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A Decade of Drexel and the Academy

Academy of Natural Sciences

One of the most visible and exemplary examples of the Drexel-Academy partnership is the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), which was spun off of Drexel’s Biology Department in 2012 with newly redesigned curricula. 2 New Ways to Research and Study the Art of Science. 1 Busy, Busy BEES.

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Brood X Cicadas, Pt 2

Academy of Natural Sciences

From our records from past emergences of Brood X, documented by the Academy’s insect specimens, historical accounts and observations from 2004, these cicadas have a very spotty distribution in our region. For the Philadelphia region, it is likely you will not see any periodical cicadas. Don’t do it. No, it is not on the author.

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

Today, it overlaps with many other sciences and has had a profound impact on the environmental sciences just as chemistry has. It also underpins the physical sciences by providing the theoretical framework on which it may base its own assumptions and basic theoretical models. How Physics Applies to Environmental Science.