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Atlas Comet: When’s Your Best Chance to Spot Comet That May Never Return
Christina Love, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 16 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) story about how to best view the super moon and the Atlas comet in the night sky in the Philadelphia region.
Courtesy of Senior Forward Dominick Bachstein, Drexel Soccer Found Its Spark at the Perfect Time
Dominick Bachstein, an undergraduate in LeBow College of Business and men’s soccer student-athlete, was featured in an Oct. 16 Philadelphia Inquirer story about his recent success, including his selection as National Player of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer. Head Men’s Soccer Coach David Castellanos was also quoted in the story.
Georgetown First Responders See Violent Assaults, Points to a Nationwide Problem
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends, was quoted in an Oct. 13 WCSC (CBS Charleston, SC) story about violence toward first responders.
Once Too Big To Testify, CEOs Feel Backlash to ‘Apex Doctrine’
Nicole Iannarone, JD, an assistant professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 9 Bloomberg Law story about the “apex doctrine,” the custom which CEOs had invoked for decades to avoid testifying in court cases, and the current trend of judges denying them this privilege.

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Drexel University faculty provide expertise, analysis and commentary on a wide variety of news and research topics. Please contact Media Relations for more information and follow us on Twitter to get a first look.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD

buildings, civil engineering, engineering

Aghayere studies structural systems and why they fail. He has written extensively about wood, concrete and steel construction and structural failure analysis. And commented in media stories about building collapses, the degradation and testing of infrastructure and the built environment.

 

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD

Criminology & Justice Studies
D'Ovidio researches the intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system. He directs Drexel's research program in computer crime and digital forensics. In the past, he has worked with the New York City Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department on research projects involving computer crime. His work with the law enforcement community also includes training investigators on techniques to trace Internet communication and seize electronic evidence and cell phones.

Girija Kaimal, EdD

creative arts therapies
Kaimal’s research focuses on understanding the way that creative self-expression affects human emotions and other brain processes. Her work particularly focuses on the ways people's experiences influence what they create, and how art-making can be used to reduce stress and stress-related issues.

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