College of Engineering researcher Amanda Carneiro Marques, PhD, shares her insight on the environmental impact of road salts and other deicers.
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: Can Hormonal IUDs Cause Rosacea?
Compared to users of other hormonal IUDs, those who chose Skyla® showed the lowest risk of developing rosacea one-year, three years and five years after placement, according to new data from researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine, recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Q+A: With Micromobility on the Rise, How Can Cities Adapt and Ensure Safe Transit?
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?
Q+A: Is the Growth of Direct Primary Care Expanding Health Care Access Where It’s Needed Most?
The Drexel News Blog asked lead author Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, an associate research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, about this health care model, which patients are typically served by it, according to the study; and what its growth might suggest for the future of health care.
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: 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: What Lessons Have We Learned This Summer to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat?
As global temperatures rise, the U.S. federal government and some states are taking renewed interest in protecting vulnerable workers against the dangers of prolonged heat exposure on the job. Most recently, Maryland joined a handful […]
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.