October

Drexel's Fox Historic Costume Collection, in the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design was featured in an Oct. 31 story in Women's Wear Daily. The FHCC debuted its newest exhibition, James Galanos: Design Integrity on Oct. 19. The show explores Galanos' meticulous construction and embellishment with about 60 ensembles from post-war through the '90s. The show is on display through Jan. 8.

Drexel's EAT Cafe, a pay-what-you-can restaurant created by the Center for Hunger-Free Communities in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was featured in an Oct. 31 Philadelphia magazine "FooBooz" blog post.

An Oct. 30 Philadelphia Inquirer story mentioned the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute as a partner in the Cooking with Confidence program run by the Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center. The three-week cooking instruction program, which started in 2017, is geared to people on the Autism spectrum.

Anil Kalhan, JD, an professor at Drexel's Kline School of Law was quoted in an Oct. 31 story in the Colombia Journalism Review about an inaccurate headline in the digital media outlet, Axios, that claimed President Trump could terminate citizenship to babies born in the U.S.

Drexel Men's Basketball Head Coach Zach Spiker, and varsity players Kurk Lee, Troy Harper, Alihan Demir, Camren Wynter and James Butler, were featured in an Oct. 31 story in ThePhiladelphia Inquirer previewing the upcoming season. A related story featuring Demir also ran in the Philadelphia Daily News on Nov. 1.

David J. Reich, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was featured in an Oct. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer story and video about a technique he is studying, called machine perfusion, to revive organs that have deteriorated in order to make them suitable for transplant into patients.

Drexel President John Fry was quoted in an Oct. 31 Philadelphia Business Journal story about the College of Medicine’s agreement with Tower Health to open a regional branch medical campus in Reading. The announcement of the selection for the new campus’s site was also featured in Oct. 31 stories in the Reading Eagle, Lehigh Valley Business and WFMZ-TV (Reading).

Drexel's Fox Historic Costume Collection in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design debuted its exhibition James Galanos: Design Integrity on Oct. 19. The exhibit was featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Oct. 29.

Joel Maxcy, PhD, director of Sport Management in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Oct. 29 The Week article about whether or not taxpayers benefit from the billions spent to subsidize sports stadiums.

Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honor College and distinguished teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an op-ed that was published in The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 26 about Shakespeare's message for baby boomers.

Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, co-authored an Oct. 26 Philadelphia Citizen column, with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Jacksonville, on and off the field, ahead of the Eagles' game against the Jaguars.

Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law and the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a story about flu shot pricing that aired on NPR’s “Marketplace” on Oct. 26.

Diana Robins, PhD, interim director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was quoted in an Oct.Spectrum News story about China's new approach to diagnosing autism at an earlier age.

An Oct. 24 WHYY PlanPhilly story, about President Trump’s development tax break and what it could mean for Philadelphia, which quoted Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of Drexel’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab, was picked up by the Philadelphia Business Journal on Oct. 25.

Research by Wei Sun, PhD, Albert Soffa professor in the College of Engineering, that is using 3-D printed tumors to study the growth cervical cancer, was featured in an Oct. 24 Physics World story.

Vibha Kalra, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Oct. 23Design News story about her work to develop a stable sulfur cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries.

Lisa Tucker, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 23 New York Times article about the legacy of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Neal Goldstein, PhD, an assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Oct. 20 Quartz story about how vaccine-hesitant parents are using social media to spread false information.

Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, co-authored an Oct. 19 column in the Philadelphia Citizen, with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Charlotte on and off the field, as the Eagles prepare to play the Carolina Panthers this weekend.

Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, authored an Oct. 19 presidential “medical mystery” for The Philadelphia Inquirer about John Quincy Adams’ quivering.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 19 New York Times story about state legislatures passing a series of measures to restrict abortion rights.

Ali Kenner, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 19 WHYY.org story about how climate change could affect people with asthma.

Vibha Kalra, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Oct. 18 post on The Engineer (UK) about her research to develop a sulfur cathode that prevents performance degradation in lithium-sulfur batteries.

Damian Salas, assistant dean of entrepreneurship programs and assistant teaching professor in the Close School of Entrepreneurship, was quoted in an Oct. 16 NBC News story the choice young YouTube “stars” make about whether to attend college. The story also featured Noah Taitano and Ryan Burton, both undergraduates in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, about their own rise of YouTube stardom with their channel, “Love Live Serve.”

Ana Diez Roux, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Oct. 15 Popular Science story about the EPA’s recent decision to end an expert review panel tasked with evaluating air pollutants. Diez Roux served as the panel’s original chair.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in an Oct. 9 BBC Radio “Click” segment about his research to develop spray-applied MXene antennas.

Marc Johnson, clinical director of the Drexel Medicine Sleep Center, was interviewed for a Oct. 10 KYW-TV (CBS-3) segment about the ideal amount of sleep to get each night.

James Stimpson, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public health, was quoted in an Oct. 10 Reuters story about how immigration reform could influence the health insurance risk pool. The story was also published in Business Insider.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute For Urban Innovation, was quoted in an Oct. 9 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how the weakening of the housing market is affecting land prices.

Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Drexel's Center for Public Policy, co-authored a Philadelphia Citizen column with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Minnesota — on and off the field.

Erica Wilkins, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an Oct. 6 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about how living with gun violence can impact mental health.

Yi Deng, PhD, dean of the College of Computing & Informatics, was quoted in an Oct. 5Information Week story about the value of a data science degree.

Nyree Dardarian, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and director of the Center for Nutrition and Performance, was quoted in an Oct. 4Philadelphia Inquirer story about a new survey released by the National Center for Health Statistics that found one third of U.S. adults eat fast food.

Hasan Ayaz, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, was quoted in an Oct. 3 Wall Street Journal story about how functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) could be useful in fields like design and marketing to understand how people make decisions. Ayaz and Rajneesh Suri, PhD, vice dean for research and strategic partnerships and professor in the LeBow College of Business, are collaborating on this type of research.

Ana Diez Roux, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was mentioned in an Oct. 3 Philadelphia Inquirer story as a member of an advisory committee for a nonprofit whose goal is to open a safe injection site in Philadelphia. The story was also shared on Billy Penn.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the Center for Food and Hospitality Management, was highlighted in an Oct. 2 Daily Meal post and about being selected by Food Tank as one of the leaders in reducing food waste.