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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Drexel University President Constantine Papadakis spoke Nov. 10 at a National Distance Learning Week awards ceremony, an annual initiative that works to increase awareness of distance learning at various levels of education, according to an NDLW press release.
Barbara Hogan, the newly-appointed health minister for South Africa, spoke to Drexel students at the second-annual Jonathan Mann Health & Human Rights Memorial Lecture Nov. 12 about South Africa's health challenges and concerns as well as more global issues such as health and human rights.
As Thanksgiving approaches, Drexel University students and administrators are participating in food drives to benefit American soldiers in Iraq and Philabundance, a food bank and hunger relief organization in the Delaware Valley. According to Andrew Manfredo, a member of Drexel's Campus Dining service, Drexel collected about 100 pounds of food Nov.
Drexel University is ranked first and has approximately 5.2 million votes on the Victoria's Secret PINK web site in a competition to nominate schools to receive a PINK collegiate line of clothing. A computer script was written Oct. 21 around 3 a.m. in about three minutes, and ran for almost 12 hours on 30 different computers, casting approximately 1,500 votes per second, increasing Drexel's votes from approximately 1,000 to 5.
The Academic Bistro held a Chocolate Tasting Nov. 11 to show how chocolate consumption is healthy, according to Jennifer Nasser, assistant professor of Biosciences and Biotechnology. According to Nasser, chocolate improves oxidative stress, helps prevent atherosclerosis, and significantly lowers blood pressure.
Drexel University's Information, Resources and Technology Department has joined Drexel Green's efforts to become more environmentally-friendly with computer use, equipment and printing, according to John Bielec, vice president for IRT. The IRT department has responded to a series of policies outlined in the last issue of "Sustainability: The Journal of Record" in an article titled "Green IT 101.
Christopher Ferguson, a Drexel alumnus, will lead a team of astronauts on a launch scheduled for Nov. 14 at 7:55 p.m. A veteran space flier, Ferguson will be leading his seven-person team as mission commander for the first time for the space shuttle Endeavour, which will be going to the International Space Station.
The following are crimes that occurred on or near campus and were reported to The Triangle by the Drexel University Department of Public Safety. All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement or DPS incident reports. November 4, 2008 THEFT FROM BUILDINGS 11:51 a.
Philadelphia Mayor Nutter released budget cuts last week that could leave the city with a $1 billion shortfall, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. In a 10-minute televised address, Nutter outlined the budget cuts that will close libraries, cut more than 800 jobs and trim salaries for some administrators in response the national economic crisis.
