2016

- Anxiety Measure for Children with Autism Found Reliable
  
  December 08, 2016
  
  In children on the spectrum, anxiety is often masked by the symptoms of autism. But a new variant to a standard anxiety screening method has now proven effective in separating the two and leading to important diagnoses.
  
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- Drexel Faculty Receives Award for Contributions to Quality of Online Education
  
  November 30, 2016
  
  Raymond Lum, MPhil, MS, director of E-Learning and associate teaching professor of Health Management and Policy in the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, received the 2016 Director’s Award for Exceptional Service from Quality Matters, a leader in quality assurance for online education, at the organization’s annual conference in November.
  
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- In Africa, Fighting HIV in Young Mothers Through Education
  
  November 28, 2016
  
  A new program run by a new faculty member in Drexel's Dornsife School of Public Health will attempt to address education as a determinant of HIV risk in young South African mothers.
  
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- Witness to Hunger: Exploding Stereotypes of Poverty
  
  November 21, 2016
  
  Dr. Mariana Chilton didn’t expect her program to become a movement fueled by the women that it had attracted. As an anthropologist who works directly with people, she wanted to empower those who live with poverty to speak for themselves about their experiences.
  
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- Urban Health Collaborative Welcomes New Doctoral Fellows
  
  November 21, 2016
  
  The Urban Health Collaborative is pleased to announce the three awardees of the 2016-2017 UHC Doctoral Fellows program. The program supports incoming doctoral students conducting research focused on understanding and improving health in cities. Fellows participate in ongoing UHC research and training activities with faculty mentors from the UHC.
  
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- Professor Profile: Loni Philip Tabb, Assistant Professor Biostatistics
  
  November 18, 2016
  
  Loni Philip Tabb, PhD, Assistant Professor Biostatistics was profiled for the Fall 2016 Dornsife SPH Magazine.
  
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- Alumni and Students Receive School Support to Share Innovative Research at APHA
  
  November 17, 2016
  
  Alumni, students, faculty and friends of Dornsife SPH gathered at the school's yearly reception at the APHA Annual Meeting in Denver. In addition to hosting this valuable networking event this year, the school’s Office of Student Services and Alumni Relations sponsored five alumni and five current students to attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.
  
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- Dean Ana Diez Roux Named American Heart Association's 2016 Ancel Keys Memorial Lecturer
  
  November 17, 2016
  
  Dean Ana Diez Roux presented the 2016 Ancel Keys Memorial Lecture at the American Heart Association's 2016 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. Diez Roux’s talk was titled Rediscovering the role of the environment in cardiovascular health and health disparities: implications for research and policy.
  
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- Dornsife's Michael Yudell Wins American Public Health Award for Book Challenging the Use of Race in Genetic Research
  
  November 17, 2016
  
  When Dornsife School of Public Health faculty member Michael Yudell’s book, Race Unmasked: Biology and Race in the Twentieth Century (Columbia University Press), was released in 2014, arguments about the use of race in genetics research continued to be unresolved. Conversations were stuck on what to do to move forward, knowing that race remains a problematic variable for use in genetic research.
  
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- Faculty Focus: Welcome!
  
  November 15, 2016
  
  Since May 2015, fourteen new professors have come to Dornsife School of Public Health.
  
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