Registered Dietitian Beth Leonberg, DHSc, an associate clinical professor emerita in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, shares expertise on infant feeding options.
Author: Annie Korp
Annie is the news manager who covers business, science and nursing. Her beat also includes the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services Center and the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. She graduated from La Salle University and has lived in Philadelphia for nearly a decade. When not writing about Drexel, she enjoys completing crossword puzzles in pen and watching Philly sports. Contact Annie at amk522@drexel.edu or 215-571-4244.
Q+A: Transition Pathways Celebrates PA’s Department of Labor & Industry InVEST Program Milestone
Jessica Sances, assistant director of Program Development and Evaluation in Transition Pathways, shared with the Drexel News Blog why the InVEST initiative is important for Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
Q+A: A New Path to Holistic Health Care: How is Mindfulness Meditation Helping Nurses?
Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions has created a 10‐week graduate-level “Mindfulness Meditation” class. The course is setting new standards — not only in reducing stress and burnout among students, but also in equipping future health care practitioners with essential self-care tools – to create a better education path to prepare nurses holistically.
Q+A: New Study Shows Maternal Illness During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism
New research from NYU Grossman School of Medicine at New York University Langone Health, Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and Aarhus University in Denmark has shown that maternal illness during pregnancy does not increase the likelihood of a being diagnosed with autism, despite many previous studies reporting a link.
Q+A: New Option for Cervical Cancer Screening
Alis Panzera, DrNP, an associate clinical professor in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and a women’s health nurse practitioner, explains the importance of regular HPV screenings and what this new testing option means for both patients and health care providers.
Q+A: How is New Lending Technology Changing the Financial Sector?
To better understand how FinTech has impacted the business loan market, Konstantinos Serfes, PhD, a professor of economics in the LeBow College of Business, developed a theoretical model to compare FinTech with traditional bank lending practices.
Q+A: Tips to Help New Year Exercise Habits Stick
Laura Baehr, DPT, PhD, assistant professor and director of the PACEE Lab (physical activity, access, community, equity, empowerment) at Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, shared some tips for starting fresh exercise habits and strategies for supporting healthly behaviors and helping them stick.
Tips for Having Your Holiday Cake and Eating It Too!
Registered Dietitian Jennifer Nasser, PhD, an associate professor in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, says “you can have your cake and eat it too!”
Q+A: What Does #CancelKelloggs Tell Us About Corporate Social Responsibility?
Boryana Dimitrova, PhD, a marketing professor in Drexel’s LeBow College of Business, recently spoke with the Drexel News Blog to help explain how genuine CSG efforts are, the bottom-line effects of consumers pushing for greater corporate social responsibility and whether or not publicizing CSG activities is an effective marketing strategy.
Q+A: New FDA-Proposed Front-of-Package Labels for Ultra-Processed Food and Beverages
Registered Dietitian Jennifer Nasser, PhD, an associate professor in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, shared her insight on the American diet, ultra-processed foods, FOP labeling and other public health dietary initiatives.