Obesity and Low Vitamin D Associated with Diabetes

July 17, 2012

The combination of obesity and vitamin D deficiency may put people at even greater risk of insulin resistance than either factor alone, according to new research from the Drexel University School of Public Health recently published early online in the journal Diabetes Care. Insulin resistance is a major risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, a condition that affects 25.6 million adults and is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

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Q and A-Robert Field

July 11, 2012

In the wake of the Supreme Court's heath care decision, DrexelNow asked Dr. Robert Field, a professor at the School of Public Health and the Earle Mack School of Law, to put the ruling in context.

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Drexel Engineering Receives Obama Singh grant

July 09, 2012

An educational initiative, jointly funded by India and the United States, has paired Drexel University with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to create a resource for assessing the human health risks of microbial contamination.

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Drexel Celebrates 2012 Commencement

June 12, 2012

Drexel University will celebrate its 125th commencement on its University City campus with five separate ceremonies honoring Drexel’s graduating class, June 15 and16. More than 5,000 students will receive a degree from Drexel this year. Drexel will award honor 17 honorary degrees to prominent individuals distinguished in their fields.

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Obesity Experts at Drexel Available to Comment Weight of the Nation

May 09, 2012

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"Witnesses to Hunger" Exhibit Displays Women's Photographic Testimony Poverty

April 26, 2012

Working mothers, poverty and opportunity are powerful themes in the national political conversation. On May 2, a public exhibit will display photos and videos from women whose voices are too often missing from this dialogue: those who have experienced poverty and hunger first-hand. These “Witnesses to Hunger” are participants in a powerful research and advocacy project developed at the Drexel University School of Public Health.

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Animated Characters Keep It Real in Teen Violence Prevention Videos

April 23, 2012

Voiced by Philadelphia teens, Briana and Damon are a pair of digitally animated street-smart characters with a Facebook page aimed at reducing urban youth violence.

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Autism Experts Available to Comment on New CDC Autism Prevalence Report

March 29, 2012

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Autism Experts Available for Autism Awareness Month

March 21, 2012

Experts at Drexel University are available to comment for news stories about autism for Autism Awareness Month in April. Drexel recently established the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, the nation’s first autism center focused on public health science.

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A.J. Drexel Autism Receives Gift from the Close Foundation

March 20, 2012

Drexel University has received a gift of $1.5 million from the Charles and Barbara Close Foundation, founded by Drexel alumnus Charles Close (’36), to help establish the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. The Institute is the nation’s first autism center focused on public health science.

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