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- Children’s Rights in the Time of the Russian “Gay Propaganda Law”
  
  October 11, 2019
  
  Despite having been deemed discriminatory and in violation of human rights, the “gay propaganda law” in Russia remains intact. What are the implications?
  
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  October 10, 2019
  
  Read all about the sponsored research, major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel — like the Dornsife School of Public Health’s Alex Ortega, PhD, who was awarded a $3.2 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study psychiatric and substance use disorders among island Puerto Ricans impacted by Hurricane Maria.
  
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- Dornsife Researchers Detail Tool to Assess Disaster-Related Health Risks for Vulnerable Populations
  
  October 03, 2019
  
  Dornsife researchers published a special issue on public health emergency preparedness to coincide with national emergency preparedness month.
  
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- Creating a More Equitable Path to Graduate Education at Dornsife
  
  October 02, 2019
  
  Our School no longer requires the submission of GRE scores as part of applications to our masters programs.
  
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- Council on Black Health Initiates New Approach to Addressing Health Issues that Affect Black Americans
  
  September 17, 2019
  
  Black scholars, community research partners, health professionals and representatives of several of the nation's largest black organizations, came together at Drexel.
  
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- Dornsife Researcher Awarded $1.83 Million to Study Social Media as a Tool for HPV Prevention
  
  September 16, 2019
  
  Dornsife is awarded a new R01 grant designed to increase vaccination rates by educating parents through social media.
  
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- Reimagining Health in Cities at the Urban Health Symposium 2019
  
  September 11, 2019
  
  The Urban Health Symposium explored new methods of improving health in cities across the United States and around the world.
  
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- 196,000 Youth Lose Health Insurance Coverage in Past 3 Years; Yet Some Upsides Remain, Drexel Study Says
  
  August 22, 2019
  
  The national implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014 was associated with gains in health insurance coverage for youth, but some of those gains have reversed during the past three years, according to findings published this month in Academic Pediatrics from researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University.
  
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- Assaults to EMS First Responders are Felonies in Pennsylvania, So Why Do Many Victims Feel They Do Not Receive Justice?
  
  August 16, 2019
  
  Violence toward first responders is widespread and can face a felony charge in Pennsylvania, yet new research shows that victims often feel they do not receive legal justice.
  
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- The Names Behind Drexel Buildings
  
  August 07, 2019
  
  Ever wondered who Bossone or Stratton or Disque were, and why those are the names of buildings on Drexel’s University City Campus?
  
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