Dear Colleagues,
Happy Black History Month! As we progress through Winter Quarter, I’d like to share some opportunities for faculty and staff to participate in upcoming events.
The term started off strong when we hosted our “What’s The Tea? Meet & Greet” on January 20, providing an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to commune while learning about current and new initiatives happening in CoE-DEI.
Through the remainder of the academic year, our "Real Talk Thursdays" program will provide a space for students to have candid conversations about things going on in our community, be they at Drexel, in Philly or around the globe. Last Thursday, we had four Black alumni join us for a panel discussion, sharing their journeys and providing pearls of wisdom to our students to help them move forward through their college studies. We invite our faculty and staff join us at our next Real Talk discussion on Thursday, February 16, and please mark your calendars for the following events!
- Real Talk Thursday (Thursday, April 13), Center for Black Culture, Rush Building 1st Floor
- Spring welcome event (Friday, April 21), location TBA
- Real Talk Thursday (Thursday, April 27), Center for Black Culture, Rush Building 1st Floor
- Real Talk Thursday (Thursday, May 11), Hill Conference Room, LeBow 240
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Could Wastewater Surveillance Help Us Spot the Next Pandemic? |
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A report recently issued by the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine outlines how testing sewage could be deployed at the federal level to form a nationwide early warning system for diseases. LD Betz Professor of Environmental Engineering Charles Haas, PhD, who co-authored the report, recently shared his insights on the challenges, possibilities and promise of wastewater surveillance with the Drexel News Blog. Read more
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2023 College Of Engineering Award Recipients Announced |
These individuals are being honored for their exemplary performance and significant contributions to the college. Read more
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The program fosters interdisciplinary and intercollegiate collaboration at the intersections of Drexel researchers’ existing expertise. Read more
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Register for Online Professional Development Courses from Drexel's Online Learning Council
Drexel University’s Online Learning Council (OLC) invites faculty, staff and graduate students across the University to participate in the following fully online professional development opportunities. These courses are free, asynchronous (though with deadlines and some collaborative work) and facilitated by faculty experienced in online teaching and learning. For more information on the courses, see the announcement in Teams. |
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Join Our Outreach Efforts!
The College of Engineering Undergraduate Recruitment team would like to thank you for your participation in our outreach efforts this past fall term. Your attendance at open houses, assistance during on-campus student visits, and willingness to host one-on-one virtual meetings with families demonstrates that we all have a part in enrolling future engineers.
This winter and spring term, we invite you to join us on the road. We are actively visiting high schools, two-year colleges, and community organizations. We are always looking for faculty members to give career presentations, demonstrate their research, or provide hands-on activities to prospective students either on-campus or at local high schools. If you are interested in being added to our list of potential volunteers, please reach out to Michele Diehl, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Engagement, at mad527@drexel.edu. |
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Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz Professor of Environmental Engineering, was interviewed in a Jan. 3 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about the Biden administration announcing $500 million in federal funding to upgrade and remove lead pipes from Philadelphia's water system.
Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor and Teng Zhang, a doctoral student, were featured in a Jan. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer story about Zhang’s invention of new inks for calligraphy using MXenes.
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February 11, 10 a.m.
February 15, 2 p.m.
February 15, 3 p.m.
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Engineers Week - February 20-24
The College of Engineering joins the worldwide engineering community in the observation of Engineers Week, a celebration of the contributions of engineers and the possibilities that can be realized by its many fields. For a full week, student organizations, faculty and alumni will bring engineering out of the labs and classrooms with design competitions, trivia contests, panel discussions and more.
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Internal
NSF
Other Federal Agencies
Other Sponsors
In the Know
NSF released a number of system updates in Research.gov, FastLane, and Grants.gov in accordance with the implementation of the revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023. Please review the full announcement here.
NSF published an updated solicitation for the partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program with significantly increased funding awards for the program's two tracks. The new solicitation now offers a maximum budget of $550,000 per proposal for its Technology Translation (PFI-TT) track and up to $1 million per proposal for its Research Partership (PFI-RP) track. Please reference Drexel's internal competition to this program for more information.
Drexel's Department of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety (EHRS) changed their department email address to ehrs@drexel.edu. The old email address, safeheal@drexel.edu, will still be active in the interim as they transition to this new account.
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