How has the rise of micromobility globally and nationally created challenges and opportunities for Philadelphia and other cities to make wise investments for safer streets?
Category: Community & Society
Q+A: When Jobs Left Town, Some People Stayed – Why?
A Drexel University sociologist investigates how deindustrialization gutted blue-collar jobs in the American Midwest – and why some people still call these communities home, even as they struggle with unemployment, poverty, and other social and […]
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.
Q+A: Are Some Modernized School Features More Effective Than Others?
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 […]
Shelter from the Storm: Helping Communities Find a Climate- Resilient Future
For the better part of a decade, researchers and students from Drexel University’s College of Engineering have been collaborating with governmental and non-governmental partners in Camden, New Jersey and Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood on the development […]
Q+A: How Are Inflation and Recession Linked?
Marco Airaudo, PhD, professor of Economics in Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, explains how current economic issues are connected and what consumers should do during this time of uncertainty.
Q+A: Understanding a Water Contamination Scare
A number of Drexel University researchers helped the public better understand what happened and the city’s response during the week – shedding light on health risks associated with the chemical that leaked from a latex plant in Bucks County into a tributary of the Delaware; Philadelphia’s water testing and treatment process; and the city’s emergency response procedures.
There is a Good Way to Work Together to Fight Climate Change — COP Isn’t It.
Written by Mathy Vathanaraj Stanislaus, JD, Drexel vice provost and inaugural executive director of The Environmental Collaboratory. Stanislaus served for eight years as administrator for the EPA’s Office of Land & Emergency Management during the […]
Q+A: Can addressing childhood trauma help prevent PTSD among violence victims?
As many communities across the country struggle with rising violence, a team of researchers from Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health took a unique approach to better understand the experiences of victims of urban violence […]
COVID-19 Supply Chain Issues Causing ‘Never-Events’ to Happen in Hospitals
Karen Goldschmidt, PhD, and Kelsey Stasko, of the College Nursing and Health Professions, discuss the global supply chain issues during COVID-19 at a rural children’s hospital.