Past Events

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2025 GIS Day

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 140
- Everyone
As a part of Global GIS Day, Janelle Edwards, PhD, will be discussing her experience working with the measures the Research & Data Core derived from the National Establishment Time Series (NETS) for the Jackson Heart Study.
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SALURBAL at COP30 Watch Party

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Collaboratory
- Everyone
Ana Diez Roux, Director of the SALURBAL project and the Urban Health Collaborative at Dornsife, will be presenting the launch of the SALURBAL-Climate data portal and city profiles at COP30.
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Introduction to Public Benefits at DHS and an Overview of SNAP Changes in Pennsylvania

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Online via Zoom
- Everyone
Please join the Drexel University Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice for its November MCH Speaker Series webinar in partnership with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
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Drexel Dornsife Preview Day

Saturday, November 15, 2025

10:00 AM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall
- Prospective Students
We invite you to join us for our upcoming Fall Preview Day to learn how a degree from the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University can help you achieve your academic and professional goals.
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Developing a Multilevel Measure of Structural Racism to Advance Racial Health Equity

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 340 & Zoom
- Everyone
This MERHG presentation shares initial findings from a project to develop an intersectional, multilevel measure of structural racism.
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Urban Health Collaborative Day 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, 6th floor
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Held each fall, Urban Health Collaborative (UHC) Day is our annual poster day and reception celebrating the wide-ranging work happening across the UHC. The event highlights research, policy, community engagement, training, and other initiatives that advance urban health.
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DSPH Student Professional Headshots

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Collaboratory
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Take a free professional headshot for your social media account or conference presentation submission!
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The Potential Benefits of Cannabinoids for Cardiovascular Disease - Maurice Hinson, MD

Monday, November 10, 2025

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Online
- Everyone
The Drexel University Medical Cannabis Research Center presents Maurice D. Hinson, MD, Founder & Director of MediRootz Medical Group, a telehealth based primary care practice specializing in providing equitable access to high value primary care.
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Beyond the Conference: Practical Networking Strategies for Lasting Research Connection

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Everyone
This interactive session and open discussion will go beyond conference networking to explore how to build meaningful professional relationships, from finding mentors and collaborators to identifying job opportunities and following up effectively after events.
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Population Health Spotlight Speaker Series: Dr. Lanphear

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Stein Auditorium Or online via Zoom
- Everyone
The first Population Health Spotlight Speaker Series event of the new academic year will feature Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, preventive medicine physician and professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.
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