Shellers pay it forward, help to expand Drexel facility in North Philly
June 9, 2014
The expansion of Drexel’s 11th Street health center in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and its renaming as the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services Center were featured on WPVI-TV (6-abc) on June 6 and in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 9.
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Vitamin D May Improve Athletic Performance for Some
June 9, 2014
Stella Volpe, PhD, a professor and chair of the department of Nutrition Sciences in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Shape magazine article on June 9 about Vitamin D and athletic performance.
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Slavery not a thing of the past
May 27, 2014
An event with slavery expert and journalist E. Benjamin Skinner, co-sponsored by Drexel University Students Advocating Against Slavery (SAAS), Drexel University Office of International Programs, the College of Arts and Sciences, the International Area Studies Program, the Women’s Studies Program and the College of Nursing and Health Professions and its Alumni Network, was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer on May 27.
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How to have tough talks with aging parents
May 9, 2014
Argie Allen, PhD, director of clinical training for couple and family therapy in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was interviewed in a May 9 segment of NBC’s “The Today Show” about tough talks with aging parents.
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Fussy eaters – how to get your child to try nutritious food
May 6, 2014
Alison Ventura, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in The Guardian on May 6 about getting children who are picky eaters to try new foods.
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Drexel health center to double in size
April 30, 2014
The expansion of Drexel’s 11th Street Family Health Services was featured in stories on KYW-TV (CBS-3) and in the Philadelphia Business Journal on April 30. Patricia Gerrity, PhD, a professor and associate dean for community programs in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and director of the center, was quoted. The expanded center will be renamed the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services Center.
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How Contaminated Is Your Chicken?
April 23, 2014
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Prevention story on April 23 about bacterial contamination in chicken.
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Woman Goes From Waitressing to Nursing School -- With a Generous Customer's Help
April 21, 2014
Melissa Mainier, a student in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured in “The Good News” blog from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on April 21 about her receiving payment for her tuition from a generous patron at a restaurant where she worked as a waitress.
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