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April 2, 2007 Vol. 13, No. 4

 
Drexel Particpates in “The Great Turtle Race”

A leatherback turtle will represent Drexel this month as part of “The Great Turtle Race” starting April 15 and ending on April 29. Along with 10 other turtles representing Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Travelocity, Yahoo and Microsoft, among others, Drexel’s turtle will be GPS-tagged and monitored via satellite as it swims from its nesting location in Costa Rica’s Playa Grande to its feeding area in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands...


DREAM Receives Funding for Three More Years

A leatherback turtle will represent Drexel this month as part of “The Great Turtle Race” starting April 15 and ending on April 29. Along with 10 other turtles representing Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Travelocity, Yahoo and Microsoft, among others, Drexel’s turtle will be GPS-tagged and monitored via satellite as it swims from its nesting location in Costa Rica’s Playa Grande to its feeding area in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands...AM is a 10-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) that engages approximately 10 undergraduate students in cutting-edge materials research in nanotechnology, biotechnology and design and process


 
Papadakis Congratulates TKE on National Fraternity Award

Dr. David A. Ruth, dean of students, Tom Cullen, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) past president and Julian Gibellino, TKE president, stand with President Papadakis outside the TKE fraternity house on Wednesday, March 14. Papadakis attended a dinner reception with members of TKE and took a tour of their Georgian-style manor chapter house, the only one of its kind in Philadelphia...


 
Pearlstein Gallery Presents Contemporary Art Collection
The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery will host “Laurie Peters Lauthier Collects,” on display from April 2 through May 4. Lauthier’s collection features 12 original works of contemporary artists such as Wim Wenders and sculptor Tony Cragg, conceptual artists Jenny Holzer and Wim Delvoye and photographer William Wegman...


Online vs. On-Campus: Blackboard Users Conference

Dr. Kenneth Hartman, director of academic affairs at Drexel University Online, presented “Online Versus On-Campus: Balancing Academics, Family and Work,” at the 4th Annual Pittsburgh Blackboard Users Conference at Duquesne University in March. Hartman’s presentation featured findings from a recent Drexel study...


Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Recognizes College of Law
Grants Awarded
Women’s Health Research Hurdles Explored in Forum
Microsoft Partners with Math Forum at Drexel for Online Program
Department of Physics Hosts International Digital Sky Survey
In Memoriam: Dr. Elias Abrutyn
Music Faculty Concert Benefits Music Students
Physics Lecture Features 2006 Nobel Prize Winner
Learning Lab Dedicated to Former Drexel First Lady
PanCretan Association Dinner
Actor Giancarlo Esposito Visits Westphal College
News of Note


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