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November

  • Tiago accepting Pfizer award

    History Professor Tiago Saraiva Wins Pfizer Prize

    November 28, 2017

    Tiago Saraiva, PhD, was awarded the Pfizer Prize for best scholarly book, "Fascist Pigs: Technoscientific Organisms and the History of Fascism" (MIT Press, October 2016) at the 2017 History of Science Society (HSS) annual meeting.

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  • Drexel MS Public Policy Student Emily Glassman

    Sociology Alumni Spotlight: Emily Glassman

    November 15, 2017

    Sociology Professor Kelly Joyce, PhD, sat down with Emily Glassman, MS Public Policy '19 to talk about her experiences getting her Bachelor's degree in Sociology at Drexel.

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    Investigating the Ethics of Autism Research

    November 08, 2017

    Autism spectrum disorder is a complex issue historically, culturally and scientifically. The broad definition of autism — which encompasses a range of symptoms related to communication, social responsiveness and behavior — raises unique challenges for scientists, many of whom may not have the tools to anticipate the ethical implications of their research.

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    Winter Courses

    November 07, 2017

    How does gender affect the formation of knowledge? How can physics bridge communities? Discuss sociological contexts of global health, modern implications of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy and more in these new and noteworthy winter courses.

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  • Laurel Smith-Doerr, Kelly Joyce, Susan Sterett, Elisa Martinez

    Whose Analysis? Whose Expertise?: Partnering for Better Data Analytics for Small Cities

    November 03, 2017

    On October 20, 2017, Kelly Joyce, PhD, Drexel University, and Susan Sterett, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, gave a talk at University of Massachusetts, Amherst titled “Whose Analysis? Whose Expertise?: Partnering for Better Data Analytics for Small Cities.”

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