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February 10, 2019
Research by Pamela Geller, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, andEmily Stasko, who was a doctoral student in the College, about the prevalence of "sexting" among adults, was mentioned in a Feb. 10 New York Times column about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos allegedly being the victim of extortion by The National Enquirer.
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February 7, 2019
Alison Kenner, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a Feb. 7 Philadelphia Inquirer story about her book that looks at how climate change is making asthma worse.
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February 6, 2019
Jon Gelhaus, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 6 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about an opal-encased insect specimen.
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February 5, 2019
How one South Jersey Woman Brings Monarch Butterflies to Life
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February 5, 2019
David Velinsky, PhD, vice president for Academy Science at the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 5 Intelligencer article about rising temperatures and record rainfall recorded in Pennsylvania in 2018.
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February 5, 2019
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 5 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about the State of the Union address.
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February 5, 2019
Jon Gelhaus, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 5 Philadelphia Inquirer story about an opal-encased insect specimen.
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January 31, 2019
Ted Daeschler, PhD, curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a Jan 31 Philly.com article about how not to get frostbite.
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January 29, 2019
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, associate professor and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in a Jan. 29 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about a security vulnerability with FaceTime that allowed users to eavesdrop during group chats.
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January 23, 2019
José Tapia Granados, PhD, a professor in College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 23 Nature article about how death rates have dropped during past economic downturns and how the next recession might save lives.
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January 11, 2019
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored a Jan. 11 Philadelphia Citizen column with former Philadelphia Eagle Mike Quick comparing Philadelphia to New Orleans, on and off the field, in the lead-up to the Eagles' game against the Saints, as part of the Citizen's "Civic Season" series.
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January 9, 2019
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 9 Ed Tech Magazine article about privacy questions surrounding colleges that embrace smart assistant devices.
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January 8, 2019
Adrienne Juariscio, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of practicum training in its Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) clinic, was quoted in a Jan. 8 Psychology Today story about controlling binge eating.
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January 8, 2019
José Tapia Granados, PhD, a professor in College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 8 NBC News article about the relationship between economic expansion and carbon emissions. A 2012 study co-authored by Tapia Granados found that, from 1958 through 2010, CO2 emissions were closely linked to increased economic activity. The study was referenced in the article.
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January 3, 2019
Gwen Ottinger, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 3 UnDark article about the ‘scientization’ of politics.
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January 2, 2019
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed onSirius XM Radio's "POTUS 124" program on Jan. 2 discussing the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination process.
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January 1, 2019
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored a Jan. 1 Philadelphia Citizen column with former Philadelphia Eagle Mike Quick comparing Philadelphia to Chicao, on and off the field, in the lead-up to the Eagles' game against the Bears, as part of the Citizen's "Civic Season" series.
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December 31, 2018
Jennifer Schwartz, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Drexel’s Psychological Services Center, was quoted in a Dec. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer story about challenges for millennials seeking mental health services in Philadelphia.
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November 30, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored a Nov. 30 Philadelphia Citizen column with former Philadelphia Eagle Mike Quick comparing Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., on and off the field, in the lead-up to the Eagles game against Washington this weekend, as part of the Citizen's "Civic Season" series.
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November 30, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored a Nov. 30 Philadelphia Citizen column with former Philadelphia Eagle Mike Quick comparing Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., on and off the field, in the lead-up to the Eagles game against Washington this weekend, as part of the Citizen's "Civic Season" series.
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November 29, 2018
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a Nov. 29 KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) segment the recent Dunkin’ Donuts data breach and the precautions consumers ought to take with their logins.
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November 27, 2018
Jordan Hyatt, Phd, JD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a Nov. 27 Philadelphia Inquirer opinion article about opioid addiction challenges facing prisons in Pennsylvania.
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November 25, 2018
Gordon Richards, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Nov. 25 WIRED story about vanishing quasars.
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November 23, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored a Nov. 23 Philadelphia Citizen column with former Philadelphia Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to New York, on and off the field, as part of the Citizen's "Civic Season" series.
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November 19, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's "POTUS 124" program on Nov. 19 in segments about the 2018 midterm elections and the White House revoking CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press credential.
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November 18, 2018
Jack Santucci, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Nov. 18 Portland Press Herald article about Maine becoming the first state to elect a representative to Congress using a ranked-choice voting instant runoff.
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November 13, 2018
Claire Herbert, PhD,
an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a Nov. 13
HuffPost
article about how Detroit has a tangle of different conditions that make squatting a possibility for individuals and families struggling to afford rent.
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November 9, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, co-authored an Nov. 9 Philadelphia Citizen column, with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Dallas, on and off the field, ahead of the Eagles' game against the Cowboys.
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November 7, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in a Nov 7 KYW-TV (CBS-3) segment about how President Trump's agenda will be affected now that the Democrats have taken control of the House.
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November 5, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's "POTUS 124" program on Nov. 5 2018 about the Midterm elections.
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October 26, 2018
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honor College and distinguished teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an op-ed that was published in The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 26 about Shakespeare's message for baby boomers.
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October 26, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, co-authored an Oct. 26 Philadelphia Citizen column, with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Jacksonville, on and off the field, ahead of the Eagles' game against the Jaguars.
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October 19, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, co-authored an Oct. 19 column in the Philadelphia Citizen, with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Charlotte on and off the field, as the Eagles prepare to play the Carolina Panthers this weekend.
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October 18, 2018
Ali Kenner, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 19 WHYY.org story about how climate change could affect people with asthma.
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October 6, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Drexel's Center for Public Policy, co-authored a Philadelphia Citizen column with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Minnesota — on and off the field.
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September 20, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 24 Newsweek article about proposed state legislation that would ban political discussions in all K-12 classrooms if approved.
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September 18, 2018
Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 18 Los Angeles Times article about early fatality data from Hurricane Florence.
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September 16, 2018
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the director of the WELL Center, and Jerome Wilson, a senior collections specialist at Drexel, were featured in a Sept. 16 NBC News article about Wilson’s weight loss, which he achieved after enrolling in a clinical trial led by the Department of Psychology.
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September 15, 2018
Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a Sept. 15 Huffington Post article about how we define a disaster, which determines how we plan for and respond to them. The story was also picked up by Yahoo!.
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August 30, 2018
Richard Horwitz, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Ruth Patrick Chair of Environmental Sciences at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted on how the installation of fish ladders have boosted the fish population in the Schuylkill River in an Aug. 30 Philadelphia Inquirer article. Danielle Kreeger, PhD, a research associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was also quoted in the story about her work with the recently established freshwater mussel hatchery.
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August 29, 2018
Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 29 Wall Street Journal story about whether irritability can be the direct result of low blood sugar.
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August 6, 2018
Alison Kenner, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 6 Philadelphia Inquirer story about unlicensed junkyards in Philadelphia.
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August 4, 2018
Rakhmiel Peltz, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 4Philadelphia Inquirer story about a synagogue in South Philadelphia that was converted into a Buddhist temple.
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August 3, 2018
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, a dean of the Pennoni Honor College and distinguished teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored an Aug. 3 column in The Wall Street Journal about the lost art of writing apology letters.
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August 2, 2018
Ted Daeschler, PhD, curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 2 Bucks Local News story about a prehistoric fish he named with Jason Downs, PhD, an Academy researcher.
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August 1, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 1 Atlantic article about a recent New York Times Magazine story that portrays the early years of climate politics as a tragedy and lets the fossil-fuel industry off the hook.
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July 29, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 29 Environmental Health News article about his analysis of climate lobbying data. His research confirms that the spending by environmental groups and the renewable energy sector was eclipsed by that of the electrical utility, fossil fuel and transportation sectors.
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July 25, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 25 Philadelphia Inquirer article about his analysis of climate lobbying data. His research confirms that the spending by environmental groups and the renewable energy sector was eclipsed by that of the electrical utilities, fossil fuel and transportation sectors.
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July 24, 2018
Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 24 Prevention article about recognizing signs of anxiety disorders.
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July 18, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, released a comprehensive analysis of climate lobbying data that confirms the spending of environmental groups and the renewable energy sector was eclipsed by the spending of the electrical utilities, fossil fuel and transportation sectors. Brulle was quoted on this in the Huffington Post, Independent, earth.com and ThinkProgress July 18.
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July 16, 2018
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a July 16 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about the opening of the WELL Clinic and the success story of Jerome Wilson, a loans and collection representative at Drexel, who lost 140 pounds after participating in a Drexel weight loss study led by Forman and colleagues.
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July 13, 2018
Sean O'Donnell, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in July 13Geek.com, Earth.com and Laboratory Equipment stories about his research on the development of ant brains.
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July 12, 2018
Naoko Kurahashi Neilson, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a July 12 BBC Radio story on her work that helped find the source of neutrinos, known as “ghost particles.” She was also quoted in Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Christian Science Monitor, Vox and Symmetry magazine stories, all on July 12.
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July 12, 2018
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Adrienne Juarascio, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, were quoted in a July 12 Philly Voice story about the opening of the WELL Clinic, which will offer treatment for weight management and eating disorders.
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July 12, 2018
Naoko Kurahashi Neilson, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 12 NPR story on the discovery of the source of high energy particles in space, which she played a key role in. It was carried on the website of more than a dozen stations across the country. She was also quoted in a story on the subject in Science News, PBS’s “Nova,” the Philadelphia Inquirer, and CNN also on July 12. The Inquirer story was picked up in several other sources, including the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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July 11, 2018
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July 6, 2018
Jon Gelhaus, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a July 6 PhillyVoice article on why people might be now seeing more fireflies than in recent years.
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July 3, 2018
John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a July 3 National Science Foundation blog post about his research using advance imaging technology to study how insight arises in the brain.
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June 27, 2018
A study co-authored by John Medaglia, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, which found research that evaluates large groups of people often leads to skewed results, was featured in a June 27 post on the website Study Finds.
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June 27, 2018
The Drexel Psychological Services Center, based in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a June 27 Generocity health guide of where to find mental health services offered on a sliding fee scale in Philadelphia.
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June 22, 2018
Loÿc Vanderkluysen, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 22 LiveScience article about the Galápagos Islands.
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June 19, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored an opinion piece for The Conversation about how global warming has become a political issue. It was picked up by the San Francisco Chronicle on June 19.
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June 19, 2018
A study by Maria Schultheis, PhD, a professor and department chair in the College of Arts and Sciences, which found that young people with autism can become safe drivers, was featured in a June 19 Health Day story that also ran in U.S. News & World Report and multiple local newspapers around the country.
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June 14, 2018
Research by Maria Schultheis, PhD, head of the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, about the driving abilities of young adults with autism, was featured in a June 14 MedicalResearch.com blog post.
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June 12, 2018
Rachel Wenrick, an associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Drexel's Writers Room, a College of Arts and Sciences initiative with the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, and Natasha Hajo, an undergraduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences, were quoted in a June 12 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the 4th Anthology reading for Writers Room. The story also featured Writers Room’s TRIPOD program with Canon Solutions America and Canon USA, which uses photography and writing to document commonalities among student/neighbor communities, as well as Writers Room’s plans for an inclusive community living space called Writers House.
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June 8, 2018
Ron Bishop, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 8 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the debate over freedom of the press and government leaks.
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June 7, 2018
Amanda Lough, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 7 Smithsonian story on her study looking at seismic activity in East Antarctica — and finding it wasn't as quiet as once thought.
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June 5, 2018
Drexel's Writers Room, a College of Arts and Sciences initiative with the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, was featured in a June 5 Philadelphia Tribune article about its TRIPOD collaboration with Philadelphia nonprofit Mighty Writers, Canon Solutions America and Canon USA to use photography and writing to document commonalities among their communities.
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June 5, 2018
James Spotila, PhD, L. Drew Betz Chair Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 5 Philadelphia Inquirer story on the new IMAX movie "Pandas" that will hold a sneak-peek this week. The story also features Spotila's former doctoral students and current student Wenlei Bi.
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June 5, 2018
Loÿc Vanderkluysen, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 5 story on PBS’ Nova Now discussing the applicability of drones to monitor volcanoes.
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June 5, 2018
Amanda Lough, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 5 Live Science story on her study that found earthquakes in East Antarctica weren’t nonexistent but actually just going undetected. Also, a June 4 Quartz story on the study that quoted Lough was picked up in Yahoo! Finance and Gizmodo’s Earther quoted Lough in a June 5 story on the study.
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June 5, 2018
Amanda Lough, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 5 Inquisitr story on her study looking at seismic activity in East Antarctica, proving it isn’t unusually devoid of earthquakes, as was long believed. A previous Live Science story on the study was also picked up on the Fox News website.
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June 4, 2018
Amanda Lough, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in Quartz magazine June 4 in a story on her study into seismic activity in East Antarctica, which previously was thought to be mostly devoid of earthquakes. She was also quoted in stories on her study in Newsweek and Inverse the same day.
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May 27, 2018
Eric Brewe, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 27 IFLScience! story on his research that shows how parts of the brain become more active after people learn physics. He was also featured in a May 29 Philly Voice post about the research.
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May 25, 2018
Eric Brewe, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 25 Daily Mail (UK) story about his research that shows how parts of the brain become more active after people learn physics.
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May 21, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's "POTUS 124" program on May 21 in a segment about the Mueller investigation.
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May 18, 2018
Loÿc Vanderkluysen, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the morning show of WTXF-TV (FOX-29) May 18, discussing the eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii.
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May 15, 2018
Felice Elefant, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 15 Newsweek article on her study that tested restoring enzyme balances in flies’ brains to restore lost memory ability.
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May 8, 2018
Gwen Ottinger, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 8 Discover blog about how the EPA can better support citizen science partnerships for environmental protection.
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May 8, 2018
Gwen Ottinger, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 8 PLOS One blog about how the EPA can better support citizen science partnerships.
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May 7, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's "POTUS 124" program on May 7 to discuss legitimacy, authority, and sovereignty in the time of Trump.
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May 7, 2018
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a May 7 WPVI-TV (6-abc) news segment about privacy concerns surrounding devices such as Amazon Echo and Google Home.
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May 4, 2018
Loÿc Vanderkluysen, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a May 4 WPVI-TV (6-abc) story on the ongoing eruption of Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii.
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May 2, 2018
Nomi Eve, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Drexel student Victoria Milano, were quoted in a May 2 WHYY.org article about “Story Medicine,” a community-based English course at Drexel that has evolved to include elements of animation, which gives undergraduates the opportunity to work with patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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May 1, 2018
Danielle Kreeger, PhD, a research associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a May 1 PlanPhilly story on Philadelphia’s new city-owned freshwater mussel hatchery. The college along with the Academy of Natural Sciences has partnered with the city for the hatchery, of which Kreeger serves as lead scientist. Roger Thomas, of the Academy, was also interviewed.
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April 25, 2018
Past work by Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was highlighted in an April 25 MadameNoire story on the potential danger of washing meat before it’s cooked. The story was also covered by BET Online.
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April 25, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 25 AXIOS article about morally driven movements and why climate change has spawned surprisingly little grassroots activism around the United States.
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April 9, 2018
John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in an April 9 BBC Radio 4 documentary about epiphanies and “Aha!” moments.
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April 6, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 6 E&E News article about whether climate deniers have changed their tactics at all in recent years.
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April 5, 2018
Jennie G. David, a PhD candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 5 Reuters story about a toolkit she created that is the first resource specifically for and by young people who have undergone ostomy surgery. A report about the guide and how it was created was published recently in the journal Pediatrics.
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April 4, 2018
Research by John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, which found that laughter can help people solve tricky logic puzzles, was mentioned in an April 4 BBC “Capital” article.
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March 22, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's "POTUS 24" program on March 12 about the special election for the US House of Representatives race in the PA18 District and the foreshadowing of the 2018 elections.
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March 22, 2018
Marie J. Kurz, PhD, assistant research professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and research scientist in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a March 22 Philadelphia Magazine article about Sunoco’s controversial Mariner East natural gas pipeline project and the recent development of a number of sinkholes in Exton – seemingly a result of the recent construction.
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March 15, 2018
Cyndi Rickards, EdD, senior assistant dean for community engagement in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 15 US News & World Report story about the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections using technology to ease former juvenile lifers back into society.
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March 9, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 9 Huffington Post article about top officials at the Department of the Interior citing former coal executives and crank bloggers to challenge the overwhelming evidence of the threat posed by man-made climate change.
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March 6, 2018
Jacob Russell, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 6 Cosmos magazine story on his work that found turtle ants use bacteria in their stomachs to supplement their diets with nitrogen necessary for their survival. He was also quoted in a UPI story about the study.
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March 5, 2018
A March 5 CBC Radio (Canada) story about an art critic papering over "David H. Koch Plaza" across from the Metropolitan Opera House to change the inscription to read "Climate Change Denier Plaza" mentioned a 2012 study by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences noting the Koch Industries as one of the world's top funders of climate change denial groups.
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February 26, 2018
Tatyana Livshultz, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and assistant curator of Botany in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in an International Business Times (U.K.) story Feb. 26 that covered her new study on plants evolving away from their obsolete defenses. Laboratory Equipment magazine also posted a story the same day.
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February 26, 2018
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's "POTUS 24" program on Feb. 26 discussing the NRA, CPAC, the gun debate and the tipping point for social movements.
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February 25, 2018
James Spotila, PhD, L. Drew Betz Chair Professor of BEES in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned for his past study on basking alligators in a Feb. 25 Tuscaloosa News story.
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February 23, 2018
Kathleen Volk Miller, a teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and co-director of the Drexel Publishing Group, authored an article on Feb. 23 for The New York Times about resilience.
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February 15, 2018
David Velinsky, PhD, vice president for Academy Science and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a Feb. 15 StateImpact PA story about what could happen if an oil spill occurred along the New Jersey coast.
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February 8, 2018
A Jan. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer article that quoted André Carrington, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, about the much-anticipated Marvel movie “Black Panther” — and how the film will help define and expand the narrative of black superheroes — was picked up by the Miami Herald on Feb. 8, the Standard-Speaker and various other outlets.
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February 8, 2018
Ted Daeschler, PhD, vice president of Collections and the Library at the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 8 Science News story on a study looking into how ancient fish evolved the brain circuitry that led to walking on land.
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February 8, 2018
Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Drexel's Director of Athletics, was interviewed by C-SPAN Feb. 8 to discuss the history of politics tied to the Olympic games.
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February 6, 2018
Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Drexel's Director of Athletics, was interviewed in a Feb. 6 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about the psychology of a sports fan and the range of emotions experienced after the Eagles' Super Bowl victory.
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February 2, 2018
Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in Feb. 2 stories in Medical News Today and Men’s Fitness about his new research that studied three weight loss interventions and their effects on cognitive restraint.
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February 1, 2018
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 1 NPR “Cosmos & Culture” opinion piece about whether college students may retain more information if their professors slowed the pace of their learning.
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January 31, 2018
André Carrington, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer about the much-anticipated Marvel movie “Black Panther” and how the film will help define and expand the narrative of black superheroes.
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January 25, 2018
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 25 BuzzFeed article about the tax filings of the Mercer family, who are among President Trump’s most powerful donors. In 2016 they gave nearly $4 million to groups that challenge the scientific consensus on man-made climate change. The Huffington Post also ran a Jan. 25 article on their donations to climate misinformation featuring Brulle’s research.
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January 21, 2018
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a Jan. 21 piece for the Chronicle of Higher Education about reading Pride and Prejudice aloud to a class of undergraduate students as an experiment in “slow teaching.”
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January 18, 2018
Rob D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a Jan. 17 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about a new pyramid scheme on social media. The story was picked up by a number of affiliates across the country, including WRC-TV (Boston), KNTV-TV (San Francisco) and KNSD-TV (San Diego).
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January 3, 2018
Sean O'Donnell, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 3Laboratory Equipment post about his work looking into the evolution of wasp brains.
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January 2, 2018
David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, authored a Jan. 14 opinion piece for WHYY.org offering six ways Philadelphia can woo Amazon with better bike lanes.
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