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1/31/2022 9:34:06 AM
In these times, when the challenges seem overwhelming and out of our control, we can find hope in smaller yet still meaningful and perhaps even transformative initiatives that we are a part of. For me, as we begin 2022, one of these things has been the launch of the Drexel Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program.
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11/29/2021 11:59:28 AM
Dean Diez Roux reflects on the 25-year history of the Dornsife School of Public Health and looks ahead to the next 25 years.
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10/28/2021 9:32:00 AM
The last year and a half has made more visible than ever the multiple ways in which the social and economic systems that we live in affect our health and create and sustain profound inequities in health across races, social classes, and neighborhoods.
Dean Diez Roux shares lessons about creating a healthier city have emerged from these past 18 months.
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9/29/2021 9:32:21 AM
Dean Diez Roux writes about the allocation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, which, like the pandemic itself, have illustrated with shocking clarity how the structures and systems in our society fail to achieve the values of equity and opportunity for all.
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8/31/2021 8:22:00 AM
Dean Diez Roux writes about the vibrancy of her hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the challenges that the pandemic has highlighted in cities in Latin America and around the world: transportation, health care, enormous inequalities, and more.
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6/28/2021 8:22:54 AM
Dean Diez Roux shares reflections from the past academic year and her hope for everyone's summer: "This year more than ever we all need a time to rest, recover and re-energize."
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5/26/2021 9:38:27 AM
In this month's letter, Dean Diez Roux reflects on wrapping up an academic year like no other and the hope that this spring season has brought.
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