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December

  • Talking to Kids about Weight: What the Internet Says and Why Researchers Are Wary

    December 17, 2020

    <p>Researchers from the <strong>Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science</strong> (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University systematically reviewed numerous independently published guidelines for having conversations with children about weight status to analyze their content, consistency, actionability and scientific support. They recommend future guidelines unify their messages for caregivers and health care professionals and be better supported by scholarly data.</p>

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  • Does Sharing Health Data Help Maintain Weight Loss?

    December 14, 2020

    Research from the <strong>Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science </strong>(WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University suggests that health counselors having access to self-monitored health data would improve a person&rsquo;s weight loss maintenance.

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  • 2020 CoAS Research Day Winners

    Paper Wasps to Fenceline Communities: Top Student-Led Research from Spring and Summer

    December 07, 2020

    The College of Arts and Sciences’ first-ever virtual Research Day showcased unique and innovative research conducted last spring and summer by Drexel students and their CoAS faculty mentors. The research may have been conducted as part of a research co-op, STAR Scholars project, independent funding and more. Learn more about the students who received the day’s top prizes and how the awardees have used the projects to push forward in their academic and professional careers.

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  • 2020 New College of Arts and Sciences Faculty

    Welcoming New Faculty to the College of Arts and Sciences

    December 07, 2020

    Meet the new faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, and please join us in offering them a warm welcome to our community!

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