For Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Drexel News Blog checked in with Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology, and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Drexel University’s College of Medicine about his experience researching Lyme disease and his thoughts on the prospects of a new Lyme vaccine.
The Drexel News Blog checked in with Paul W. Brandt-Rauf, ScD, MD, DrPH, a distinguished university professor and dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, who has studied peptide therapies for treatment and prevention of cancer, to ask him about the potential for peptides and possible safety risks.
To ease impending demand spikes from the proliferation of data centers, energy utilities are turning to supercapacitors. Drexel Professor Yury Gogotsi, PhD, explains why the technology could play a key role in the future of our energy grid.
A new COVID “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization known as BA.3.2 is circulating across the United States. Here to sort out the latest on the new variant, including whether we should be concerned about its ability to evade immunity from previous vaccination and/or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, is Sonia Navas-Martin, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology in Drexel’s College of Medicine.
Indeed, many brands have touted pouches as a way for smokers to quit over the past few years, but recently published data in the journal Tobacco Control from researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health and the National Institutes of Health suggest it’s not a particularly effective way of doing so.
Joel Maxcy, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business and sports economist, explains the history of legalized sports betting, the regulations in place for governing both sports betting and prediction markets and how these partnerships impact professional sports.
March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the achievements and influence of women across industries.
College of Engineering expert Ali Hasan, PhD, discusses the strain AI data centers will put on the energy grid and how the technology could also be the key to fortifying it for the surge in demand.
Concern about bird flu seems to be growing steadily locally and nationally. Here to sort out what we know, and steps to minimize health risks, is Thersa Sweet, PhD, a teaching professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health.
Lawrence Duke, EdD, a clinical professor in Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, spoke about how external forces have shaped the trajectory of QVC’s outlook and how the company can find success again.
