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- Drexel Researchers Are 'Taking Science to the Streets' to Improve Firefighter Safety with $1.5 Million FEMA Grant
  
  October 15, 2018
  
  Researchers at Drexel University will assess and train firefighters nationwide to improve on-the-job safety and prevent injuries. The project, called FOCUS 2.0, is funded by a $1.5 million grant from FEMA and DHS.
  
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Spring and Summer 2018
  
  October 09, 2018
  
  Over the past two terms, there has been a lot of research funding, commercialization activity and faculty honors at Drexel University.
  
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- The Campaign for Drexel Passes $500 Million Milestone
  
  October 03, 2018
  
  Using “The Future Is a Place We Make” as its theme, Drexel’s comprehensive campaign has raised well over half of its $750 million goal.
  
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- Drexel Researcher Receives NIH Director's Early Independence Award to Study City Growth
  
  October 02, 2018
  
  Usama Bilal, MD, PhD, an assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, has been awarded a $1.25-million Early Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health.
  
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- Medicaid Expansion Improved Immigrants' Access to Health Insurance, But Disparities Persist
  
  October 01, 2018
  
  The disparity between uninsured noncitizens and native citizens grew between 2010 and 2015, according to a Dornsife School of Public Health study.
  
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- Dornsife Researcher Roth Awarded for Significant Contributions in STD Prevention
  
  September 14, 2018
  
  Alexis Roth, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Community Health and Prevention, at the Dornsife School of Public Health, received the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA) Young Investigator Award on August 29, 2018. The ASTDA recognizes significant contributions in STD control and prevention at their annual conference in Washington, D.C.
  
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- Undocumented Immigrants Least Likely to See a Doctor, but Still Healthier Than Other Populations
  
  September 14, 2018
  
  Undocumented immigrants have the worst rates of health care utilization and access, however, they have lower risk of chronic disease than other immigrants and U.S. citizens.
  
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- Bestselling Cookbook Author Hosting Dinner at EAT Café Fundraiser
  
  August 20, 2018
  
  Julia Turshen, author of "Feed the Resistance" and "Now & Again" will host a four-course dinner at the EAT Café Sept. 11.
  
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- Pennsylvania's Youth More Accepting of Marijuana, But Not Using It More, Report Shows
  
  August 08, 2018
  
  A report by the Pennsylvania State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup, which is chaired by a Drexel University professor, found that attitudes toward marijuana became more of its use in recent years as the state legalized it for medical usage.
  
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- Obamacare Relieved Financial Strain of Those Closest to the Federal Poverty Line
  
  August 02, 2018
  
  While data shows that the Affordable Care Act helped people across the spectrum, a study shows that those around or below the federal poverty line benefitted most.
  
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