September

Dornsife Annual Pinning Ceremony Welcomes New Students, Faculty and Staff

September 19, 2024

New students, faculty, and professional staff were officially welcomed to the Dornsife community at the annual Pinning Ceremony, a long-standing tradition at the school.

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Immigration Detainer Holds Linked to Lower Medicaid and SNAP Enrollment Among Eligible Adults

September 16, 2024

According to a study published this month in Health Affairs from researchers at Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health, people living in counties with the highest number of “detainer requests” — formal requests from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency for local authorities to take an individual into custody on suspicion that they are illegally residing in the United States — are less likely to enroll in Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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Seafood for Thought: The Role of Prenatal Fish Consumption on Autism Diagnosis

September 03, 2024

Led by researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, a recent study aimed to examine associations of prenatal fish consumption and omega-3 supplement use with autism diagnosis and broader autism-related traits in children.

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