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December

  • First Annual Women’s Leadership Summit Tackles the Challenges of COVID-19, Racism

    December 21, 2020

    The Women in Medicine and Science Committee (WIMSC) was months away from holding its inaugural Women’s Leadership Summit, a discussion of gender equity in medicine and science, when restrictions took affect across the United States to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. By the time the first annual iteration of the event began on Friday, Dec. 11, the pandemic had impacted not only the timing and format of the conference, but also its focus – and organizers say that latter change was one for the better.

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  • SEPTA and Drexel Team up to Battle COVID-19

    December 15, 2020

    Researchers from Drexel University will be working with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on a partnership aimed at enhancing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on public transportation. Through a recently formed partnership, the institutions are pursuing a federal grant for research into risk assessment, mitigation and communication strategies that will help keep riders safe and healthy.

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  • Call for Nominations: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

    December 15, 2020

    Nominations are open for election into the Delta Zeta chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. You do not need to be a member of AOA to nominate a deserving candidate. The deadline is January 8, 2021.

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  • Resiliency, Mentorship and $10 Million in Grants: Drexel Neurobiology & Anatomy in 2020

    December 11, 2020

    When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the department’s tried-and-true strategies remained strong enough to yield record-breaking levels of research funding.

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  • Health Outreach Project (HOP) Adapts to Providing Care During the Pandemic

    December 10, 2020

    In her first year of medical school, Sanjana Venkat found a passion for serving patients at a Salvation Army rehabilitation center’s health clinic, one of the five, free health service sites from the College of Medicine’s Health Outreach Project (HOP). Venkat returned to the clinic last spring as its steering coordinator, only to quickly shift her plans and expectations as the site suspended in-person operations just two weeks into the semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • AWIS-PHL Honors Three College of Medicine Women

    December 10, 2020

    The College of Medicine is proud to recognize three members of our community whose work was recognized this semester by the Philadelphia chapter of the Association of Women in Science (AWIS) , an organization working to advance opportunities for women in STEM.

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  • Drexel’s Interdisciplinary Battle Against COVID-19

    December 07, 2020

    From administering COVID tests to conducting case investigation and contact tracing, the University has relied on a cross-college battalion of faculty, professional staff and students to protect Dragons against the coronavirus, and in turn, protect the surrounding community.

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