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- From an Expert at Dornsife: Commonly Asked Questions About the Coronavirus
 
 February 29, 2020
 
 Epidemiologist Michael LeVasseur, PhD, MPH, gives a brief perspective on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
 
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- One Year Into ‘Soda Tax,’ Drexel Researchers Find Law Did Not Affect Consumption of Sweetened Beverages
 
 February 26, 2020
 
 One year into Philadelphia’s 1.5-cents-per-ounce “soda tax,” new findings show that the law had minimal to no influence on what Philadelphians are drinking. The results were published this month in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health from researchers at Drexel University’s <a href="about:blank" style="color: #954f72;">Dornsife School of Public Health</a>.
 
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- Characterizing Relationships and Postpartum HIV Risk Among Adolescent, Young Adult, and Adult Women in South Africa
 
 February 25, 2020
 
 A team of researchers from Dornsife characterized sexual relationships in pregnancy and HIV risk behavior in the first 14 weeks postpartum among different age groups of women in South Africa.
 
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- Analyzing Black-White Disparities in Cardiovascular Health in the U.S.
 
 February 19, 2020
 
 Research led by associate professor Loni Philip Tabb, PhD, found black-white differences in optimal cardiovascular health, using unique population-based data to explore the disparities.
 
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- New Report Highlights Challenges Women Faculty Face and Solutions to Achieve Gender Equity in Academia
 
 February 11, 2020
 
 Educators across multiple disciplines have released a report that highlights the challenges female faculty members face in academia and provides recommendations to achieve gender equity.
 
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- Dornsife Holds First Annual Public Health Student Case Competition
 
 February 05, 2020
 
 The Office of Public Health Practice at Dornsife held its first annual Public Health Student Case Competition in 2020.
 
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- Health and Health-Related Resources in Newly Designated Federally Qualified Opportunity Zones
 
 January 30, 2020
 
 New research led by Jana A. Hirsch, PhD, concludes that public health collaboration and strategic local governance will be crucial for yielding health benefits for residents in federally qualified opportunity zones (QOZ) .
 
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- Drexel University Collaborates with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on New Academic Alliance
 
 January 30, 2020
 
 Drexel University has entered into a new alliance to expand its academic and research partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
 
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- Urban Health Collaborative Partners With Big Cities Health Coalition
 
 January 07, 2020
 
 The partnership will enhance the ability of both organizations to meet their shared vision of improving the health of people living in our nation's largest cities.
 
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- Q&A: Can Taking Vitamin D Help Prevent My Child from Developing Autism?
  
  December 20, 2019
  
  Assistant Professor Brian K. Lee, PhD, discusses what researchers know about vitamin D and autism and what expectant mothers should do with the newly published findings.
  
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