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September

Professor Ortega Awarded $2.7 Million R01 Award From NIH

September 29, 2020

Ortega was awarded an NIH grant to study access to healthcare for Latino youth in mixed status families in California.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic: What’s Next?

September 25, 2020

Dornsife hosted a webinar on epidemiological approaches to keeping safe, prevention, clinical care, and vaccines. They also answered questions live from audience members.

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Your Neighborhood May Raise Your Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

September 23, 2020

A neighborhood’s overall socioeconomic status, including income and education-level, may influence its residents’ risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a study recently published in <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827320302834">SSM Population Health</a> by researchers from Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health.

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A True Champion for Health and Human Rights, Justice Ginsburg

September 23, 2020

Nina Sun, JD, Assistant Clinical Professor and Deputy Director of Global Health, writes about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and legacy.

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Professor Ezeh Receives Prestigious Macdonald Medal Award and Bixby International Leader Fellowship

September 22, 2020

In September 2020, Professor Ezeh received two honors that recognize his commitment to global health.

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2020 Welcome Week at Dornsife

September 17, 2020

The Dornsife School of Public Health community virtually gathered to formally welcome new students, staff, and faculty.

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How Drexel’s STAR Scholars Program Still Went According to Plan Despite Pandemic

September 10, 2020

The program, which gives highly motivated first-year students the opportunity to conduct faculty-mentored undergraduate research, supported 101 students this summer with stipends and remote positions, plus more in-person opportunities planned for the upcoming academic year.

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Is Philadelphia Advancing in the War Against Cancer?

September 09, 2020

As recent racial justice protests and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic illuminate the role that structural racism and socioeconomic factors play in the health of Americans, significant disparities may be found in cancer rates and outcomes, according to “State of Cancer in Philadelphia,” a report issued this week from Drexel University’s <a href="https://drexel.edu/uhc/">Urban Health Collaborative</a>, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Fox Chase Cancer Center, sponsored by Lazarex Cancer Foundation. 

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Professor Barber Awarded $2.2 Million R01 Award From NIH

September 01, 2020

Barber will lead a research team that will examine how changing neighborhoods influence hypertension and diabetes control.

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