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- Drexel’s Urban Health Collaborative Launches COVID-19 Data Dashboard on Vaccination Disparities
  
  June 17, 2021
  
  The Urban Health Collaborative, housed in Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health, recently published its “COVID-19 Health Inequities in Cities” dashboard – which exposes deeply intrenched inequities in cities across the United States through the lens of comprehensive data on COVID-19 outcomes. Unlike other COVID-19 dashboards that look at data at broader scales, the Drexel website offers data on inequities at the individual (racial/ethnic disparities), neighborhood (using zip code and social vulnerability measures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and city (characteristics such as overcrowding, health infrastructure, etc.) levels on COVID-19 outcomes including vaccination rates.
  
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  June 16, 2021
  
  Last term, Drexel University faculty were recognized for their scholarly research and professional contributions and recognitions.
  
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- Dornsife Professor Awarded NIH R01 Grant to Assess HIV Prevention Interventions
  
  June 16, 2021
  
  Alexis Roth, PhD, MPH, associate professor at Dornsife, was awarded an NIH R01 grant for 4.9 million to conduct a randomized control trial to assess HIV prevention interventions over the next 5 years.
  
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- Dornsife Professor Recognized by New York State for Invaluable Efforts to Address COVID Crisis
  
  June 16, 2021
  
  Michael LeVasseur, PhD, MPH, assistant teaching professor in the department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Dornsife School of Public Health, was recognized by the Office of New York State Governor for co-founding COVIDoutlook.info in response to the rapidly evolving pandemic and his commitment to providing accurate, scientific information to policymakers.
  
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- Dornsife Professor Awarded NIH R01 Grant to Study Disparities in Liver Disease Progression
  
  June 16, 2021
  
  Ann Klassen, PhD, professor at Dornsife, and Hee-Soon Juon, MSN, PhD, of Thomas Jefferson University, were awarded an NIH R01 grant to study the bio-psycho-social drivers of disparities in liver disease progression among Korean Americans with Hepatitis B virus infection.
  
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- Drexel Virtually Celebrates 2021 Graduates of Colleges, Schools, Heritage Groups
  
  June 14, 2021
  
  Before the University-wide ceremony at Citizen’s Bank Park on June 11, commencement for Drexel’s colleges, schools and students of the African diaspora were held virtually though celebrated wholeheartedly.
  
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- 2021 Dornsife Awards
  
  June 04, 2021
  
  The Dornsife School of Public Health is pleased to acknowledge and formally announce our 2021 award recipients.
  
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- Tracking COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Inequities in Cities
  
  June 03, 2021
  
  Drexel Urban Health Collaborative, partnering with the Big Cities Health Coalition, recently updated its “COVID-19 Health Inequities in Cities Dashboard” to include data on neighborhood availability of vaccinations and access to testing.
  
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- New Post Created to Nurture a Culture of Wellness at Drexel
  
  May 27, 2021
  
  Marla J. Gold, MD, currently vice provost for community health, has been appointed to the new position of senior vice provost for Community Health and Chief Wellness Officer.
  
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- States’ Developmental Disability Services Lacking for Autistic Adults and Their Families
  
  May 25, 2021
  
  In the latest National Autism Indicators Report, researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found families of autistic adults who use Developmental Disability services face gaps in services and supports, lack of emergency planning and barriers to community participation.
  
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