2016

November
- Q&A With Graduate College Dean and Executive Vice Provost James Herbert
  
  November 03, 2016
  You might call the one-year anniversary of Drexel’s Graduate College “the great rollout.” For the past year, with inaugural Dean and Executive Vice Provost James Herbert, PhD, leading the way, the college has moved into its new home and set in place a long list of initiatives. Now it’s time to mobilize.
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September
- Public Lecture Series Launched to Celebrate Drexel’s 125 Years
  
  September 07, 2016
  This fall, Drexel will hold a series of free lectures dedicated to telling certain chapters of Drexel’s history.
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July
- Making the Most of Drexel Connections and Swedish Culture
  
  July 20, 2016
  Psychology student Alli Spiller recently returned from a research co-op in Sweden that she created using Drexel connections and financial support.
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June
- Weight Loss Technologies Train the Brain to Resist Temptation
  
  June 30, 2016
  Psychologists have designed a computer game aimed at improving users’ inhibitory control and a mobile app that combats unhealthy urges before they strike.
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- Origin of a Myth: The Second Trauma Cure for Amnesia
  
  June 13, 2016
  A Drexel professor explains how scientists’ limited and faulty understanding of the brain hundreds of years ago gave birth to the erroneous idea that amnesia induced by a blow to the head can be cured by a second “conk.”
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May
- Drexel’s Postpartum Depression Clinic Is First of Its Kind in the Region
  
  May 24, 2016
  Mother-Baby Connections is an intensive outpatient clinic based at Drexel that provides various therapies for mothers experiencing stress and postpartum depression.
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March
- Know Where Your Mind is During Brain Awareness Week
  
  March 14, 2016
  The Drexel Department of Psychology is hosting multiple student- and community-oriented events during Brain Awareness Week, March 14-18, with the goal to educate community members about current trends in scientific research as it relates to brain health across the lifespan and, more generally, to raise awareness about healthy brain habits.
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- Trust Your Aha! Moments, Experiments Show They’re Probably Right
  
  March 07, 2016
  A series of experiments showed that sudden insight may yield more correct solutions than using gradual, methodical thinking.
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February
- The Science of Eating Disorders
  
  February 25, 2016
  For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, professors Adrienne Juarascio and Jessica Barson separate fact from fiction and weigh in on the psychological and physiological causes of eating disorders.
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- Drexel and Sixers Youth Foundation Team Up to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Middle School Students
  
  February 25, 2016
  Middle school students in West Philadelphia will learn strategies to achieve better physical and emotional health through a new collaboration between Drexel University and the Sixers Youth Foundation, a charitable initiative of the Philadelphia 76ers.
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