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In the News

Why Data Governance Fails When Only IT Is In The Room
A 2021 report on data governance and quality from the Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics, in the LeBow College of Business, and Precisely was mentioned in a May 12 Forbes article about the need for collaboration between IT leaders and other company leadership when developing data governance to ensure it succeeds.
Why Immigrant Founders are Uniquely Prepared to Take Risks and Build New Ventures
Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was interviewed as part of a panel for a May 11 Techincal.ly story about how moving to the United States can prepare immigrants for entrepreneurship.
When Scientific Arguments Obscure Moral Ones, Democracy Suffers  
Gwen Ottinger, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an opinion piece on May 14 in Undark about how to respect individual choice in public health policymaking.
Trump Thought He Would Escape the Abortion Trap    
David S. Cohen, PhD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 13 Mother Jones story about the current legal battle involving access to the abortion drug mifepristone through the mail.

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Abi Aghayere

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD

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Aghayere studies structural systems and why they fail. He has written extensively about wood, concrete and steel construction and structural failure analysis. And commented in media stories about building collapses, the degradation and testing of infrastructure and the built environment.

 

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD

Criminology & Justice Studies
D'Ovidio researches the intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system. He directs Drexel's research program in computer crime and digital forensics. In the past, he has worked with the New York City Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department on research projects involving computer crime. His work with the law enforcement community also includes training investigators on techniques to trace Internet communication and seize electronic evidence and cell phones.

Girija Kaimal, EdD

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Kaimal’s research focuses on understanding the way that creative self-expression affects human emotions and other brain processes. Her work particularly focuses on the ways people's experiences influence what they create, and how art-making can be used to reduce stress and stress-related issues.

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