Past Events

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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Dissertation Defense

Monday, June 3, 2024

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Nesbitt Hall, 132 and via Zoom
- Everyone
"Statistical and Machine Learning Contributions to the Analysis of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Data" by Saishi Cui, MS, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
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Ninth Annual Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Symposium

Friday, May 31, 2024

8:30 AM-12:30 PM

Ruth Auditorium & Lobby Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street and online via Zoom
- Everyone
The theme of the 9th Annual Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Symposium is "Impacts of Extreme Heat on Maternal and Child Health: From Awareness to Action."
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UHC Invited Speaker Series: Dr. Zinzi Bailey

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Drexel University
- Everyone
The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative and the Ubuntu Center are honored to host Dr. Zinzi Bailey, a social epidemiologist focused on cancer health disparities, as well as the health impacts of and policy solutions for structural and institutional discrimination, especially at the intersection of public health and criminal justice. This event is open to all and will be held both virtually and in person. Registration information is below. Please contact uhc@drexel.edu with any questions.
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MCH Journal Club: Preeclampsia and Public Health

Thursday, May 23, 2024

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
In observation of Preeclampsia Awareness Month (May), join the MCH Student Organization (MCHSO) and the MCH Program for a virtual MCH Journal Club where we will discuss preeclampsia as a public health issue.
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Spring Into Your Career!

Thursday, May 23, 2024

4:30 PM-6:30 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Join the Health Management and Policy department for a discussion with distinguished alumni about their experience graduating from Dornsife and what doors their degrees have opened for them.
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Drexel FIRST Quarterly Health Equity Seminar Series

Thursday, May 23, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

3600 Market Street, 7th Floor, Room 709 and via Zoom
- Everyone
This seminar series is part of the Drexel Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program, an NIH-funded research initiative focused on fostering inclusive excellence in health disparities research.
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UHC Weekly Forum: Amber Palmer-McCabe, MPH, and Dr. Ana Germani

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

3600 Market Street, Room 709 and online
- Everyone
Amber Palmer-McCabe, MPH will present “Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Neighborhood Health.”

Dr. Ana Germani of the University of São Paulo will present “Race.ID, antiracist approaches to healthcare professional training”
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Co-designing and Implementing the Early Nurturing Responsive Care for Food Security

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Nesbitt 440 and via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- International Students
- LGBTQA Community
- Faculty
- Staff
- Alumni
Please join us for this Migration, Ethnicity, Racism, and Health Group (MERHG) event featuring Dr. Gabriella Buccini, assistant professor of Social and Behavioral Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Dissertation Defense

Monday, May 20, 2024

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Hagerty Library, L33 Learning Lab and via Zoom
- Everyone
"Bayesian Spatial Statistical Methods for Operationalizing and Estimating the Impact of Racialized Economic Segregation in the US" by Yang Xu, MS, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
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PHDSAG Annual Student-Faculty Mixer

Thursday, May 16, 2024

3:30 PM-6:30 PM

Landmark Grill Patio 3333 Market Street
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
Organized by Dornsife's Public Health Doctoral Students Advisory Group (PHDSAG), this mixer is a great way to network with faculty and students that you don't work with on a regular basis, in a relaxed environment.
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