Stella Volpe, Chair of the Nutrition Sciences Department, was quoted in a Shape magazine article on June 9 about Vitamin D and athletic performance.

Jennifer Nasser, an associate professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, has been awarded seed funding for her research from the Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) at Drexel University, which announced the first round of awardees after the organization received 35 competitive applications.

This spring, the Department of Creative Arts Therapies welcomed research manager Lucy O’Brien, a visitor from the University of Melbourne who came to explore possibilities for collaboration between Drexel’s PhD program in Creative Arts Therapies and the University of Melbourne.

The Myra Levick Award for Excellence in Art Therapy was recently established in honor of Myra Levick, a cherished member of the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions community.

Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions alumna Carol Hammal, an art therapist, musician, and visual artist, presented during a TEDx (x= independently organized) event on June 27 at the German University in Cairo (GUC).

Hundreds of College of Nursing and Health Professions students- both undergraduate and graduate- crossed the stage at the University’s 120^th Commencement Exercises on June 13.

The College’s Behavioral Health Counseling Program presented its second colloquium in late May, this time focusing on collegiate alcohol use. Robert Chapman, an associate clinical professor and the Associate Director of the Behavioral Health Counseling Department, delivered an informative and entertaining talk for attendees in the Geary Auditorium of the New College Building.

What do gingerbread houses and too much baking soda have to do with an award-winning co-op performance? The tale of Christine Luby’s journey to receiving Drexel’s Co-op Award is a surprising one.

The Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions was asked to provide Philadelphia’s veterans with an array of health screenings during the second annual City of Philadelphia City Council President’s Veteran’s Fair on May 21.

E. Benjamin Skinner, author and modern-day slavery expert, visited Drexel’s campus on May 28 for an exclusive presentation on his work. The Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building lecture hall in which the presentation took place was standing room only by the time Skinner was ready to begin.

Linda Wilson, who serves as the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Assistant Dean for Special Projects, Simulation & CNE Accreditation and as an associate professor in the College’s Advanced Role MSN Program, has been selected to join the fellowship of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).

Faculty and doctoral students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Health Sciences have embarked on a research study looking at possible associations between athletes’ core stability and shoulder injuries.

During a special breakfast on June 17 during the Drexel University Nursing Education Institute (DUNEI) conference, the College of Nursing and Health Professions announced this year’s winners of the BAYADA Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice. 

Andrew DeMaio is a junior in the five-year BSN Program at the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions and is currently completing his second co-op in Sacramento, California. For DeMaio, the Drexel name is “synonymous with family.”

June 6 was a very happy day for many as golden shovels literally broke ground at the site of the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11^th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University...