Drexel University Events Calendar

Art Exhibition: Errors and Omissions (11/17/2021 - 2/28/2022)

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	11/17/2021
End Date:	2/28/2022	End Time:	Midnight

Errors and Omissions surveys Linda Bond's work over these 20 years of U.S. conflict, both foreign and domestic, since September 11, 2001. In 15 bodies of work and over 70 pieces, Bond chronicles wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Kavanaugh hearings, the Syrian refugee crisis, drone warfare, the 2nd amendment and gun violence... the list goes on. While her content is inherently provocative, she does not force her audience to come to a particular decision. Rather, she uses her studio practice as a method to understand these conflicts on a personal level. She spends several months on each piece, often years on series that document US history as it develops in real-time. At its core, each piece is a long-form meditation, a physical manifestation of Bond’s attempts to understand her personal relationship to the major events of our time. The resulting message is not any discovery or opinion the artist uncovers while engaging with the source material; the message is to engage with the information for yourself. The fact that Bond’s work is incredibly beautiful helps accomplish this goal. The sensitivity of her mark-making and craftsmanship invites the viewer to linger on subjects that may otherwise alienate or repulse. Errors and Omissions provides a recent historical context from which we can explore and engage with our current political placement. It asks us again the classic questions of humanity- who are we, where did we come from, where are we going– and am I OK with it?

BEACHELL FAMILY LEARNING CENTER (BFLC) KEYSPOT COMPUTER LAB (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022
End Date:	2/3/2022

The BFLC KEYSPOT Computer Lab is OPEN for in-person use! The winter lab schedule will be as follows;

Monday through Thursday - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Now offering Contactless Services including;

Printing
Scanning
Faxing
Copying

Everyone will be required to wear a mask during their visit to the Dornsife campus and practice social distancing.
Questions? Email bflcdornsifecenter@drexel.edu or call 215.571.4056.

Philadelphiacademies INC Presents: Philly Tech Gateway (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022
End Date:	2/3/2022

Philadelphiacademies INC Presents: Philly Tech Gateway

A Free After-School Program for 12th Grade Students. Learn software development and web design. Get post-graduation job placement opportunities and post-secondary preparation. Learn how to create a digital portfolio and get industry exposure with site visits, networking and work-based learning experiences.

Starting February 15th

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
3:30-6:00pm
Accepting Applications on a Rolling Basis

Email Dashiyah Green at dgreen@academiesinc.org for additional details.

Stern Community Lawyering Clinic (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022
End Date:	2/3/2022

Drexel’s Kline School of Law provides a number of free legal services to residents. The Andy and Gwen Stern Community Lawyering Clinic (Stern CLC) takes on a wide range of legal issues of community interest during the law school's regular semesters. We are currently prioritizing cases involving estate planning, unemployment compensation, benefits appeals, pardons, and compassionate release. However, residents may contact the Stern CLC about legal issues not listed above. P lease feel free to call 215.571.4014 or email clc@drexel.edu to schedule an appointment.

The Lazarex Cancer Wellness HUB (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022
End Date:	2/3/2022

The Lazarex Cancer Wellness HUB is a “safe space” for community members to talk about their health concerns in relation to cancer across the continuum of cancer care and explore their options from prevention through treatment and clinical trials. They will have the opportunity to develop personal relationships with a Cancer Care Companion to overcome social, historical, and cultural barriers for better outcomes and help them feel welcome in an unfamiliar environment.

The Community IMPACT: Conquering Cancer Together program is located in the Lazarex Cancer Wellness HUB on the first floor of the Lindy House.

Come Visit Us and Meet Our Cancer Care Companion

Hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Counseling and Cancer Support Groups with Dr. Ebony White at the Lazarex Cancer Wellness HUB. Dr. White will provide counseling and cancer support groups at the Lazarex Cancer Wellness HUB on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Productive Conflict (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	12:00 PM

This workshop explores the possibilities of a workplace where the productive power of conflict is harnessed and its destructive power is minimized. Participants will examine their own approaches and reactions to conflict and learn how to choose appropriate strategies for different conflict situations.

This session is open to Drexel faculty and professional staff and counts as an elective for the Supervisory Certificate Program.

Please register in Career Pathway via DrexelOne.

The Museum of Where We Are (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	6:00 PM

Exhibition from December 10, 2021 through March 18, 2022. What histories might emerge from our patient, critical, and creative study of everyday objects? Students in Professor Joseph Larnerd's ARTH300: The History of Modern Design offer some meaningful responses in this special exhibition. Come and join the conversation!

The Museum of Where We Are exhibition is located in the Rincliffe Gallery, Main Building, 3rd floor and is free and open to the public. An opening reception will be held on Friday, December 10th from 1-3pm, please RSVP by December 8th. For more information on the Museum of Where We Are, please visit: themuseumofwhereweare.com

All non-DragonCard holders must complete the Visitor Health Checker Pass.

Virtual: Neurobiology Topics (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	10:00 AM

Seminar Topic:
Artificial Intelligence

Presented By
Kyle Samson

Through March 2022: Seat at the Table Exhibition (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	10:00 AM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	6:00 PM

Women 100, a program of Vision Forward, is hosting "Seat at the Table," an exhibition that commemorates the 19th Amendment — establishing women’s right to vote — and asks 100 years later, “Where are we now?” Visitors will experience the current status of gender equality in the U.S. through 3D infographic furniture.

Seat at the Table will be presented in the lobby daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through March 2022. The multimedia segment of the exhibition is available online. In addition, an educator's guide is available for download for teachers, youth leaders and parents.

Learn more about Seat at the Table

Gateway to the University: The Collections at Drexel (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	11:00 AM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	4:00 PM

Exhibition from June 30, 2022 through December 23, 2022. The Peck Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 11-4pm

Frank Furness’ 1876 Centennial National Bank, located at the crossroads of Market and 32nd Street, marks the gateway to the Drexel University campus. Now the Paul Peck Alumni Center, it is home to a newly renovated gallery space designed to showcase Drexel’s rich and diverse collections. These collections, which embody the interdisciplinary collaborative spirit of Drexel academics mark Drexel as one of the great collecting universities in the United States.

Though widely known for innovation, entrepreneurship and civic engagement, Drexel has been a serious collecting institution from its very inception in 1891. In fact, it was the University’s forward thinking founder AJ Drexel, who provided the inspiration and resources to establish The Drexel Collection. The original collection grew and evolved over the years and now the University holds a series of impressive collections including the internationally renowned Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, The Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection as well as The Legacy Center, which documents the role of women in American medicine, and the Archives at Hagerty Library.

The inaugural exhibition in the new gallery, curated by Cara Fry and Derek Gillman, is designed to provide a window into Drexel’s extraordinary collections which range from rare books to couture; from natural science to fine and applied arts. Every piece in the show is a treasure – including a Rittenhouse Orrery clock from 1873, a 1991 James Galanos evening gown, a 450 million year old slab of fossilized trilobites and a 16th century Paracelsus incunabulum. Also highlighted is an 1876 William Morris textile which serves as a fascinating case study for the way in which the objects in the Drexel collections invite interdisciplinary teaching and research and thereby provide historical context and contemporary relevance.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Virtual: Pediatric Pearls - Updates From the St. Chris Experts (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	1:00 PM

Topic
Point of Care Testing (POCT)

Presented By
Alan T. Evangelista, PhD, director, Microbiology & Virology/Molecular Diagnostics; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children; professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Learning Objectives

Discuss the implementation and settings of point of care testing
Describe examples of POCT currently used at St. Chris using blood and urine specimens, and additional POCT for rapid detection of specific infectious diseases, such as Strep pharyngitis, HIV, and COVID-19

Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children

Accreditation Statement
Tower Health is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Tower Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Claiming CME Credits
Attendees MUST sign in with the six-digit activity code provided at the session using eeds within 24 hours of the conference start time and complete the online evaluation within 30 days at

http://towerhealth.eeds.com.

Gilman Drop-In Hours (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	2:30 PM

If you are considering applying to the Gilman Scholarship stop by our drop-in hours to ask general questions or get assistance with your application.

Hybrid: Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics Student Talk (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	1:00 PM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	2:00 PM

Topic
TBD

Presented By
Allison Yankey, MCBG student (Somarowthu Lab)

Tips and tricks of the trade: submitting your journal manuscript (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	1:00 PM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	2:00 PM

Learn the process of preparing a strong and publishable manuscript for journal that fits your project.

Panelists:

Alonzo Flowers, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Graduate College

Rajashi Ghosh, PhD
Associate Professor & Department Chair, Policy and Organization Leadership

Toni May, PhD
Associate Professor

Kathleen Provinzano, PhD
Assistant Professor

Moderators:
Jennifer Katz-Buonincontro
Professor and Associate Dean of Research

Monet Harbison

PhD Student and President of SOE GNOMES (Graduate Student Association)

REGISTER HERE

Pennoni Panels: A Classroom Divided: Whose Academic Freedom is at Stake? (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 20:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	3:30 PM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	5:00 PM

In the midst of upheaval, higher education institutions attempt to respond. Despite racism and inequity not being new topics, the cultural confrontation with police brutality, violence against marginalized communities, and systemic racism in 2020 led to forums, panels, committees, and dialogues being held at institutions across the country. Task forces examined and evaluated policies, made recommendations, and now, some argue, institutions are expected to reframe the curriculum for inclusivity. For others, this is a topic that has been overstated and that oversight by diversity administrators is impeding the freedom of faculty to teach their subjects freely and in the fashion they wish.

RSVP HERE

When Nano Meets Neuro: Engineering High-Resolution Neuroelectronics From Nanoscale Soft Conductors (2/3/2022)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/3/2022	Start Time:	5:00 PM
End Date:	2/3/2022	End Time:	6:30 PM

BIOMED Special Topics: Neuroengineering Seminar Series

Title:
When Nano Meets Neuro: Engineering High-Resolution Neuroelectronics From Nanoscale Soft Conductors

Speaker:
Flavia Vitale, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics
Departments of Neurology, Bioengineering,
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Pennsylvania

Details:
Neuroelectronic technologies are enabling paradigm-shifting approaches to treating neurological disorders, restoring and repairing lost functions, and modulating neural circuitry to control mood and behavior. Conventional neuroelectronic interfaces rely on metals and silicon, which are expensive to source and process, and are intrinsically inadequate to address the mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties of neural tissues. Thus, the realization and successful clinical translation of safe, biocompatible, and long-term stable neuroelectronic interfaces require significant innovations in materials and fabrication strategies.

In this talk, I will first briefly review the main classes of neurotechnologies for treating neurological disorders as well as brain-computer interfaces for restoring lost motor and sensory functions. Then, I will present ongoing work in the Vitale Lab on the development of novel neural interfaces enables by nanomaterials. Specifically, I will discuss how nanoscale soft conductors like MXenes can be engineered into high-resolution, minimally invasive neuroelectronic interfaces designed to seamlessly map and control the activity of neural circuits at multiple scales. Then, I will present ad hoc, scalable, rapid manufacturing processes designed to translate the exceptional material properties at the molecular scale into high-resolution, low impedance neuroelectronic interfaces that are also compatible with clinical neuroimaging modalities, such a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized tomography (CT). Finally, to illustrate the potential of these novel neuroelectronic interfaces based on MXenes, I will present different examples of applications in both implantable and wearable devices.

Biosketch:
Flavia Vitale, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania, and in the Departments of Neurology, Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is also a core faculty member of the Brain Science, Translation, Innovation, and Modulation Center at Penn and of the Center of Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration & Restoration at the Philadelphia VA. Dr. Vitale earned her BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering at the Università Campus Biomedico di Roma in 2008, and in 2012 she received her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Università di Roma “La Sapienza”. She completed a postdoctoral training in Chemical Engineering at Rice University, a Neuroengineering training at Penn, and in 2018 she joined the Penn faculty.

Dr. Vitale’s research interests are in the area of advanced neuroelectronic interfaces for studying, diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous and neuromuscular systems. Her lab integrates neuroengineering, materials science, electrical engineering, and neuroscience approaches to develop novel neuroelectronic interface technologies and apply them to both basic science and fundamental studies of neural functions and disease. The ultimate goal of the Vitale Lab is to translate these innovative technologies and scientific knowledge to patient care and improve outcomes.

Dr. Vitale has published more than 36 peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 book chapters, 36 conference abstracts, and is a co-inventor on six (6) US and international patent applications.

In recognition of her research achievements, Dr. Vitale has received a number of awards, including the Taking Flight Award from Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, the McCabe Fellow and Linda Pechenik Investigator Awards from the University of Pennsylvania, the iCANX Young Scientist Award, and the K12 Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Engineering Career Development Award from the NIH.