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2023

- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements
  
  June 13, 2023
  
  Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.
  
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- Meet Drexel’s 2023 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  June 07, 2023
  
  Learn about the speakers for Drexel University's commencement ceremonies that will take place from June 14-16.
  
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- New Intellectual Disability Diagnoses in Autistic Young Adults: A Path for Staying Medicaid-Enrolled?
  
  June 05, 2023
  
  In continuing to examine how autistic individuals use Medicaid, recent research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute has identified a trend in intellectual disability (ID) diagnoses among autistic young people that is likely indicative of a system-wide problem that makes it difficult for them to maintain coverage into adulthood.
  
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- Dornsife SPH Magazine Vol. 23 Focuses on Theme of Health Equity
  
  May 09, 2023
  
  The new issue features a sample of exciting projects at our School that address health equity and other key public health challenges with which health equity intersects.
  
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- New Funding to Research Links Between Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Risk of Neurodegenerative Disorders Later in Life
  
  May 02, 2023
  
  Dornsife researcher recieves NIH R01 grant to study possible links between neurodevelopmental disorders and the risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders later in life.
  
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- Q+A: Improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Tajikistan
  
  May 02, 2023
  
  Drexel faculty share insights on their new study about water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices in the central Asian country of Tajikistan.
  
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- Obesity Prevents Patients From Receiving a Kidney Transplant
  
  May 01, 2023
  
  New findings from Drexel researchers suggest that critical weight management conversations between patients and their care teams simply aren’t happening, and the communication breakdown doesn’t end there.
  
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- The Dornsife Office of Global Health Releases New Annual Report
  
  April 25, 2023
  
  The Dornsife Office of Global Health has released its 2022 Annual Report highlighting global research, engagement, education and training, and more.
  
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- Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity and Inability to Pay Rent
  
  April 21, 2023
  
  Although families with immigrant mothers experienced higher rates of food insecurity and inability to pay rent during the pandemic than other groups, they reported less participation in economic impact payments (EIP) in the form of stimulus checks and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – two programs designed to provide stopgap financial support, according to a new study in JAMA Health Forum from researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health and Children’s HealthWatch.
  
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- Autistic Voices Needed: A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Awarded Grant for Innovative Autistic Support Services Research
  
  April 18, 2023
  
  The Policy, Analytics and Community Research Program at Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion collaborated to enhance a unique intervention optimizing supports delivered by autistic adults to other autistic adults and expand the intervention in Philadelphia.
  
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