September

Mark Martens, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Sept. 30 Medscape article about recent data showing that an oral antifungal agent called oteseconazole may be safe and effective in treating acute and recurrent yeast infections.

Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Sept. 30 Barron’s article that reported that the Food and Drug Administration is likely to authorize a booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was featured in a Sept. 30 Philadelphia Magazine article about its involvement in the creation of the world’s first public orchestra, backed by a $700,000 PEW grant.

Jason Weckstein, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and curator of ornithology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 29 Smithsonian article about the namesake of Ian Flemming's famous character, James Bond, who was an ornithologist at the Academy in the 1960s.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Sept. 22 Miami Herald story about the investigation of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo complex in June.

Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, an assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 22 WHYY story about how a COVID-19 vaccine for children could offer a new normal for schools.

Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, an assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 22 Philadelphia Inquirer story about what to expect if you get a breakthrough COVID-19 infection.

Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in Sept. 22 stories in The New York Times, STATand Medscapeabout the latest on Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots, including who should get them and why.

Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was featured as part of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” list on Sept. 20.

Franco Montalto, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Sept. 20 New York Times story about infrastructure strategies that can help protect New York City from more extreme flooding events, like Hurricane Ida.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 18 Washington Post article about the emerging trend of upcycling food, or using discard food items to create new food products. The article was also published by SFGate (San Francisco, California) on Sept. 18.

Clare Sauro, director of the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection and an assistant professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a Sept. 17 Wall Street Journal article about the prevalence of “power pants” in the upcoming third season of HBO’s show ‘Succession.’

Sharrona Pearl, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 17 WHYY-Radio's “The Pulse” episode about her research on prison plastic surgery programs to reduce recidivism.

Franco Montalto, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed on the Sept. 16 episode of KYW-Newsradio's "In Depth" podcast about preparing urban infrastructure to be more resilient against climate risks.

Karen Verderame, curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 13 Bucks County Courier Times article about snake bites and the likeliness of them occurring this fall.

Tabatha Abu El-Haj, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was mentioned in a Sept. 13 WHYY.org article as a member of a new redistricting oversight panel created by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to help in the passing of a new congressional map next year.

Maureen Sullivan Gonzales, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 13 Billy Penn article about the hospital birthing process often being traumatic for many parents, even if both parent and baby are safe and healthy following the birth.

Franco Montalto, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in a Sept. 13 WPVI-TV (6-abc) news segment about what Philadelphia can do to make its infrastructure more resilient against the effects of climate change, including flooding.

Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy and Analytics Center and assistant professor, and Whitney Schott, PhD, an assistant research professor, both in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, were quoted in a Sept. 10 Very Well Health article about their recently published research that found autistic individuals have an increased risk of COVID-19 infection.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 7 WSYX-TV (ABC-Columbus, Ohio) story about restaurants recovering from the pandemic and the latest setbacks caused by worker shortages and the delta variant emergence. The story was shared on outlets across Ohio.

David Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Sept. 7 The Cut article about a new Texas law that allows any person to sue anyone they suspect of “aiding or abetting” an abortion in civil court.

David Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed during a Sept. 3 WHYY “Radio Times” segment about the Texas abortion law and the future of reproductive rights.

Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in The Scientist on Sept. 2 in a story about a new study looking at how hormones might contribute to differences in how people are affected by brain injuries.

Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, the Dana and David Dornsife dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was profiled in a Sept. 2 AL DÍA feature as one of the 10 inaugural recipients of the Ambassador Manuel Torres Award.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Sept. 2 Popular Mechanics story about a type of long-lasting battery that uses radioactive diamonds.

Michael LeVasseur, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 1 Philadelphia Inquirer article about why wearing masks in schools may help prevent the spread of COVID-19 this fall.

David Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Sept. 1 WCSC-TV (NBC-Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) segment about the recent Texas abortion law and how it may lead to ‘copycat’ bills in states like South Carolina. The story was picked up by MSN.