The Academy of Natural Sciences, founded in 1812 and formally affiliated with Drexel University since 2011, houses approximately 19 million biological specimens, fossils and minerals used by scientists worldwide. The institution's museum closed to visitors Sept. 30 as the Academy pursues financial sustainability, though its research operations in freshwater ecosystems, taxonomy, evolutionary biology and paleontology continue. Drexel students now study alongside Academy scientists through the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, which has grown from 25 undergraduates in 2012 to over 100 today.
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