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Cómo Ahorrar en la Compra de la Cena de Thanksgiving
Eliezer M. Fich, PhD, trustee professor of Finance in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in Nov. 25 and 22 WWSI-TV (Telemundo-62) stories. The Nov. 25 story is about the increase of credit card interest and how it will impact credit card users. The Nov. 22 story is about the cost of hosting Thanksgiving dinner and how consumers can save money.
Why You’re Hungrier When It’s Cold
Nyree Dardarian, EdD, assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Nov. 22 Outside article about why a person feels hungrier when they’re cold and how to recalibrate diet and nutrition needs to during cold-month workouts.
No Need to Overload Your Cranberry Sauce With Sugar This Holiday Season − a Food Scientist Explains How to Cook With Fewer Added Sweeteners
Rosemary Trout, DHSc, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, authored a Nov. 22 article for The Conversation about cranberries, a typical holiday side dish, and how to use less sugar in recipes to make it more friendly for those trying to reduce sugar or for people with Type 1 diabetes.
Looking to Kirigami to Shape Modern Wireless Technology
Yury Gogotsi, PhD, distinguished university and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, and Lingyi Bi, a doctoral student in the College of Engineering, were quoted in a Nov. 21 Tech Briefs story about their research looking at how the ancient art of kirigami could be used to produce tunable MXene antennas.

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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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