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In the News

Amazon Web Services Outage Impacts Philly Region
Pablo Molina, DLS, Drexel's interim chief information officer, was interviewed in Oct. 20 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) and WWSI-TV (Telemundo-62) stories about an Amazon Web Services outage that affected a number of websites and services this week.
Drexel University Students Create Invention That Translates Vocals Into Visual Art
Youngmoo Kim, PhD, vice provost for University and Community Partnerships, director of the ExCITe Center and a professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in an Oct. 20 WPVI-TV (6-abc) story about Drexel students collaborating with Opera Philadelphia to create a device that can translate vocals into visual art.
What the Price of Gold Tells Us About the US Economy
Edward Nelling, PhD, department head and professor of finance in the LeBow College of Business, was interviewed on Oct. 14 on WHYY about what the price of gold tells us about the U.S. economy.
Developers Should Build More Apartments For Families, Study Argues
Kevin Gillen, PhD, a senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and adjunct professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Oct. 8 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how housing developers can experiment with different kinds of layouts to attract families at various life stages.

Our Faculty Experts

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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