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Why Philly-Area Law Schools Are Seeing More Applicants
Daniel Filler, JD, dean in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 26 Axios Philadelphia story about area law schools seeing an increase in applications — including Kline, which saw a 42.6% increase this year.
Span of Disaster: US Bridges Face Deadly Risk of Ship Ramming, Study Finds
Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a March 24 USA Today story about a new study from Johns Hopkins that suggests more bridges are vulnerable to catastrophic collisions, like the one that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024. He was also interviewed in a related March 21 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about an NTSB report on aging bridges that came out last week.
SPS Technologies Continues to Monitor Air, Water in Jenkintown and Says No Health Risks Found
Ezra Wood, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 24 WHYY story about the continuing efforts to monitor air and water quality following a fire at SPS Technologies in Jenkintown last month.
'Match Day' an Exciting, Emotional Time for First Class of Medical School Students
The College of Medicine Philadelphia campus hosted its annual Match Day and the College of Medicine at Tower Health hosted its first ever Match Day on Friday, as graduating students found out what residency program they will soon embark on to start their medical careers. WCAU-TV (NBC-10) and WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania) reported on the events in stories on March 21.

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Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD

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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.

 

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