Past Events

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Class Visit Day

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 240
- Everyone
We invite you to participate in one of our Class Visit Days to learn how an MPH from the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health can help you achieve your academic and professional goals.
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LinkedIn Done Right

Monday, October 7, 2019

2:15 PM-3:15 PM

Nesbitt Hall Room 132
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
No matter what your career path, an effective LinkedIn profile can help you manage your professional identity online.
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Maternal and Child Health Student Organization and Preconception Peer Educators General Body Meeting

Monday, October 7, 2019

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 320
- Everyone
Meet the board members from both MCH Program student groups and learn about ways to get involved (networking, learning opportunities, certifications, and career development).
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A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Director's Lecture: Toward Personalized Medicine for Autism(s)

Monday, October 7, 2019

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Behrakis Grand Hall 3210 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 1910
- Everyone
Dr. Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, the Harrison-Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor at the University of Virginia, will present findings from his Autism Center of Excellence Network focused on understanding gender differences in the causes, characteristics and experiences of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) concerning gender differences in ASD brain development, and describing efforts to bridge DNA sequence and brain development to identify neurogenetic profiles that predict treatment response as well as functioning and quality of life in adolescence and young adulthood.
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Safety and Health at the Heart of the Future of Work

Thursday, October 3, 2019

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Hagerty Library 3141 Market Street, Room L33
- Everyone
This Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Research Seminar features Kevin Cassidy, MS, Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations, ILO-USA.
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MERHG Colloquium: Qualitative Assessment of Hep B within the Greater Phila Vietnamese Nail Salons

Friday, September 27, 2019

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

3600 Market St., Room 724
- Everyone
Catherine Freeland leads the Hep B United national and local coalitions to address hepatitis B health-related disparities within high-risk communities. She will present results from a study seeking to understand current HBV knowledge and screening practices, and to identify future public health intervention methods for Vietnamese nail salon workers.
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Welcome Ceremony and Pinning

Thursday, September 19, 2019

1:30 PM-4:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Stein Auditorium
- Everyone
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New Student Orientation

September 16, 2019 through September 20, 2019

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Nesbitt Hall
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Whether it’s been 20 years since your last “first day of school” or it’s your 20th consecutive autumn of packing your bookbag, we have tools to help you thrive at Dornsife's New Student Orientation.
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Reimagining Health in Cities: Challenges and New Directions

Thursday and Friday, September 5 & 6, 2019

8:00 AM-5:30 PM

Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Today’s cities face many challenges, including climate change, rising inequality, and health disparities. Yet urban environments offer optimum opportunities for the development of innovative programs and policies that can improve population health. The Drexel Urban Health Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to spark conversations and new ideas about how to turn evidence into action, share creative methods and solutions, and stimulate debate among participants from diverse perspectives and fields.
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Levels and Determinants of Urban Mortality: A Focus on Cities of Latin America

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

8:00 AM-12:45 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Everyone
The Drexel University Urban Health Collaborative’s Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) research project is convening an international research event that will discuss challenges and opportunities in characterizing and studying the determinants of urban mortality with a special focus on the Latin American context. This event is a pre-symposium event hosted by Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health and organized in conjunction with the Urban Health Collaborative’s biannual symposium Reimagining Health in Cities: Challenges and New Directions.
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