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PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2012
On Thursday, March 29, the Office of Science and Technology Policy announced President Obama’s $200 million “Big Data Research and Development Initiative,” a program aiming to make the most of the fast-growing volume of digital data. The plan calls for universities to play a big part in extracting knowledge and insights from massive and complex collections of data to help solve some of the country’s most pressing data management challenges. Experts from The iSchool at Drexel, which recently became one of 15 National Science Foundation-funded Computer and Information Science and Engineering Centers (CISE), are available to comment on the following topics:
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PHILADELPHIA, March 29, 2012
Experts from Drexel University are available to comment on a new study on autism prevalence released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Craig J. Newschaffer in the School of Public Health, a nationally prominent epidemiologist studying the causes of autism spectrum disorders, was an investigator with the Maryland site. Dr. Ellen Giarelli in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was the principal investigator for the Pennsylvania study site.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 27, 2012
As the Supreme Court’s arguments heat up over President Obama’s historic health care overhaul, experts from the Earle Mack School of Law are available to help news media with a variety of related topics.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 21, 2012
Experts at Drexel University are available to comment for news stories about autism for Autism Awareness Month in April. Drexel recently established the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, the nation’s first autism center focused on public health science.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 2, 2012
Drexel University’s Dr. Shawkat Hammoudeh, a professor of economics in the LeBow College of Business, is available to discuss the increase in gas prices and how high prices at the pump are expected to get.
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