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Drexel in the News

  • Why “African-American” is a Patronizing, Even Racist Term

    Counter Punch
    May 20, 2013

    Dr. M. G. Piety, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote a May 20 Counter Punch story about the phrase “African-American.”

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  • Appiness

    Philadelphia Business Journal
    May 20, 2013

    A May 17 Philadelphia Business Journal story profiled Scholly LLC, which was founded by Christopher Gray, an undergraduate student in the LeBow College of Business, Drexel graduate Nicholas Pirollo and an Amherst College student, that has launched an app to help users find college and grad-school scholarships for which they are available. The Scholly app, available on the iOS and Android platforms, was the 12th most popular education app in Apple’s App store.

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  • HIV testing for teens remains a necessity

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    May 19, 2013

     Dr. Daniel Taylor, an associate professor at Drexel’s College of Medicine, wrote a May 19 editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer about increasing cases of HIV infections in teenagers.

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  • As TV Migrates Online, Cable Is Under Pressure to Change

    CNBC.com
    May 19, 2013

    Andrew Susskind, an associate teaching professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and director of the television production and media management program, was quoted in a May 19 story on CNBC.com about the growing trend of people watching television shows online.

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  • free health screenings for veterans

    WIBG radio (1020-AM)
    May 18, 2013

    Dr. Leland “Rocky” Rockstraw, an assistant dean in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was a guest on the “Welcome Home Show” on WIBG radio (1020-AM) on May 18, discussing plans for students and faculty from the College to provide free health screenings for veterans at the City Council Veterans Resource Fair on May 22.

  • Best of Class

    WPVI-TV (6-abc)
    May 18, 2013

    Drexel was featured on May 18 through May 20 on WPVI-TV (6-abc) during its annual “Best of the Class” series.

  • Spring Festival on Walnut Street

    Philadelphia Daily News
    May 17, 2013

    The Academy of Natural Sciences was included in a May 17 Philadelphia Daily News article for its participation in the Rittenhouse Row festival on May 18. A similar story also appeared in a May 16 Uwishunu blog post.

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  • Mad Dragon Records 10th Anniversary Concert at The Troc May 17

    The Deli
    May 17, 2013

    Drexel’s student-run record label, MAD Dragon Records, was featured in a May 17 post about its 10th anniversary on The Deli music blog.

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  • Food Stamps Get Licked by Cuts

    American Prospect
    May 17, 2013

    Dr. Mariana Chilton, an associate professor and director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities in the School of Public Health, was quoted in an article in The American Prospect magazine about food stamps on May 17.

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  • Arts Shuffle: May 17 - 24

    WHYY
    May 17, 2013

    The “Invasion: Diaries and Memories of War in Iraq” exhibit in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was spotlighted in the Philadelphia Daily News and on WHYY’s Arts Shuffle on May 17.

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  • Smuggled dinosaur's return may boost Mongolian paleontology

    LiveScience
    May 17, 2013

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University was featured in a LiveScience article syndicated to NBCNews.com on May 17, about the development of Mongolian paleontology and a Mongolian delegation’s recent visit to the Academy. Dr. Clyde Goulden, director of the Academy’s Asia Center, was quoted, and Dr. Ted Daeschler, associate curator of vertebrate paleontology, was featured in a photo.

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  • Historian: Voyager spacecraft marked new age of discovery

    WHYY/Newsworks
    May 17, 2013

    Drexel was mentioned in a May 17 WHYY/Newsworks story as the host of a lecture by Arizona State University historian Stephen Pyne about the current state of exploration.

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  • Drexel Students Produce and Perform Two-Man Musical Comedy GUTENBERG!, 5/30-6/1

    BroadwayWorld.com
    May 16, 2013

    Dan Toll and Justin Romeo, seniors in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, were featured in a May 16 BroadwayWorld.com article about their two-man musical spoof Gutenberg! The Musical! It’s the first time a musical and a fully student-produced show have been performed in Drexel’s new Black Box Theater in the URBN Center.

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  • Plan B Political Football Irks Ob/Gyns

    MedPage Today
    May 16, 2013

    Dr. Owen Montgomery, chair of the obstetrics and gynecology department in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a May 16 MedPage Today article about teen access to emergency contraception.

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  • 'Music Hack Day' coming to Drexel's ExCITe Center; these robots are unimpressed

    WHYY-Radio (91-FM)
    May 16, 2013

    Dr. Youngmoo Kim, an associate professor in the College of Engineering and director of the ExCITe Center, was interviewed in a May 16 WHYY-Radio (91-FM) “NewsWorks Tonight” story about the Center hosting the first Philadelphia Music Hack Day. A corresponding story was posted on Newsworks.org.  

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  • PhillyDeals: Everyone's got a point of view on tax hikes

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    May 16, 2013

     Dr. Mark Stehr, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article on May 16 about proposed Philadelphia tax increases on alcohol and cigarettes.

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  • Help on Wheels for Philly's Public Health 'Time Bomb,' Hepatitis C

    City Paper
    May 16, 2013

    Dr. Stacey Trooskin, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a May 16 Philadelphia City Paper story about a mobile Hepatitis C testing lab that will bring testing to highest risk neighborhoods.

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  • How important is Chris Fouch?

    The Examiner
    May 15, 2013

    Senior basketball player Chris Fouch was profiled in a May 15 Examiner article for his eligibility to play a sixth season for Drexel.

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  • Apply for Drexel’s Incubator Competition summer prep program

    Technically Philly
    May 15, 2013

     A May 15 Technically Philly featured Drexel’s Incubator Competition summer prep program available to Drexel graduates and current students preparing for the university’s annual Incubator Competition.

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  • Noam Chomsky, Scholars Ask NY Times Public Editor to Investigate Bias on Honduras and Venezuela

    North American Congress on Latin America
    May 15, 2013

    Dr. George Ciccariello-Maher, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was among the dozen experts on Latin America and the media who sent a petition available on the North American Congress on Latin America’s website to Margaret Sullivan, public editor of The New York Times, condemning the paper’s biased coverage of Honduras and Venezuela. He was featured in the Chestnut Hill Local on May 15 for his upcoming reading from his new book, “We Created Chavez: A People’s History of the Venezuelan Revolution.” The book also was reviewed on SocialWorker.org on May 15.

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  • Drexel's MAD Dragon record label turns out hits, careers in music business

    WHYY/Newsworks
    May 15, 2013

    Terry Tompkins, an associate teaching professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and the faculty advisor for MAD Dragon Records, was quoted in a May 15 WHYY/Newsworks story about the 10th anniversary of the student-run record label.

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  • Historical Marker Placed at Original Founding Site of Academy of Natural Sciences

    KYW Newsradio (1060-AM)
    May 15, 2013

    Dr. Robert McCracken Peck, senior fellow of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, was interviewed in a KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) story on May 15, about a new historical marker placed in Old City at the site of the Academy’s founding in 1812.

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  • Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain

    Reuters Health
    May 15, 2013

    Dr. Joke Bradt, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Reuters Health article on May 15 about the value of creative arts for healing. The story ran in the Chicago Tribune and Yahoo! News.

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  • Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes, survey finds

    The Guardian
    May 15, 2013

    Dr. Robert Brulle, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 15 Guardian article about climate change being mostly caused by humans.

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  • Drexel's Fouch gets NCAA clearance for sixth season

    Philadelphia Daily News
    May 15, 2013

    Senior basketball player Chris Fouch was quoted in a May 15 Philadelphia Daily News story about the NCAA approving a waiver to extend his eligibility after he suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the 2012-13 season.

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