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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 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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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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December 31, 2017
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 31 Los Angeles Times story about the election of Larry Krasner as Philadelphia's new district attorney.
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December 29, 2017
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December 29, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a Dec. 29 New York Times article about groups that reject established climate science, using Google's advertising network to rise to the top of its searches. The article was included in a Dec. 30 Boing Boing article about Google’s ad-placement algorithms and its shortsighted policies, which ban deceptive advertising, but limit the definition of deceptive to lies about product pricing and other narrow matters.
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December 29, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a Dec. 29 New York Times article about groups that reject established climate science, using Google's advertising faucet to rise to the top of its searches.
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December 27, 2017
David Velinsky, PhD, vice president for Academy Science and head of the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 27 WHYY/Newsworks story on two of his studies looking into the ecological benefits of salt marshes in New Jersey.
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December 27, 2017
Nomi Eve, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kate Howarth, an undergraduate student in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, were featured in a Dec. 27 Philadelphia Inquirer story about “Story Medicine,” a community-based English course at Drexel, which gives undergraduates the opportunity to work with patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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December 23, 2017
Ron Bishop, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 23Philadelphia Inquirer article about moments of grace for children and adults with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities. His new book, Holding Up the Sky Together: Exploring the National Narrative About People With Intellectual Disabilities (Hamilton Books, 2017) part memoir, part academic analysis - addresses the tired Hollywood portrayal of characters with disabilities.
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December 20, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was featured in a Dec. 20 KYW-TV (CBS-3) news analysis about the record level of Robocalls in the region and ways to combat them.
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December 18, 2017
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio’s “POTUS 124” program on Dec. 18 speaking on a number of areas including the impact of the Alabama Senate race and its trend line along with other recent elections. He also discussed the Tax Bill, how the public views it now and how they may view it going forward, particularly in different types of states and among different types of voters.
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December 18, 2017
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio’s “POTUS 124” program on Dec. 18 speaking on a number of areas including the impact of the Alabama Senate race and its trend line along with other recent elections. He also discussed the tax bill, how the public views it now and how they may view it going forward, particularly in different types of states and among different types of voters.
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December 17, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 17 The Guardian article discussing the era of environmental deregulation, groups who are focusing their resources on the courts.
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December 6, 2017
David Velinsky, PhD, vice president for Academy Science and head of the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 6 Philadelphia Inquirer story about a $3 million donation to the Academy which will set up the Dolan Fund for Innovative Water Research.
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December 4, 2017
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Sirius XM Radio’s “POTUS 124” program on Dec. 4 on a number of areas including the Tax Reform Bill, Republican politics related to Roy Moore, and the Flynn Investigation.
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December 2, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 2Washington Post story about the Koch brothers funding Project Veritas, an activist group that mounts undercover sting operations against liberal and mainstream news organizations. The Postwas recently targeted by the group.
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November 30, 2017
Mary Ebeling, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Nov. 30 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the firings of powerful men accused of sexual harassment and whether allegations made by women in the workplace will be better heard and taken seriously moving forward.
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November 10, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a Nov. 10 Vox article about his research on science-based educational campaigns and what cues actually contribute to climate change opinions.
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November 8, 2017
A 2017 study by Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, about consistent weight loss and long-term health outcomes, was mentioned in a Nov. 8 Daily Mail story about how to lose weight this holiday season.
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November 8, 2017
Arthur Nezu, PhD, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, were quoted in a Nov. 8 Philly Voice story about "New Beginnings," a new counseling program for veterans that the pair recently launched at Drexel.
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November 1, 2017
Stephen Mason, a PhD candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences and a researcher in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was interviewed for a Nov. 1 Q&A with PhillyVoice on wildfires.
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November 1, 2017
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the November issue of Prevention magazine about how acceptance-based behavioral therapy can help people lose weight.
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October 25, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 25 Huffington Post article about the assembly of climate change deniers considered for the EPA’s ‘Red Team’ debate.
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October 19, 2017
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an Oct. 19 Wall Street Journal opinion piece on the public's reaction to accusations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein.
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October 16, 2017
José Tapia Granados, PhD, a professor in College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in an Oct. 16 New York Times "The Upshot" story about the connection between the health of a nation's economy and the health of its people. Granados' work is part of a body of research that points to the trend that people living in a healthy economy tend to have a shorter lifespan.
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October 12, 2017
David Velinsky, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and vice president of Science at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 12 NPR StateImpact story about water problems that exist due to drilling related to the Mariner East pipeline construction.
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October 7, 2017
Jordan Hyatt, Phd, JD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in an Oct. 7 Philadelphia Inquirer article about a Norwegian delegation’s visit to five Pennsylvania prisons this week, which Hyatt organized. The exchange was meant to provide both technical advice and big-picture perspective for Philadelphia’s prisons and the ways they can become more progressive.
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September 30, 2017
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 30 Health Day story about his research study on a type of weight-loss therapy that focuses on “mindful” decision-making. The story was picked up by multiple media outlets, including WebMD, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Arizona Daily Star on Sept. 30. The research was also covered in a Sept. 30 Medical Daily story.
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September 26, 2017
Scott Tattar, an instructor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in a Sept. 26 HuffPost story and provided tips companies could adopt to incorporate results-driven corporate social responsibility programs in today’s political and social climate.
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September 23, 2017
Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 23Think Progress story about how prepared U.S. cities are for major earthquakes.
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September 22, 2017
Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a Sept. 15 Huffington Post article about the need for a national hurricane and memorial museum to help governments and agencies keep track of past mistakes and address future disasters.
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September 20, 2017
Ted Daeschler, PhD, vice president of Collections at the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on WHYY-Radio (91-FM)'s "Radio Times" to discuss his work in paleontology, including his trip to Antarctica over the winter. Academy scientist Kenneth Lacovara, PhD, was on the show with Daeschler.
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September 18, 2017
Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 18Wired story about the science of disaster prediction and the need for a "detective agency" for disasters. Knowles also authored an opinion piece for The Conversation on Sept. 18 about how the destruction caused by recent hurricanes is not likely to spur action on climate change. The piece was also picked up by Salon.
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September 15, 2017
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September 15, 2017
Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 15 NJ.com article about disaster responses and the sometimes fatal results from poor government decisions.
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September 14, 2017
A study about how consistency is linked to long-term weight loss from Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a Sept. 8 Globe and Mail (Canada) story.
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September 14, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 14 Bloomberg story about monster storms changing coastlines but not shifting the politics of climate change.
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September 13, 2017
Jon Gelhaus, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of the Department of Entomology, Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 12 Philadelphia Inquirer story about swarms of flying ants in the area. Isabelle Betancourt, a curatorial assistant at the Academy was interviewed in a related story on KYW-TV (CBS-3).
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September 13, 2017
Jon Gelhaus, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of the Department of Entomology, Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 13 Morning Call (Allentown) story about swarms of flying ants in the area.
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September 11, 2017
Meghan Butryn, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 11 HealthDay News story about her study that showed how regular weigh-ins may help prevent weight gain. The story appeared in dozens of newspapers, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Arizona Daily Star and The Sioux City Journal.
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September 9, 2017
Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 9 CBC News “Analysis” about how back-to-back disasters could drain FEMA even following the administrations $7.4B top-up.
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September 8, 2017
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a Sept. 8 opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal discussing how the Bard can help the public better understand politics and its sound and fury type performance.
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September 5, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 5 Washington Post article about the role of conservative charities in fueling Trump’s exit from the Paris climate accord.
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August 29, 2017
A new study by Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, which found that dropping a consistent number of pounds each week was linked to greater long-term weight loss outcomes, was featured in Aug. 29 stories by CBS News, Forbes, New York Daily News, MinnPost, the Independent, International Business Times, Yahoo! Style, CBS Boston and Psych Central. The research was also featured in news segments on dozens of NBC local affiliate stations, including KVOA-TV (Tuscan, Arizona), WAVE-TV (Louisville, Kentucky) and KAUT-TV (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
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August 28, 2017
Gwen Ottinger, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 28 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article discussing the continuous air monitors on the fenceline of Shell Chemical Co.’s petrochemical complex in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Ottinger explains the monitoring system doesn’t seem to link action levels to community health concerns.
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August 28, 2017
Scott Knowles, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted and included in an Aug. 28 Atlantic article as a scholar in an annotated list of trusted sources on the hurricane and its aftermath.
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August 28, 2017
A study by Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, which found that weight variability during the first few weeks of a weight loss program negatively affects long-term outcomes, was featured in Aug. 28 stories on CNN.com, Consumer Reports, HealthDay, HuffPost United Kingdom, Medical News Today, the Daily Mail, and the Australian.
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August 26, 2017
George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in stories about the antics movement on Aug. 26 on the Northern California NPR affiliate KQED-Radio and on Aug. 29 in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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August 24, 2017
George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 24 Fast Company article about how alt-right and anti-fascist groups are using clothing to reflect political positions.
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August 23, 2017
Robert L. Listenbee, a Stoneleigh Foundation Visiting Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in an Aug. 23 Philadelphia Tribune story about the former Justice Department official joining the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab, which is led by Naomi Goldsetein, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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August 22, 2017
Drexel was highlighted in an Aug. 22 Associated Press story about the success of SIP-HOPE — a program developed by researchers that was designed to lower the re-arrest rate for nonviolent drug offenders. The story appeared in multiple news outlets, including U.S. News & World Report and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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August 22, 2017
Jose Tapia, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 22 Reuters story, commenting on a study that showed a relationship between life expectancies and voting behaviors in the 2016 presidential election.
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August 21, 2017
Meghan Butryn, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 21 Medical Daily story about a study she and her colleagues conducted that found a relationship between daily self-weighing and weight loss.
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August 21, 2017
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest for a live broadcast on WTXF-TV (FOX 29) during the solar eclipse Aug. 21.
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August 18, 2017
Meghan Butryn, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 18 Daily Mail story about a study she and her colleagues conducted, which found that college-age women who weighed themselves daily over a two-year period saw a reduction in body fat. The study was also highlighted in POLITICO New York Health Care on Aug. 18 and in an Aug. 20 news segment on ABC News affiliate WPLG-TV (Miami).
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August 18, 2017
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on WHYY's "Radio Times With Marty Moss-Coane" on Aug. 18 in a segment about the upcoming solar eclipse.
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August 17, 2017
George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 17 New York Times article about the growth of the "antifa" (anti-fascist) movement.
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August 11, 2017
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, was quoted in an Aug. 11 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the possibility of third party candidates and the broad efforts to move beyond the Democratic and Republican parties to create movements for independent candidates.
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August 11, 2017
Amy Slaton, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Science was featured in an Aug. 11 New York Times article about Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning.
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August 10, 2017
George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 10 The Wire article regarding the latest developments in Venezuela.
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August 10, 2017
Robert Kane, PhD, a professor and director of the criminology and justice studies department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 10 Route 50 article about Philadelphia pursuing a cross-sector solution to gun violence.
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August 6, 2017
Diane Rosenbaum, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 6 Philly Voice story about her recent study that found that female college-age students who weigh themselves regularly saw a greater drop in body mass index and body fat. Meghan Butryn, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, also contributed to the study.
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August 4, 2017
Alison Kenner, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in an Aug. 4 Plan Philly article about how to prepare for emergencies caused by climate change and what kind of impact the city may face.
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August 3, 2017
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August 1, 2017
Ted Daeschler, PhD, vice president of Collections at the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a paleontology-focused podcast, Palaeocast, that was released on Aug. 1. Daeschler discussed his work finding Late Devonian period fossils.
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July 29, 2017
George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in July 29 ABC News article and a July 31 Vox story in regards to the Venezuela election.
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July 28, 2017
George Ciccariello-Maher, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in July 28 Vox article in regards to the upcoming election in Venezuela.
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July 28, 2017
John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an August Headspace blog post about why we get some of our best ideas in the shower. He was also mentioned in a July 28 HuffPost story about making time for eureka moments.
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July 28, 2017
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a July 28 opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal about seeking wisdom through literature and how progress is not central to the humanities.
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July 20, 2017
Marie Kurz, PhD, an assistant research professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and research scientist and section leader in the Patrick Center for the Environment at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a July 20 NPR StateImpact story about PA Department of Environmental Protection staffers warning that the construction of Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline could impact private water wells.
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July 18, 2017
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a July 18 Philadelphia Inquirer column imagining novelist Jane Austen as she may exist in the year of 2017.
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July 16, 2017
A study from researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences about the prevalence of sexting, was cited in a July 16 Refinery29 story about its affect on relationships.
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July 14, 2017
Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 14 story in Vice’s Tonic about how eating “clean” does not necessarily lead to weight loss.
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July 12, 2017
Donald Riggs, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 12 MarketWatch story about the TV Show "Game of Thrones." Riggs taught a class about the show.
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July 10, 2017
Jon Gelhaus, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of Entomology in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was interviewed for a July 10 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story on the emerald ash borer beetle and efforts to save trees that it is destroying.
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June 29, 2017
Phillip Ayoub, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences authored an article on June 29 for The Washington Post's "monkey cage" feature in regards to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent support of a conscience vote in regards to marriage equality.
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June 27, 2017
Jordan Hyatt, Phd, JD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a June 27 Philadelphia Inquirer article about Pennsylvania's "swift and certain" parole punishment approach.
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June 26, 2017
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in June 26 KYW-TV (CBS-3)/KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) story in regards to the Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s travel ban. Rosenberg was also interviewed on June 19 on a Sirius XM Radio’s “POTUS 124” broadcast to analyze the Trump Investigations and other national issues.
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June 26, 2017
Rob D’Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a KYW-TV (CBS-3) news segment about the safety concerns surrounding Snapchat’s new “Snap maps” feature.
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June 23, 2017
Jason Orne, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 23 Daily Dot story about social desirability bias within gay dating apps.
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June 23, 2017
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 23 U.S. News & World Report slideshow about how “accepting displeasure” when trying to lose weight could be effective.
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June 13, 2017
Ron Bishop, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 13 ESPN “NFL Nation” article about hold out ideology and the change of narrative between football players and employers.
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June 12, 2017
A study on the birth control effect that the artificial sweetener behind Trivia has on fruit flies, authored by Sean O'Donnell, PhD, and Daniel Marenda, PhD, both professors in the College of Arts and Sciences, was the focus of a June 1 Food52 article. They were both quoted in a related story on the website of WESH-TV (NBC-2, Orlando, Florida), which was picked up by network affiliates across the country. Fox News' "The Daily Meal" also covered the study on June 12.
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June 10, 2017
John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a June 10 New York Times opinion piece refuting a claim that Mark Zuckerberg made in his commencement address at Harvard. Zuckerberg suggested that that "the idea of a single eureka moment" is "a dangerous lie."
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June 9, 2017
A June 9 USA Today opinion column about a House bill that would impose mandatory minimum sentencing for teens cited a Drexel study, by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences, about the prevalence of "sexting" among teens. The column was picked up by the Statesman Journal and the Asbury Park Press and a related story also ran on WTLV-TV (NBC-Jacksonville, Florida).
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June 8, 2017
Harriet Levin Milan, associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the certificate program in Writing and Publishing, authored a novel, “How Fast Can You Run,” which is based on the story of Kuch, a "Lost Boy of Sudan" who was separated from his family in 1988 when his village in South Sudan was destroyed during the country’s long Civil War. Millan was interviewed on June 6 by Aspen Public Radio regarding the story.
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June 7, 2017
Danuta Nitecki, PhD, dean of Libraries, was quoted in a June 6 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the role Drexel's library scientists played in creating a digital archive of WHYY's "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross. Jordan McClain, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was also quoted
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June 5, 2017
Sean O'Donnell, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 5 Daily Meal story about his study that showed how the artificial sweetener Truvia limits the egg production of fruit flies.
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June 2, 2017
A June 2 Forbes story about a House bill that would subject teenagers to jail time for “sexting" mentioned a 2014 study by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences, which found that more than half of college students surveyed had sent explicit texts as minors. The study was also mentioned in stories about the bill on KGW.com (Portland), Law Street Media and TheStranger.com.
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June 1, 2017
Philip Ayoub, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 31 Associated Press story about LGBTQ activists that was picked up by media outlets across the country on June 1 including The Washington Post and ABC News.
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June 1, 2017
A study on the birth control effect that the artificial sweetener behind Trivia has on fruit flies, authored by Sean O'Donnell, PhD, and Daniel Marenda, PhD, both professors in the College of Arts and Sciences, was the focus of a June 1 Food52 article. They were both quoted in a related story on the website of WESH-TV (NBC-2, Orlando, Florida), which was picked up by network affiliates across the country. Fox News' "The Daily Meal" also covered the study on June 12.
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May 26, 2017
Harriet Levin Milan, an associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Certificate Program in Writing and Publishing, was interviewed on Iowa Public Radio on May 8 about her book “How Fast Can You Run,” which tells the true story of Kuch, a Lost Boy of Sudan, who was separated from his family in 1988 when his village in South Sudan was destroyed during the country’s Civil War.
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May 23, 2017
Sean O’Donnell, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 23 UPI story on a study he did with Daniel Marenda, PhD, an associate professor in the College, that showed the sweetener in Truvia is deadly to young flies and can be an effective pesticide. Philly Voice also reported the story.
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May 19, 2017
Arthur Nezu, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 19 US News & World Report story about how therapists can help depressive patients recognize and change their negative thoughts.
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May 19, 2017
Fred Mullison, fossil preparator at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was featured in a May 19 Philadelphia Inquirer story on his work. Ted Daeschler, PhD, vice president of Collections and the Library of the Academy and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was also quoted in the piece.
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May 16, 2017
Robert D’Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts & Sciences, was quoted in a May 16 6abc.com story about protecting yourself from ransomware.
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May 15, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) and WCAU-TV (NBC-10) in May 15 stories about a global cyber attack that has been infecting computers with ransomware.
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May 5, 2017
Diane Sicotte, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a May 5 Bucks County Courier Times article regarding her research into pollution exposure, in which she analyzed the region’s industry-heavy communities to see what they had in common, and found the Delaware River to be a major factor.
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May 3, 2017
A study from researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences about how sexting can improve a relationship was mentioned in a May 3 Real Simple post.
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May 3, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in a May 3 KYW-TV (CBS-3) news segment in regards to Facebook hiring 3,000 new employees to help monitor for harmful posts.
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May 2, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 2 Christian Science Monitor story about the Paris climate agreement and whether the United States will honor its pledge under President Trump.
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April 22, 2017
Tucker Collins, an undergraduate in the Pennoni Honors College, and Makiri Sei, a staff scientist in Malacology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, were quoted in an April 22 WHYY/Newsworks.org story about Saturday’s March for Science in Philadelphia.
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April 21, 2017
Andrew Hicks, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was in a video featured in an April 21 Make article on the lead-up to the March for Science.
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April 18, 2017
Richardson Dilwroth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 18 New York magazine story about the urban-rural divide becoming more significant.
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April 17, 2017
Rob D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in an April 17, WCAU-PHI (NBC-10) segment about the growing trend of crimes posted on social media.
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April 17, 2017
An April 17 article in Gizmodo on the first description of a living giant shipworm mentioned Drexel. The paper on the discovery was co-authored by Gary Rosenberg, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and Pilsbry Chair of Malacology in the Academy of Natural Sciences. The story was also covered by Live Science and the International Business Times April 17.
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April 13, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 13 ThinkProgress about the New York Times hiring former Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens—who the piece asserts is a denier of climate science.
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April 12, 2017
Peter DeCarlo, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in an April 12 Philly Voice "Infrequently Asked Questions" column about the difference between weather and climate.
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April 10, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) providing password security spring cleaning tips.
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April 4, 2017
The announcement of computational design guru John Maeda as Drexel's 2017 Commencement speaker was included in an April 4 Philly Voice story about commencement speakers at area colleges.
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April 2, 2017
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored an April 2 Philadelphia Inquirer column about Drexel's history as the center for the art of illustration at the turn of the 20th century. Cohen also noted the opening of Drexel exhibition "Howard Pyle, His Students & The Golden Age of American Illustration," which will run form April 3 to June 18 in the Paul Peck Alumni Center.
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April 1, 2017
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in an April 1 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) story about General Flynn, the first national security advisor appointed by President Donald Trump and his request for immunity.
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March 31, 2017
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Politifact story on March 31 about erroneous comments made by a Pennsylvania state senator on the causes of climate change. Billy Penn ran a related story that cited the Politifact piece.
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March 30, 2017
Naomi Goldstein, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and co-director of the JD/PhD program in Law and Psychology, was quoted in a March 30 Washington Post story about the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program, launched by Kevin Bethel. Bethel, Philadelphia's deputy police commissioner and a senior policy fellow at Drexel's Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab, was featured in the story.
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March 29, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a March 29 WPVI-TV (6-abc)/WPHL-TV (PHL-17) news segment regarding legislation in the hands of President Trump, that would kill an online privacy regulation, a move that could eventually allow internet providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to sell the browsing habits of their customers.
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March 28, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and his research on the organizational underpinnings and funding of the climate change countermovement, were mentioned in a March 28 Jezebel “The Slot” article about a potential science advisor to President Donald Trump who compared climate science to ISIS.
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March 28, 2017
Peter DeCarlo, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Science, was quoted in a March 28 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the effects of President Trump's rollback on environmental regulations could have on Pennsylvania.
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March 27, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a March 27 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about a former physician at Thomas Jefferson Hospital who illegally gained access to email accounts of several of his former high school classmates.
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March 24, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in a March 24 Economist article regarding his study on donor-advised funds and tracked contributions to the anti-climate-change lobby in America.
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March 23, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on March 23 for a KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) segment regarding a mass shutdown of accounts linked to extremist views, conducted by Twitter.
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March 17, 2017
Elizabeth Watson, PhD, an assist professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and Wetlands section leader in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a March 17 Providence Journal (Rhode Island) story about salt marshes in New England disappearing due to climate change.
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March 14, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in a March 4 WPVI-TV (6-abc) news segment about a "ransomware" cyberattack that shut down the Pennsylvania Senate Democrats’ computer systems.
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March 10, 2017
John Lundberg, PhD, an emeritus professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and emeritus curator of Ichthyology in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a March 10 National Geographic story about the discovery of a giant catfish fossil in Egypt.
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March 8, 2017
Stefanie Kroll, PhD, an assistant research professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a March 8 NBCPhiladelphia.com story on the importance of funding for efforts to recruit women into STEM fields.
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March 4, 2017
Robert Kane, PhD, a professor and director of the Criminology and Justice Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 4 WHYY/Newsworks.org article regarding the Philadelphia police’s homicide unit expansion and the code of "no snitching" culture.
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February 26, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 26 ThinkProgress story about a misleading New York Times ad, that ran during the Oscars, that mashed up real and fake news about climate denial in an attempt to make a point about the importance of quality reporting.
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February 23, 2017
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a KYW-TV (CBS-3) news segment on Feb. 22 about instant gratification.
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February 23, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 23 InsideClimate News story about growing partisan division in Congress on environmental issues.
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February 20, 2017
Peter DeCarlo, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 20 Roanoke Times story about opposition to two proposed natural gas pipelines in Virginia.
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February 17, 2017
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a CSPAN2 segment regarding his research that utilizes a range of front groups and astroturf operations to manufacture climate change uncertainty.
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February 9, 2017
Peter DeCarlo, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Feb. 9NPR "State Impact" story about his research on the rising levels of methane in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania.
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February 7, 2017
Kurahashi Neilson, PhD, assistant professor in the College for Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 7 True Viral News story that detailed her work attempting to discover the origin of neutrinos. The story was on people who are mapping uncharted territories.
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January 31, 2017
Richard Horwitz, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Ruth Patrick Chair of Environmental Sciences at the Academy of Natural Sciences, as well as David Velinsky, PhD, a professor in the college and director of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy, were both quoted in a Jan. 31 NPR State Impact story about gleaning data on the environmental effects of Pennsylvania’s shale gas boom by looking at complaints to the Department of Environmental Protection.
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January 30, 2017
Jason Orne, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a Chicago magazine Q&A regarding his new book, “Boystown: Sex and Community in Chicago” (University of Chicago Press) which will be available on Jan. 30.
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January 27, 2017
Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor and associate dean for humanities and social science research in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a Jan. 27 KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) story about security enhancements for social media amidst a rise in hacking and the president's increased use of social media.
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January 23, 2017
Mariana Chilton, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Center for Hunger Free Communities, and Donnell Jones-Craven, general manager of the Center’s EAT Café, were both quoted in a Jan. 23 Washington Post story on pay-what-you-can establishments that specifically highlighted the EAT Café.
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January 22, 2017
Rachel Wenrick, an associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and Janel McCloskey, assistant director of the Drexel Writing Center, were quoted in a Jan. 22 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the need for messages of diversity and inclusion to be central to protest movements, like the Women's March.
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January 19, 2017
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a Jan. 19 Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece about the inauguration.
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January 17, 2017
Michael Akins, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 17 Reuters Health story about how a certain kind of genetic testing can be used to diagnose intellectual disabilities.
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January 12, 2017
Robert Kane, PhD, professor and director of the criminology and justice studies department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article on Jan. 11 regarding a new report that reveals surprising areas of agreement between many members of law enforcement and police-reform advocates. The story was also picked up by Yahoo! News.
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January 11, 2017
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Science, was interviewed in a Jan. 11 KYW-TV (CBS-3) news segment about president-elect Donald Trump's recent press conference, his first in six months. Rosenberg was also interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's "POTUS 124" program on Jan. 11 regarding the press conference.
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January 11, 2017
Ted Daeschler, PhD, vice president of Collections and the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 11 Philadelphia Inquirer story about his fossil-hunting expedition to Antarctica.
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January 10, 2017
Jon Gelhaus, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of the entomology collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 10 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about a local bumblebee species being placed on the endangered species list.
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