A Philadelphia Witness to Hunger Takes the Spotlight in a Documentary Film on Hunger in America

February 19, 2013

Drexel University's public health research into the health effects and complex causes of hunger and food insecurity are prominently featured in a new documentary film, A Place at the Table. The film profiles Barbie Izquierdo, a participant in Drexel's "Witnesses to Hunger" program and includes expert commentary from Dr. Mariana Chilton.

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What the Election Means for Health Reform: Roundtable Discussion on November 16

November 02, 2012

Experts in law, medicine and public health will explore prospects for the future of health reform and the health care system at What the Election Means for Health Reform,a roundtable discussion sponsored by Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law and School of Public Health at the Academy of Natural Sciences on November 16.

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QandA-LGBT History Month

October 22, 2012

In honor of LGBT history month, DrexelNow talked to School of Public Health professor Randall Sell about his role as an academic and community historian in the LGBT community—and why learning about gay history is crucial to a comprehensive education.

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Witnesses to Hunger in Baltimore

October 16, 2012

A “Witnesses to Hunger” exhibit, featuring the photographs of parents from Baltimore, Boston, and Philadelphia who have experienced hunger and poverty first-hand, will run through October in Baltimore. It is one of multiple ways anti-hunger advocates are coming together this month to raise awareness about the challenges of living in or near poverty and to fight hunger in Maryland.

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What Im Reading-Mariana Chilton

October 11, 2012

The School of Public Health's Dr. Mariana Chilton carved out some time to speak with DrexelNow about her current reading selection, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson.

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Preventing Firefighter Injuries and Casualties by Examining the Culture of Safety

October 09, 2012

Drexel University was awarded a three-year, $1 million fire prevention and safety grant last month to develop tools to improve on-the-job safety for firefighters. Researchers will develop a survey to measure the safety climate – the measurable aspect of an organization’s or group’s attitudes toward safe behavior or “culture of safety”– for use in fire departments and by fire safety researchers.

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Taylor Brings Innovative Safety Climate Science to the US Fire Service

October 01, 2012

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Child Hunger Expert Mariana Chilton Available to Comment on Food Insecurity

September 12, 2012

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Dean Marla Gold Steps Down

September 05, 2012

Marla Gold is stepping down as dean of the School of Public Health, a position she's held for the past decade.

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Students Design Mobile Clinics for Drexel Autism Institute

July 19, 2012

The newly established A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University is hitting the road with design assistance from students in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Students are developing designs for the interior and exterior of a vehicle that will be used as a mobile clinic for research and community outreach, the first mobile unit for autism in the Philadelphia region.

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