Drexel University

Drexel University is a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school was founded in 1891 by Anthony Joseph Drexel as Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry. First, not an academic degree was awarded. The "bachelor of science" you could buy in 1914, when the 18 departments organized into four schools. 1927 granted Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Drexel the privilege to give the "master of science" and 1965 then the "doctor of philosophy " degree.

Drexel has changed the name twice: in 1936 it became " Drexel Institute of Technology " 1970 finally Drexel University.

Currently here are enrolled 17,000 students.

The sports teams of Drexel University are the Dragons. The university is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The University Hospital is named Samuel Hahnemann.

The University has the following research institutes:

  • Arts and Sciences ( Arts and Sciences ) Center for Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Center for Public Policy
  • Mobilities Research and Policy
  • Education ( Education ) The Center for Labor Markets and Policy
  • The Center for the Prevention of School -Aged Violence
  • The Math Forum
  • Information Science Data Mining & Bioinformatics Lab
  • Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Lab
  • Institute for Healthcare Informatics
  • Media Arts & Design ( Media Art and Design) Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies
  • The RePlay Lab
  • Business and Leadership ( business and management ) Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Center for Corporate Governance
  • Sovereign Institute for Strategic Leadership
  • Center for Corporate Reputation Management
  • Engineering ( Engineering Science ) A. J. Drexel Plasma Institute
  • A. J. Drexel Applied Communications and Information Networking ( ACIN ) Institute
  • AJ Drexel Institute of Basic and Applied Protein Science
  • A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute ( DNI)
  • Ben Franklin Technology Partners ' Nanotechnology Institute
  • Center for Electric Power Engineering
  • Center for Telecommunications and Information Networking
  • Centralized Research Facilities (CRF )
  • Public Health ( Public Health ) Autism Public Health Research Institute
  • Center for Health Equality (CHE )
  • Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication ( CPHRC )
  • Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice
  • National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness
  • Center for Public Health Practice

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