Although the telltale signs of fall are already approaching – leaves changing, a chill in the air, kids going back to school – one harbinger of the season might look a little different this year: vaccine recommendations.
Category: Experts
Q+A: How Hot is Too Hot for Indoor Living?
With summer months approaching, soon too will household battles over thermostat temperatures. A new research review, authored by Drexel University public health researchers, looking at 29 papers, spanning five continents, may inform these debates with insights on how indoor temperatures impact health.
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: Can Digital Technologies, Like AI and Blockchain, Make Construction Less Wasteful?
A College of Engineering researcher who studies sustainable construction methods discusses how new digital technologies could help reduce construction waste and support sustainability.
Q+A: The Potential of AI in K-12 Education
In just over two years since the release of ChatGPT introduced the general public to the power of artificial intelligence technology, one of the areas that has been most affected by its presence is education. […]
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: How Much Should We Be Worried About a Sneeze on a Bus?
Drexel researchers are using advanced computer modeling to better understand how ventilation affects the movement of particles through the air on buses.
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: Following the Slippery Path of Road Salt
College of Engineering researcher Amanda Carneiro Marques, PhD, shares her insight on the environmental impact of road salts and other deicers.