In Philadelphia, news headlines are riddled with school disruptions from aging infrastructure – asbestos, mold abatement and ineffective heating and cooling systems. These issues are rife in many urban districts. A team of researchers from […]
Charter or public? All that matters is the quality of the school
The following opinion piece was authored by Drexel University President John Fry and appeared on The Patriot News on March 11, 2024. Many passionate advocates for public education inhabit one of two parallel universes. In […]
Q+A: What Does the National Association of Realtors Settlement Mean for Home Buyers and Sellers?
Executive Director of the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute, Carter Murdoch, PhD, shared his extensive expertise as a real estate agent and executive in real estate, and what the National Association of Realtors settlement agreement will mean for different segments of the industry – from the real estate agents to home buyers and sellers.
Q+A: Can We Reduce Distortions in Our Memory?
Researchers, led by Alexa Tompary, PhD, an assistant professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, are examining the parts of the brain they believe are responsible for the distortions in memory and if these distortions can be reduced.
Q+A: Post COVID-19 Pandemic, Parents Say They’re More Likely to Vaccinate Their Kids Against HPV
Some researchers are concerned that some negative views towards COVID-19 vaccines could extend beyond COVID-19 into other beneficial vaccines. In a recently published study in the journal Vaccine, a team of researchers from seven universities, including Drexel University, conducted a nationwide survey to measure whether the COVID-19 pandemic had such an effect on views about Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.
What Characteristics Impact Likelihood of Developing Long COVID?
Now a new study from researchers at Drexel University’s College of Medicine, and additional colleagues from the NationalInstitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)-funded national “IMmunoPhenotyping Assessment in a COVID-19 Cohort” (IMPACC), gives clinical providers insights to help patients anticipate what they may or may not experience down the road with the disease. It also gives providers more confidence when they set out a care plan for hospitalized patients aimed to help prevent long COVID, such as determining which patients need antivirals early after disease onset.
Women Last in Medical Deanship Positions Just as Men do – Why do so Few Get an Offer?
Designed for mid- to senior-career women in medicine to prepare them for deanships and other senior leadership roles, ELAM invites women faculty possessing the greatest potential for executive leadership at academic health centers within the next five years to complete an intensive, one-year fellowship of leadership training with extensive coaching, networking and mentoring.
Q+A: Lights, Camera…ANTS!
Sean O’ Donnell, PhD, a professor of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, believes putting insects on camera can help society see the integral role they play in […]
Q+A: Should the Online Ad Industry Be Worried About Google Eliminating Cookies?
Elea Feit, PhD, an associate dean for Research and associate professor of Marketing in the LeBow College of Business, believes digital advertising can still be effective without cookies and shared her insight into digital advertising through Google’s transition away from cookies.
How Perinatal Depression Affects Both Mother and Child’s Nutrition Outcomes
New research from Drexel University aimed to understand the challenges and needs of women with perinatal depression, as well as the role feeding plays in their interactions with infants.