 94.5 PST. The $15,000 award is given to a young adult who has “performed unselfish acts, compassionate works or community action.”

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Ticketing Details for David Eagleman Lecture

April 20, 2012
David Eagleman

"What's on your mind?" is a pretty loaded question if you ask David Eagleman, renowned neuroscientist and international bestselling author. On May 2, 2012, the College of Arts and Sciences will welcome David Eagleman as the second annual lecturer in the Drexel University College of Arts and S...

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Dr. James Spotila Receives International Sea Turtle Society Lifetime Achievement Award

April 17, 2012
Dr. James Spotila

Dr. James Spotila, Betz Chair Professor of Environmental Science and director of Drexel’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, was awarded the International Sea Turtle Society’s (ISTS) Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Annual International Sea Turtle Symposium in Huatulco, Mexico.

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CoAS Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 15, 2012

Two College of Arts and Sciences alumni are the recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship: Allison Moyer, ’08 biology (currently at North Carolina State University); and JT Mlack, ’10 physics (currently at Johns Hopkins University).

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2012 CoAS Research Day Winners

April 10, 2012
Research Day 2012

Student scholars in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences presented their research at the annual College of Arts and Sciences Research Day on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Behrakis Grand Hall. Over 130 students presented on topics ranging from the environmental factors controlling ...

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Alumnus Dr. Lee Schroeder Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

April 04, 2012
Alumnus Dr. Lee Schroeder Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

College of Arts and Sciences alumni, friends and faculty gathered after the Kaczmarczik Lecture on March 1, 2012 for a special addition to the series. At an intimate dinner in the Paul Peck Alumni Center, CoAS honored accomplished alumnus Dr. Lee S. Schroeder, B.S. Physics ’61, as well as Dr....

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Work Study Jobs Available

April 04, 2012
Work Study

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Psychology are currently hiring work-study students!

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17th Annual Kaczmarczik Lecture

April 04, 2012
Dr. Brian P. Schmidt

Over 900 people packed into the Main Auditorium on March 1, 2012 for the 17th Annual Kaczmarczik Lecture, “The Accelerating Universe.” Astronomer Dr. Brian P. Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, lectured to a standing-room-only audience of Drexel faculty, students and alumni, as well...

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Announcing the 2012 Week of Writing

April 03, 2012
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It’s spring and that means it’s time for the annual Week of Writing (WoW), hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English and Philosophy!

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Biology Major is Drexel's First Udall Scholar

April 02, 2012
Biology major, Elliot Chiu awarded Udall Scholarship

Elliott Chiu (BS/MS in Biology/Environmental Science, ’13) received the Udall Scholarship a prestigious and highly-competitive award for students committed to careers related to the environment. Chiu is the first Drexel student to be named a Udall Scholar.

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New Grad and Undergrad Courses Available

March 22, 2012
Brendan Boyle and Mimi Sheller

Students looking to add fresh and exciting classes to their schedule this spring can now register for “Campaign Management” and “Neighborhood Narratives II,” two new courses offered by the Center for Public Policy and the Center for Mobilities Research & Policy, respectively.

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Dean Murasko Receives Award for Support of Women in the Sciences

March 20, 2012
Dean Donna Murasko - Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Donna Murasko, dean and professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel, was selected to receive the Elizabeth Bingham Mentoring Award from the Philadelphia chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). The award honors Murasko’s extraordinary support of wome...

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In Brief

May 4, 2012

Dr. Mimi Sheller, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy, CoAS, gave an invited talk “Virtual Caribbeans” to the Caribbean Globalizations Seminar at Oriel College, University of Oxford, England, on May 4, 2012, drawing on her recently published chapter in the book Technologies of Mobility in the Americas. She was also invited to lecture on “Mobile Methodologies for Future Transitions” to the Mobile Methods Ph.D. course, in the Center for Mobilities and Urban Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark, on May 8, 2012.


April 19, 2012

Dr. Scott Warnock, associate professor of English and director of the Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum, CoAS, had two of his blog posts featured in the National Council of Teachers of English's weekly newsletter, Inbox. The articles “A good place to start?: Demystifying Wikipedia for students” and "Punktuation” can also be found on his blog "Virtual Children."


April 19, 2012

Matthew Smith, adjunct professor of English, CoAS, was highlighted in the Philadelphia Inquirer for his project "Spaces Between Your Fingers." The nationwide project uses postcards collected from people across the country as a means to raise Alzheimer's awareness.


April 17, 2012

Drs. Brian P. Daly and David S. DeMatteo, assistant professors of psychology, CoAS, published a paper titled, “Ameliorating attention problems in children with Sickle Cell Disease: A pilot study of methylphenidate,” Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 33, 244-251.


April 17, 2012

Dr. Dave DeMatteo, assistant professor of psychology and co-director of the law-psychology program, and Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, professor and head of psychology, CoAS, co-edited a special issue of Criminal Justice and Behavior on the topic of diversion from standard prosecution. As part of the special issue, they also contributed "Community-based alternatives for justice-involved individuals with severe mental illness: Review of the relevant research."


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