August

Drexel’s men’s basketball team was mentioned in an Aug. 31 Philly.com post about the Dragons getting a verbal commitment from a player at Bishop McNamara in Maryland.

Frank Linnehan, PhD, dean of the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer article about office in morale caused by the papal visit.

A photo of Drexel’s mental health screening kiosk located in the Recreation Center was included in a Chronicle of Higher Education story on Aug. 31 about what universities are doing to respond to students in the grip of psychological crises.

Research by Matthew Freedman, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in a Journal Sentinel story on Aug. 31 about a group seeking to bring investments to the nation’s battered neighborhoods.

Michael Yudell, PhD, an associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Community Health and Prevention in the School of Public Health, authored an Aug. 30 Philly.com review of “The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity.”

Paul Harrington, PhD, a professor in the School of Education and director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article on Aug. 30 about the rising job market for home health aides.

Daniel Filler, senior associate dean for academic and faculty affairs and a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Boston Globe article on Aug. 28 about sex offender residency restrictions.

A food waste program piloted by Drexel’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management was featured on WHYY/Newsworks.org on Aug 28. It also was featured on PhillyVoice.com on Aug 29. Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, director of the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was quoted in the PhillyVoice story.

Follow-up stories about the legislation concerning food trucks on Drexel’s campus were reported in several local media outlets, including Aug. 28 stories in the Philadelphia Business Journal and Philadelphia magazine’s “Foobooz” blog.

Drexel was ranked the number five most caffeinated university in the country in an Aug. 27 Time Labs blog story.

The upcoming “Immortal Beauty” exhibition in the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was featured in Philadelphia STYLE magazine on Aug. 25.

Daniel Korschun, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was interviewed on WBUR on Aug. 27 about his book about the Market Basket controversy.

Joel Maxcy, PhD, associate professor and interim director of sport management in the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was quoted in the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s “PolitiFact” on Aug. 27 about a new sports stadium in Georgia.

David Becher, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a Philadelphia Business Journal story on Aug. 27 about Comcast’s failed acquisition of Time Warner.

Drexel’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management was mentioned in a Philadelphia Weekly story on Aug. 27 about eating on a budget. Emory McLeod, a program assistant in the Center, and Alex De Los Reyes, a junior culinary arts student, were quoted.

Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, dean of the College of Medicine, was interviewed in an Aug. 26 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) story about the Pope’s upcoming visit to Philadelphia.

A warning about recent burglaries near Drexel’s campus was mentioned in a KYW-TV (CBS-3) story on Aug. 26.

“A Toast to Tenacity,” a Women’s Equality Day event hosted by Vision 2020 and the College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was featured in an Aug. 26 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) broadcast.

Florence Momplaisir, MD, MSCE, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine and School of Public Health, and Joella Adams, MPH, a recent graduate of the School of Public Health, were quoted in a WHYY-FM/Newsworks story on Aug. 26 about their research about HIV care for pregnant women and new mothers.

Scott White, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics and head of the Computing Security and Technology program, was quoted in an Aug. 26 Washington Post story about preparations for the Pope’s visit to Washington, D.C.

Drexel was mentioned in an Aug. 25 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about a string of burglaries in the area. The story was also reported on Philly.com.

Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed about his new book on sociological perspectives on climate change on InsideClimateNews.com on August 25.

Kevin Gillen, a senior research fellow at the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation was quoted in an Aug. 25 Philly Voice story about the growth of the housing market in Philadelphia.

Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, Robert A. Groff Chair in Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine and director of the Drexel Neurosciences Institute, was quoted in an Aug. 25 Philly Voice story about James Barrese, MD, a noted neurosurgeon with a specialty in treating Parkinson’s disease, joining the Institute.

Lisa Hayes, director of the fashion design program in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a Philadelphia Daily News article on Aug. 25 about CBS-3 meteorologist Katie Fehlinger being body-shamed for her pregnancy.

The Fashion Design program in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was mentioned in a Philly.com “Campus Inq” blog post on Aug. 25 for ranking no. 10 in the Business of Fashion’s Global Fashion School Rankings.

The Fashion Design program in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was listed in an Aug. 24 New York Times article for ranking no. 10 in the Business of Fashion’s Global Fashion School Rankings.

Dennis Park, PhD, an assistant professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 24 Wall Street Journal article about his research on using the color red for business plans.

Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored an Aug. 24 New York Times letter to the editor in response to an op-ed about honors colleges at public universities.

The Lauren Fensterstock exhibition in the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was spotlighted in The Weekender on Aug. 24.

Lauren Smalls-Mantey, a doctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in an Aug. 24 Time Warner Cable News story about the installation of a green roof on New York’s Javits Center.

Jeffrey Popyack, PhD, a professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, was quoted in an Aug. 24 Technically Philly post about Drexel’s REThink program, which places local teachers in Drexel research labs over the summer. Rachel Greenstadt, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, Santiago Ontanon, PhD, an associate professor in the college, and Mark Zarella, PhD, a research assistant professor in the College of Medicine, were also mentioned in the post.

Joseph Martin, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in an Aug. 23 WHYY story about a class project involving the Delaware Bay.

Senior Vice President, Government and Community Relations Office of Government and Community Relations Brian Keech and Dimitrious Boufidis, business and city affairs director, were mentioned in an Aug. 23 Billy Penn article about a bill concerning food trucks on Drexel’s campus.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, a senior research fellow at the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in an Aug. 23 Philadelphia Inquirer story about home sales in Philadelphia.

Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, authored an Aug. 23 Philadelphia Inquirer column about a mysterious medical condition that he diagnosed in a young boy.

Daniel Korschun, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in an Aug. 22 Boston Globe story about his book about the Market Basket controversy.

Stella Volpe, PhD, a professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a front-page Philadelphia Inquirer story on Aug. 22 about a decline in the rate of childhood obesity in Philadelphia.

Robert Ambrose, an instructor in the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was quoted in a Press of Atlantic City article on Aug. 21 about casinos keeping more cash from slot machines. He also was quoted in Global Gaming Business magazine on Aug. 21 about casino education.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, director of the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was quoted in an Aug. 21 Philadelphia Business Journal story about the amount of quality cooks in Philadelphia.

Joel Maxcy, PhD, associate professor and interim director of sport management in the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was interviewed on "Sports Focus” on WCHL-Radio (Chapel Hill, North Carolina), on Aug. 21 about the recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board on whether or not football players at Northwestern University can unionize.

Drexel was included in an Aug. 20 Washington Post article as one of the few universities to receive a federal grant to train STEM teachers.

Argie Allen, PhD, director of clinical training at the College of Nursing and Health Profession’s Couple & Family Therapy Program, was interviewed during an Aug. 20 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) news segment about how to repair a broken relationship when one person has been cheating.

Drexel was mentioned in an Aug. 20 Mic story about noteworthy new science discoveries for a research project involving a prostate exam simulator in the College of Medicine.

Kristene Whitmore, MD, a professor and medical director of the Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a WHYY-FM/Newsworks story on Aug. 20 about the new female libido drug approved by the FDA.

Daniel Korschun, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in an Aug. 20 Boston Globe story about his book about the Market Basket controversy.

Westphal College’s fashion design program and the URBN Center were featured in an Aug. 19 episode of WCAU-TV (NBC-10)’s “Wednesday’s Child.”

Nancy Rogo Trainer, Drexel University's associate vice president of planning, was quoted in an Aug. 19 Philadelphia Inquirer story about plans for a casino in South Philadelphia.

Drexel was included in an Aug. 19 Philadelphia Inquirer about rankings from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which defends free-speech and other individual rights of college students and faculty members across the country.

Michel Barsoum, PhD, a distinguished professor in the College of Engineering, and Babak Anasori, PhD, a post-doctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, were quoted in an Aug. 18 IEEE-Spectrum “Nanoclast” blog post about their research to develop a method for combining multiple different layers of two-dimensional materials.

Robert Kane, PhD, professor and director of the criminology and justice studies department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article on Aug. 18 about police accountability.

Scott White, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics and director of the Computing Security and Technology program, was interviewed on a WDEL-Radio (Wilmington, Del.) segment on Aug. 17 about security during the Pope's visit to Philadelphia.

Kara Spiller, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, was quoted in an Aug. 17 WHYY/Newsworks.org story about her use of a 3-D bio-printer for her research on bone healing.

Stan Silverman, vice chairman of Drexel’s board of trustees, authored a column for the Philadelphia Business Journal on Aug. 17 about the pope’s visit to Philadelphia.

Research by Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and his former doctoral student Alice Ely, about the correlation between eating and responding to romantic cues, continues to be featured in numerous outlets, including CNN.com, The Daily Mailand CNET.com. The story also was picked up by numerous TV stations, including KYW-TV (CBS-3).

Drexel was mentioned in Fast Company’s “Co.Design” story on innovation districts on Aug. 17.

Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, was quoted in the New York Times and Chronicle of Higher Education on Aug. 18 in stories about the National Labor Relations Board rejecting a bid from Northwestern University football players to unionize.

The obituary of Julian Bond, civil rights leader, former NAACP chairman and a visiting professor at Drexel in 1988, was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Aug. 17. The obituary referenced quotes from an interview with The Triangle.

Drexel was included in an Aug. 17 Philadelphia Daily News story about armed cops on college campuses in Philly.

Drexel’s Liberty Scholars program was featured in an Aug. 16 WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment.

Drexel was mentioned in Aug. 16 Philly Voice and Aug. 17 Philadelphia Business Journal articles for using ZeeMee app.

Gregory Cooke, an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 16 Washington Post article about Laura Malloy, one of the few black female workers at a shipyard in World War II.

Steven Weber, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering and director of Drexel’s Cybersecurity Institute, and Kapil Dandekar, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering and director of the Drexel Wireless Systems Lab, were quoted in an Aug. 16 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals.

Daniel Korschun, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in an Aug. 15 Boston Globe story looking back at his decision to co-write a book about the Market Basket controversy.

Emily Stasko, a doctoral candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 14 WHYY/Newsworks.org story about her recent study on the prevalence of “sexting,” sending sexually explicit text messages, among adults.

Donald Riggs, PhD, teaching professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in an Aug. 14 Geekadelphia story for presenting at the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society.

Scott White, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics and director of the Computing Security and Technology program, was interviewed on segments about the Pope’s visit to Philadelphia on Aug. 14 on WCAU-TV (NBC-10) and WTXF-TV (FOX-29) on Aug. 15.

Drew Cronin, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an NPR story on Aug. 14 about his research on the sales of bushmeat, including illegally hunted monkeys, on Bioko Island in Central Africa.

Drexel was mentioned in an Aug. 13 Philadelphia Business Journal article about the Pope’s upcoming visit to Philadelphia.

Nursing students Colleen Fries, Kimberly Limpert and Kaitlyn Kenny were quoted in an Aug. 13 WPVI-TV (6-abc) about their experiences volunteering at a nursing home as part of a class taught by adjunct clinical instructor Joyceann Frazier.

Nursing students Colleen Fries, Kimberly Limpert and Kaitlyn Kenny were quoted in an Aug. 13 WPVI-TV (6-abc) about their experiences volunteering at a nursing home as part of a class taught by adjunct clinical instructor Joyceann Frazier.

Drexel was mentioned in an Aug. 13 Next City post about new proposed legislation that would create a vending district for food trucks in University City. A related story appeared on Philadelphia magazine’s “Foobooz” blog on Aug. 12

Drexel’s partnership with PeaceTech Lab and the U.S. Institute of Peace was featured in an Aug. 12 Huffington Post story.

Paul Clements, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Philadelphia Daily News article on Aug. 12 about hit-and-run drivers in Philadelphia.

Charles Sacco, entrepreneur in residence and director of external relations for the Close School of Entrepreneurship as well as director of the Baiada Institute, was quoted in an Aug. 12 Technically Philly post as a presenter at the upcoming Philly Geek Awards.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, a senior research fellow at the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in an Aug. 12 Philadelphia Inquirer story about scarce listings for interested home buyers.

Feedback to a bill introduced by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell to create a Drexel University District area was mentioned in several local news stories, including an Aug. 12 story in the Philadelphia Business Journal that was picked up by Philly Voice.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Psychology and director of athletics, was interviewed in an Aug. 12 Philly.com story about what it’s like to be a director of athletics.

Drexel University Sacramento students Erin Rodriguez and Jeremy LaBell were interviewed in a FOX-40 (Sacramento) story about their “Toilet Valet” app. <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 18 0 131231 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1073741899 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --Drexel University Sacramento students Erin Rodriguez and Jeremy LaBell were interviewed in a FOX-40 (Sacramento) story about their “Toilet Valet” app.

Scott White, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics and director of the Computing Security and Technology program, was interviewed in WDEL-Radio (Wilmington, Del.) in an Aug. 12 report about security measures being taken by Philadelphia in preparation for the Pope’s visit in September.

Harris Steinberg, executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and distinguished teaching professor in the Westphal College, was quoted in a Newsworks.org article on Aug. 12 about revitalizing Penn’s Landing.

Ko Nishino, PhD, an associate professor and associate department head for graduate affairs in the College of Computing & Informatics, was quoted in an Aug. 11 Philly Voice story about crowd size for Pope Francis’ visit.

Stephen F. Gambescia, PhD, a clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, authored an Aug. 11 Philly.com story about the risks of football in schools.

Drexel was mentioned in an Aug. 11 Philadelphia Style post about Philly’s best food trucks.

Drexel was mentioned in an Aug. 11 Technically Philly post about Philadelphia’s successful campaign to host the first national WordCamp conference.

Research by Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, about the correlation between a woman’s hunger and romance, was mentioned in an Aug. 11 New York Daily News article, which referenced a TIME story about the research.

Amy Slaton, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 11 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about the #ILookLikeAnEngineer social media campaign promoting women in STEM fields.

Adam Benforado, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed in an Aug. 11 WHYY-FM/Newsworks.org story about his new book “Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.”

Scott White, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics and director of Drexel’s Computing Security and Technology program, was interviewed on WURD-Radio (900-AM) on Aug. 11 about security measures the city is taking during the Pope’s visit in September.

Drexel Medicine was mentioned in an Aug. 10 WPVI-TV (6-abc) story about area hospitals’ plans to continue care for expecting mothers during Pope Francis’ visit in September.

A new study about the commonality of sexting by Emily Stasko, a PhD candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Pamela Geller, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Women’s Health Psychology Lab, continued to be picked up by numerous outlets on Aug. 10-12, including CBSNews.com, Yahoo! Health, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, New York Post and The Daily Mail.

The Academy of Natural Sciences’ “Bug Fest” was featured in an Aug. 9 KYW-TV (CBS-3) segment.

Adam Benforado, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was featured in an Aug. 9 AlJazeera America article about his new book about the criminal justice system.

Scott White, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics and director of the Computing Security and Technology program, was quoted in an Aug. 9 Philadelphia Inquirer story about security measures being taken during the Pope’s visit to Philadelphia this fall. His interview was included in an Aug. 10 PhillyMag.com roundup of comments about the security measures.

William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Aug. 9 about the Republican candidates for president.

Robert Kane, PhD, professor and director of the criminology and justice studies department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article that was picked up by Yahoo! News on Aug. 9 about the one-year anniversary of the protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

Christopher Crawford, an undergraduate in the LeBow College of Business and a member of Drexel’s golf team, was featured in an Aug. 8 Philly.com story about his come-from-behind victory at the Patterson Cup golf tournament in Malvern over the weekend.

Kenneth Lacovara, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in an Aug. 8 Somerset Daily American article, republished on Philly.com, about an alum’s experience discovering Dreadnoughtus schrani.

Daniel Korschun, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in an Aug. 8 Boston Globe article about New England literary news, for his book looking back at the Market Basket controversy.

A new study about the commonality of sexting by Emily Stasko, a PhD candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Pamela Geller, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Women’s Health Psychology Lab, was picked up by numerous outlets on Aug. 8- 10, including CNN.com, Huffington Post, New York Magazine,Los Angeles Times, NPR and numerous other outlets.

Joseph Hughes, PhD, dean of the College of Engineering, and undergraduate engineering students Tristan Leung and Dagmawi Mulugeta were quoted in an Aug. 7 CIO magazine story about Drexel’s partnership with PeaceTech Lab and the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Drexel’s College of Medicine was featured in an Aug. 7 WPVI-TV (6-abc) story about the Class of 2019 receiving their first white coat during a traditional ceremony to mark their entrance into the medical community.

Youngmoo Kim, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering and director of the ExCITe Center, was quoted in an Aug. 7 City Paper blog post and mentioned in a Philadelphia Business Journal story about the Center hosing a mini-hackathon in response to the untimely demise of a hitch-hiking robot in Philadelphia last weekend.

Adam Benforado, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was featured in an Aug. 3 Wired article about his new book about the criminal justice system.

Christopher Gray, an undergraduate student in the LeBow College of Business and Close School of Entrepreneurship, was mentioned in an Aug. 6 Daily News article regarding the nomination of his scholarship app, Scholly, in the 2015 Geek Awards, co-established by the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Harris Steinberg, executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and distinguished teaching professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in PhillyMag.com’s “Citified” blog on Aug. 6 about fading bike lanes in Philadelphia.

Drexel was mentioned as the host of the Springboard Tech Camp for middle school girls in an Aug. 6 WPVI-TV (6-abc) broadcast. The College of Computing & Informatics is hosting the camp this week for the third year in a row.

Drexel’s operational plans in preparation for this fall’s visit from Pope Francis were mentioned in Aug. 6 articles in the Philadelphia Business Journal and Philly.com.

Scott White, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics and director of the Computing Security and Technology program, was interviewed in an Aug. 6 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) news segment about security precautions being taken during the Pope’s visit in September.

Drexel was mentioned for hosting one of the curated centerpieces in this year’s Fringe Festival in an Aug. 5 Uwishunu post.

Drexel research on the feasibility of the PennEast natural gas pipeline was cited in an Aug. 5 NJ.com editorial on the project.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, director of the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, and Irvin Peckham, PhD, director of the First-Year Writing Program and a teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, were quoted in a PhillyVoice.com article on Aug. 5 about advice for students entering college.

Youngmoo Kim, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering and director of the Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center, was mentioned in an Aug. 4 Ars Technica post about Philadelphia roboticists offering to repair HitchBOT, a robot, designed by a Canadian research team, that was damaged in the city over the weekend.

Peter DeCarlo, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, and Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, a professor in the School of Public Health, were quoted in an Aug. 3 WHYY radio (91-FM) story about President Obama’s new Clean Power Plan, a policy for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Kara Spiller, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, was featured in an Aug. 3 Philadelphia City Paper column about her regenerative medicine lab.

Diana Robins, PhD, an associate professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and leader of the research program area in early detection and intervention, was quoted in a New York Times article on Aug. 3 about a new proposal from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force stating that there is not yet enough evidence to recommend universal early autism screening for young children.

Clyde Evans, Jr., an adjunct professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was mentioned in an Aug. 3 Philadelphia Daily News article about a local contestant on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Adam Benforado, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, authored an Aug. 3 Chronicle of Higher Education article about his new book about the criminal justice system.

Christopher Gray, an undergraduate student in the LeBow College of Business and Close School of Entrepreneurship, was mentioned in an Aug. 3 Philly Voice article regarding the nomination of his scholarship app, Scholly, in the 2015 Geek Awards, co-established by the Academy of Natural Sciences. Gray and three Drexel alumni also were included in Philly Voice’sJuly 31 list of 18 young, creative Philadelphians.

Research by Matthew Weinberg, PhD, an assistant professor in the LeBow College of Business, was featured in an Aug. 3 Economist story about weak regulation in America.

The Academy of Natural Sciences was mentioned in an Aug. 2 Philadelphia Inquirer story for hosting the author of “Eat-a-Bug Cookbook.”

Paul Harrington, PhD, a professor in the School of Education and director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy, was quoted in an Aug. 2 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the future of workers.