Annual Student Conference on Global Challenges - Water

The 2010 Student Conference will be held on February 26th with a theme of Water...more

Drexel Delegation visits universities in Israel.

President Chuck Pennoni and Provost Mark Greenberg recently led a Drexel Delegation to Israel for a working visit to a number of institutions of higher learning. The overarching goal of the trip was to strengthen newly established partnerships ....more

International Travel Awards for Graduate Students

Applications are welcome for International Travel Awards (ITA) for graduate students. The deadline for International Travel Award for travel between 3/1/2010 and 6/30/2010 is January 28th, 2010...more

International Travel Awards for Faculty

Applications are welcome for International Travel Awards (ITA) for faculty. The deadline for International Travel Award for travel between 3/1/2010 and 6/30/2010 is January 28th, 2010...more

Lee Smith Traveling Fellowship 2010

An Award that will offset the costs for up to three Drexel University graduate students to attend a conference or make a scholarly visit to Asia, with a preference for trips to China. The award winners will be designated the “Lee Smith Fellows for 2010.”.....more

Biomedical Engineering Students Zain Mahmood and Alexa Karkenny in Maputo, Mozambique.

The “WeServe Africa” initiative, a collaboration between the Office of International Programs and the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, will provide biomedical engineering students the opportunity to .... more

Dr. Kathleen Fisher wins 2009 International Research Prize

On Nov. 6, 2009 was awarded the 2009 International Research Prize by the Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID) for “a report of high quality innovative and/or practical research which has potential for ....more

A Series of Cross Country Conversations: Are Really Worlds Apart? “Access to Health care”

As an issue that mobilizes American people, health care, is right up there with the war in Iraq. It’s a complicated issue, one that’s hard to get a handle on; often, we don’t wrestle with it until we’re facing illness, doctors, procedures and medical bills piling high. Is the American health care system good? What about other systems? How do these health care systems operate? Which countries have the “best” health care system? ....more

Save the Date- Student Conference on Global Challenges 2010 - February 26, 2010

Third annual student conference on global challenges 2010 will be held on February 26, 2010, 8:00am to 5:00pm in Behrakis Hall....more

Health Care after the Velvet Revolution: Czech Republic Health Policy in the Post Soviet Era and its Evolution within the World of European Union Health Systems - November 23, 2009

The Czech Republic has undergone seismic changes since its Velvet Revolution in 1989, including the demise of a fully socialized and state-managed health care system. Exposure to market forces and health care practitioner incentives as well as...more

Louis and Bessie Stein Family Fellowship

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the Louis and Bessie Stein Family Fellowship for Exchanges with Israeli Universities competition for activity in AY 2010-2011...more.

Sustainability, Resilience, and Complexity: an Eisenhower Fellowships Panel Discussion & Reception - October 5, 2009

Speakers: Dr. Michel Morvan , Scientific Director, Veolia Environment , FRANCE, Dr.Ayobami Salami, Director, Institute of Ecology & Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, NIGERIA, Mr. Fabby Tumiwa, Director, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), INDONESIA...more

Student Panel Discussion – "Are We Really Worlds Apart?" Torture - Is it ever justifiable? - October 13, 2009

Torture is illegal under U.S. and international law. After 9/11, whether to use torture to elicit information from would-be terrorists became a lively topic The Bush Administration apparently allowed “harsh interrogation” techniques to be used on detainees...more

Biomed Students travel around the world in 'Service to Humanity Program'

Biomed Students Alexa Karkenny and Zain Mahmood's travel around the world in 'Service to Humanity'. Know more about their experience....more

Dr. Douglas Michele Turco facilitated a research workshop for 2010 Delhi Commonwealth game organizers

Dr. Douglas Michele Turco, Associate Professor Sports Management Goodwin College of Professional Studies facilitated this research workshop, which received wide coverage on Indian News channels....more

Kara Spiller, a Ph.D. student in the School of Biomedical Engineering headed to Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Kara Spiller, a Ph.D. student in the School of Biomedical Engineering under the advisement of Dr. Tony Lowman in Chemical and Biological Engineering is headed to Shanghai Jiao Tong. Her project includes ....more

Dr. Mary Jo Grdina, School of Education conducts workshops for high school teachers in India

Dr. Mary Jo Grdina, an associate professor in the School of Education of Drexel University, received an International Leadership in Education Program (IEP/ILEP) grant implemented through IREX....more

Expanding our Cooperation at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The Med-X Research Institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, P. R. China, is a newly established institute that focuses on interdisciplinary research on medicine, engineering and physical sciences. The mission of the institute is to conduct cutting-edge basic and translational researches.... more