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2022

- The Ubuntu Center Releases New Grounding Document
  
  May 24, 2022
  
  The Ubuntu Center outlines its human-centered approach to advance collective scholarship and action for population health equity.
  
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- NIH R01 Funding Granted to Study Puerto Rico’s Healthcare System After Major Back-to-Back Public Health Disasters
  
  May 23, 2022
  
  Researchers at Dornsife were awarded a National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities $3.2 million NIH R01 grant to study the Puerto Rico healthcare system before and after three major public health disasters.
  
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- Meet Drexel’s 2022 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 19, 2022
  
  The speakers addressing graduates this year and receiving recognition for their accomplishments come from wide-ranging backgrounds and fields — and many of them have ties to the University.
  
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- Autistic Adults Report High Rates of COVID-19 Vaccination
  
  May 03, 2022
  
  Researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute recently published a study identifying the differences between autistic adults who reported COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and those who were vaccination hesitant.
  
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- A Not So Sobering Look at Pennsylvania’s Liquor Laws
  
  April 29, 2022
  
  Although Pennsylvania laws may be inconvenient for some, the idea of adding inconvenience may help the public’s health, according to recently published data from researchers at Dornsife's Urban Health Collaborative.
  
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- Q+A: What Factors Are Associated With Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates?
  
  April 29, 2022
  
  The Drexel News Blog checked in with Usama Bilal, PhD, an assistant professor at Dornsife, about his team’s recent findings and the current state of the pandemic locally and internationally.
  
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- Population Health Speaker Series Addresses the Intersection of Climate, Justice, and Health
  
  April 25, 2022
  
  In response to the urgency of climate change, Dornsife's annual Population Health Spotlight Speaker Series explored the themes of sustainability, environmental health, policy, activism, and equity.
  
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  April 22, 2022
  
  Drexel faculty garnering attention for their achievements and research last term included
  Christopher MacLellan, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, who received two major grants from the Army Research Laboratory related to human-machine teaming and human-artificial intelligence adaptation.
  
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- Now That Tax Day Has Passed, Let’s Plan How to Best Use Public Dollars to Invest in Health
  
  April 20, 2022
  
  While taxes are a certainty year after year, health inequity doesn’t have to be. Our money could do a lot to make a more healthy and equitable nation – but only if the initiatives it supports are built and tested on evidence.
  
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- Maternal and Child Health Program Aims to Increase Awareness of Human Trafficking Among Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners
  
  April 19, 2022
  
  Dornsife's Maternal and Child Health Speaker Series presented a unique perspective on local and federal human trafficking initiatives and resources.
  
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