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Academy and Drexel Host America’s First Local Conference of Youth

Academy of Natural Sciences

More than 100 student delegates will converge at Drexel University to draft the United States’ contribution to the Global Youth Statement that will be submitted at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). s Climate Change Conference. In 2021 we attended the COP and felt lost.

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Museum Innovation Fund

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University recently launched the Museum Innovation Fund to provide seed funding to Drexel faculty and students for projects that promote conception and rapid prototyping of innovative approaches to museum learning and engagement. Exploring Global Climate Change and Advocacy through Film.

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New Species Named and Described

Academy of Natural Sciences

Accelerated climate change and biodiversity loss, both driven by human activities, are threatening nature and people’s lives and livelihoods around the world. Here’s an overview of the newly named species in 2021: BIRDS. The newly described Xingu Screech owl. Photo by Kleiton Silva.

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Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

A unique photographic exploration of the impact of flooding on communities around the world due to climate events opens Saturday, May 1 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Gideon Mendel: Drowning World is a stark portrayal of the human condition within the context of climate change.

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Members’ Night 2021

Academy of Natural Sciences

Among the many engaging activities, there were opportunities to check out fossil specimens with our paleontologists, witness the microscopic beauty of water with our environmental scientists, bind a field journal with our librarians and archivists, and learn about the work of our brilliant Women In Natural Sciences students. .

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Personal Stories, Our Stories

Academy of Natural Sciences

The impacts of climate change are neither theoretical nor abstract. By Scott Cooper, PhD, President and CEO of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. 17, 2021. They are real, they are happening now, and they will affect most people on the planet. To reserve your timed ticket, visit our website here.

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Climate Year Wrap-Up

Academy of Natural Sciences

With the culmination of Climate Year 2021, we’d like to share our assessment of how the year’s work impacted the Drexel community. With the culmination of Climate Year 2021, we’d like to share our assessment of how the year’s work impacted the Drexel community.