2023

- Want to Keep Gen-Z Off Vaping?
  
  December 21, 2023
  
  Young adults who are more familiar with e-cigarette marketing practices are more likely to have attitudes against vaping than those unaware of the industry’s marketing, according to a study led by Drexel University public health researchers published this month in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control.
  
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- Improving Dietary Habits of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and their Caregivers
  
  December 06, 2023
  
  A recent study from researchers in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and Dornsife School of Public Health aimed to understand the challenges and supports affecting individuals with GI cancer and their caregivers when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet and avoiding malnutrition.
  
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- Understanding Obstacles and Facilitators in HIV Prevention and Care for Venezuelan Migrant/Refugee Women and Girls
  
  November 28, 2023
  
  A new qualitative study sheds light on barriers and facilitators to HIV prevention and care for Venezuelan migrant/refugee women and girls in Colombia and offers possible interventions.
  
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- Health and Human Rights Journal Announces Amon as Editor-in-Chief
  
  November 09, 2023
  
  The Health and Human Rights Journal partnership, co-published by Harvard's FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and Dornsife, is strengthened as Professor Amon is named Editor-In-Chief.
  
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- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Awarded Over $2 Million for Longitudinal Study Following Younger Siblings of Autistic Children
  
  November 02, 2023
  
  Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute was awarded a $2.1 million National Institutes of Health Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program grant to continue follow-up of children enrolled in three cohort studies dedicated to understanding outcomes among younger siblings of autistic children.
  
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  October 27, 2023
  
  Last term, Drexel University professors were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions. This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
  
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- Can We Trust Autism Information on TikTok? Not Always.
  
  October 23, 2023
  
  Researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute have examined the reach and accuracy of TikTok videos providing informational content about autism and found that most of the information provided does not align with current clinical knowledge.
  
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- Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health to Serve as National Coordinating Center for New NIH Community-led Health Equity Research Program
  
  September 29, 2023
  
  Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health received a $20 million award to be disbursed over five years from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Common Fund through the agency’s Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) program to study health equity solutions nationwide.
  
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- New Students, Faculty and Staff Members Are Welcomed at Dornsife's Annual Pinning Ceremony
  
  September 25, 2023
  
  A long-standing tradition at the School, new students, faculty, and professional staff were officially welcomed to the Dornsife community at the annual Pinning Ceremony.
  
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- Meet New Faculty Joining Dornsife in the New Academic Year
  
  September 20, 2023
  
  At the start of this new academic year, Dornsife welcomed 10 new faculty members in various departments.
  
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