Friday, March 11, 2005

Quote of the Day
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
- Indira Gandhi

Topics of the Day
01. Stressed? Free Finals Week Back Massage
02. Pulsed Doppler Inventor "Listens to the Blood Flow"
03. University to Host 2005 Joint Meeting of Combustion Institute
04. Upcoming Guests on The Drexel InterView Announced
05. Delta Zeta Sponsors "Project Prom Dress"
06. Special Free Midnight Show at World Cafe Live
07. Trustee Sandra Schultz Newman Honored by Pennsylvania Bar Association
08. Psychiatry Grand Rounds to Discuss Antipsychotic Drugs in Autism
09. Towfique Raj Wins 2005 Gates Cambridge Scholarship
10. Drexel Daily Digest Publication Schedule

 
Stressed? Free Finals Week Back Massage

Come relax and enjoy a free back massage compliments of the Campus Activities Board in the Creese Student Union Complex Lobby (32nd and Chestnut Streets) on Tuesday, March 15, 2004 and Thursday, March 17, 2004 from noon - 2 p.m.

For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/cab or email cab@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Pulsed Doppler Inventor "Listens to the Blood Flow"

Dr. Andrzej Nowicki from the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research at the Polish Academy of Sciences will speak on "Doppler Music: Listen to the Blood Flow" at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2005 in the Wedge Room of the Baiada Center (3225 Arch Street).

Dr. Nowicki will discuss Doppler ultrasound, an acoustic aid for medical diagnosis - especially cardiovascular, which gives a powerful and rich enhancement to the more familiar stethoscope. He is the co-inventor of the multigate pulsed Doppler.

This John M. Reid Seminar is sponsored by the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems. For information, see http://www.biomed.drexel.edu/new04/content/news_events/display_event.cfm?EVENT_ID=264 or call 215-895-2215.

Approved under the authority of Dr. Ali Houshmand, Interim Provost

Drexel will hold the 2005 Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections of the Combustion Institute from March 20-23, 2005 on the University City Main Campus. The event is being hosted by the College of Engineering and the department of mechanical engineering and mechanics.

The symposium will include technical sessions on energy self-sufficiency, emission fuels and new technologies for energy conservation. Approximately 600 distinguished engineers, scientists, faculty members and students from across the U.S. are expected to attend the conference.

Social events will be held throughout the symposium, including a welcome reception on Sunday, March 20 from 5-7 p.m. in the Main Building Great Court (32nd and Chestnut Streets), a banquet on Monday, March 21 from 6:30-10 p.m. at The Down Town Club of Philadelphia (11th floor of the Public Ledger Building, 6th and Chestnut Streets), and a poster session reception from 3:10-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 in the Great Court.

Following the reception, attendees can tour the University's Combustion Laboratories from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

For more information on the 2005 Joint States Combustion Symposium and to register, visit http://www.mem.drexel.edu/ci2005/ or contact Colleen M. Rzucidlo, MEM program coordinator at 215-895-1482 or crzucidlo@coe.drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Upcoming Guests on The Drexel InterView Announced

Dr. John Kounios, Drexel professor of psychology, cognitive neuroscientist and discoverer of the physiology of sudden insight, will be the guest of Paula Marantz Cohen on DUTV's The Drexel InterView on Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 8 p.m. The show will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, March 16, at 10 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20, at 8 a.m.

Sarah Stolfa, a senior photography major in the College of Media Arts & Design and grand prize winner in The New York Times Magazine's 2004 "Capture the Times" college photography contest, will appear on The Drexel InterView on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 8 p.m. The show will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, March 23, at 10 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, at 8 a.m.

DUTV can be seen on Comcast channel 48 in Center City and South Philadelphia, channel 99 in North Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and Germantown, channel 54 in other Philadelphia neighborhoods and channel 62 on Urban Cableworks.

For more information on The Drexel InterView, visit http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/events/drexel_interview.html.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Delta Zeta Sponsors "Project Prom Dress"

Drexel's Epsilon Zeta chapter of the Delta Zeta sorority is collecting "slightly worn but loved" formal, cocktail and bridesmaid dresses that can be cleaned, altered and worn by local high school students to their senior proms. Dresses and accessories to complement the dresses will be accepted at the sorority's house at 202 N. 34th Street through April 15.

Donors can also arrange to have dresses and accessories picked up by a sister by contacting Morgan Kato, the chapter's philanthropy chairman, at mak57@drexel.edu.

To make a donation or for more information, contact Kato or Delta Zeta President-Elect Dana Mooney at dmm64@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Special Free Midnight Show at World Cafe Live

World Leader Pretend will play a collection of songs from their new album Punches at midnight on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at World Cafe Live (30th and Walnut Streets).

World Leader Pretend espouses the grandiose orchestrations of blue-eyed soul and the playful crooning of vocal legends of yesteryear. For more information, visit http://www.worldcafelive.com.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Trustee Sandra Schultz Newman
Honored by Pennsylvania Bar Association

Drexel University College of Medicine trustee Justice Sandra Schultz Newman '59, Hon. '01, will receive the Pennsylvania Bar Association's 2005 Anne X. Alpern Award at a ceremony to be held on Thursday, May 5, 2005 in Pittsburgh.

The award is given to a female member of the bar who has had a significant impact in Pennsylvania and has demonstrated leadership in a law-related profession and in the community and by participating in mentoring activities.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Psychiatry Grand Rounds to Discuss Antipsychotic Drugs in Autism

The Drexel University College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry will hold the grand rounds session "Antipsychotic Drugs in Autism" on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 12:30 p.m. in the Scattergood Auditorium at Friends Hospital (4641 Roosevelt Boulevard).

Dr. Richard Malone from the Drexel University College of Medicine will be the guest speaker.

The Grand Rounds is free and open to students, faculty and staff. Lunch will be provided. For information, contact Angela Eberhardt, Drexel University College of Medicine, at 215-289-2053.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Towfique Raj Wins 2005 Gates Cambridge Scholarship

College of Engineering student Towfique Raj was awarded a 2005 Gates Cambridge Scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Raj is one of 38 U.S. students who will join Gates Scholars from around the world to begin their graduate studies at the University of Cambridge, England in October 2005. Raj will pursue a Ph.D. in genetics. He is the first Drexel student to receive the Cambridge scholarship.

Since the start of the scholarship program in 2001, more than 200 scholars have completed their studies at Cambridge. For more information about the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program, visit http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk .

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

Drexel Daily Digest Publication Schedule

The Drexel Daily Digest will not be published during winter term finals and spring break from Monday, March 14, 2005 through Friday, March 25, 2005. The Digest will resume publication at the start of the spring term on Monday, March 28, 2005.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

Women's History Month Calendar of Events

For information on Drexel's 2005 Women's History Month celebration, visit http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/WomensHistory/default.htm.

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