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- Drexel Hosts First COP Event, Sends Delegation to COP26
  
  November 22, 2021
  
  Though the University has observed the United Nations climate conference since 2015, this was the first time that it cohosted an event at the international gathering, which 11 Dragons attended in 2021.
  
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- Global Again: How ISSS Showed Up for International Dragons During the Pandemic
  
  November 19, 2021
  
  The staff of Drexel University’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) supported international Dragons through a laundry list of ever-changing circumstances with the blend of practicality and hope needed in pandemic times.
  
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- How Do Autistic Individuals Interact with the Criminal Justice System?
  
  November 11, 2021
  
  Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University recently published research that identified the experiences of autistic individuals and their caregivers across their interactions with the criminal justice system through analysis of a statewide survey in Pennsylvania, including as victims of an interaction, criminal offenders and witnesses to a crime, with respondents reporting both positive and negative experiences.
  
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- For the City’s Public Health Infrastructure, Key Lessons From the Pandemic
  
  November 04, 2021
  
  The spread of COVID-19 illustrated yet again how systemic racism, in its many manifestations, profoundly shapes the health of Black people and people of color in our city, writes the School of Public Health’s Ana V. Diez Roux in this “Rebuilding Philly” essay originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  
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- How Philadelphia Reacted When the Pandemic Hit
  
  October 14, 2021
  
  Researchers at Dornsife analyzed the most difficult or stressful events experienced by Philadelphians and found trends in how residents coped through things like anxiety, depression, worries and fears.
  
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- NIH Awards Drexel University $14.4 Million for Health Disparities Research
  
  October 14, 2021
  
  Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Nursing and Health Professions recently received a 5-year, $14.4 million “Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation” (FIRST) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to hire, retain and support diverse, early career researchers with a focus on health disparities research on aging, chronic disease and/or environmental determinants.
  
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  October 13, 2021
  
  Last term, Drexel faculty were recognized for their research and achievements, like Alexis Roth, PhD, associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, who received a NIH R01 grant for $4.9 million to assess HIV prevention interventions over the next five years.
  
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- At 2021 Convocation, Drexel Looks Both Forward and Inward
  
  October 08, 2021
  
  The annual event marking the start of the new academic year highlighted the best of Drexel innovation and potential.
  
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- How Do Team Dynamics Shape Success for Children with Autism in Public Schools?
  
  September 27, 2021
  
  Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University investigated if the "team-around-the-child" - the parents, school staff and community providers - was associated with perceived successful school transitions for children with autism from lower income families.
  
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- Dean Diez Roux Presented With Al Día Award at Celebration of America’s Hispanic Heritage
  
  September 24, 2021
  
  Dean Diez Roux was recognized among 10 outstanding Hispanic professionals to receive the 2021 Ambassador Manuel Torres Award.
  
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