March

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a March 30 WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about scammers using your own phone number to trick you with suspicious text messages.

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 30 Yahoo! Life article about ways to reduce spam and cut down on unwanted emails.

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 March 30 Philadelphia Inquirer opinion article about the FHCC’s newest fashion exhibit, “Venus & Diana: Fashioning the Jazz Age,” which is open until May 6, 2022.

The Kline School of Law was mentioned in a March 29 Philadelphia Business Journal article about the U.S. News & World Report’s annual law school rankings.

David Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 28 Washington Post article about abortion providers in blue-state Illinois laying the groundwork for an influx of patients from states poised to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns its landmark precedent.

Mobile REACH, an initiative of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was mentioned in a March 28 Psychology Today article about tips and resources for medical professionals to improve their knowledge of autism and interactions with autistic people.

Nyree Dardarian, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a March 28 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) “Good Day Philadelphia” segment about foods that can help lower high blood pressure.

Miriam Giguere, PhD, a professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a March 26 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the public performance project "Rehearsing Philadelphia," presented by Drexel and the Curtis School of Music and largely conceived by Berlin-based artist and composer Ari Benjamin Meyers.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 21 Washington Post article about Texas’ strict new abortion law.

Drexel was mentioned in stories on March 21-22 about a new partnership with SEPTA on a six-month pilot program that will provide full-time faculty and professional staff with full, no-cost access to all SEPTA transit services. Penn Medicine and Wawa are also participating in the program. The Philadelphia Inquirer, WPVI-TV (6-abc), WCAU-TV (NBC-10), KYW-TV (CBS-3), KYW Newsradio and Philly Voice reported the story.

Girija Kaimal, EdD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a March 17 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the recently viral online debate of whether more doors or wheels exist in the world.

Sharrelle Barber, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements and Population Health Equity, was featured in the March 17 episode of NPR/Inside Higher Ed’s “Academic Minute,” in a discussion about her work to research and develop human-centered approaches to advancing antiracism. “The Academic Minute” is featuring a series of Drexel experts this week in partnership with NPR and Inside Higher Ed.

William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Science, was quoted in a March 16 KYW Newsradio segment about the $800 million aid, including military equipment, the U.S. is sending Ukraine.

Jordan Hyatt, PhD, JD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured on the March 16 episode of NPR/Inside Higher Ed's "Academic Minute" series to discuss his research on criminal justice and prison reform. His appearance is part of a special series featuring Drexel experts on "Academic Minute" this week.

Kara Spiller, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, was featured on the March 15 episode of NPR/Inside Higher Ed’s “Academic Minute” to discuss her research on wound healing. Her appearance part of series featuring Drexel experts on "Academic Minute" this week.

Curtis Hall, PhD, associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a March 15 MSNBC article on Tuesday’s date marking Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year, and the pandemic’s effect on the gender pay gap.

Drexel's partnership with Gattuso Development Partners to build an 11-story life sciences research laboratory complex on campus was featured in March 15 Philadelphia Inquirer and PhillyVoice stories.

Drexel's partnership with Gattuso Development Partners to build an 11-story life sciences research laboratory complex on campus was featured in March 14 Philadelphia Business Journal, Technically Philly, Al Día, WPSG-TV (CW Philly-57), WPVI-TV (6-abc) and WCAU-TV (NBC-10).

Bruce Katz, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, coauthored a March 14 piece in the Philadelphia Citizen about how cities are strategically investing federal funds to drive community transformation.

Lisa Tucker, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed in the March 14 episode of KYW Newsradio's "In Depth Podcast" discussing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Constantinos Syropoulos, PhD, Trustee professor, and Yoto Yotov, PhD, a professor, both in LeBow College of Business, were featured in a March 11 New York Times story about their research tracking the relative success and failure of international sanctions.

Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy and Analytics Center and professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was featured in a March 11 Spectrum story about her work in the Autism Institute and turning research outcomes into policy that will affect change.

Analyses by Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, were mentioned in a March 10 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the Philadelphia region gaining high-income homeowners and losing those with middle and lower incomes.

Drexel was mentioned in a March 9 WPVI-TV (6-abc) “Localish” segment on The SPOT Period, a program created to help people struggling with period poverty by supplying free products for those in need. The College of Nursing and Health Professions nursing program has teamed up with The SPOT to provide wellness checks, including HIV tests, COVID-19 testing and booster shots. The story was republished on ABC affiliates across the country including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston and more.

Drexel President John Fry was featured in a March 9 Al Día story about the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia honoring him with the William Penn Award, for his outstanding contributions toward the betterment of the region, professional accomplishments and commitment to charity and community.

Jon Gelhaus, PhD, curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 9 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the invasive jorō spider which was first detected in Georgia.

Richard Hamilton, MD, a chair in the College of Medicine, and Asa Lewis, a doctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, were quoted in a March 8 WHYY story about exposure to harmful "forever chemicals," referred to as PFAS, through commonly used household items.

Usama Bilal, PhD, MD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 7 WHYY story about the benefits of wearing a mask for immunocompromised individuals.

Bruce Katz, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, coauthored a March 4 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review opinion piece about The American Rescue Plan Act and where the federal money ought to be designated. Katz also coauthored a March 7 Philadelphia Citizen article about the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

Shawkat Hammoudeh, PhD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a March 7 KYW-Newsradio story about gas prices in the region at record highs because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a March 6 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about a new UN report that paints a dire picture of the quickly growing consequences of climate change. Dilworth discusses a report from 15 Drexel environmental experts that forecasts what Philadelphia might look like in 2100.

Drexel was mentioned in a March 4 Fortune story as one of 140 colleges and universities participating in partnership with Amazon to provide free college education for their employees who qualify.

Lera Nasedkina, an undergraduate in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and varsity student-athlete on the swimming and diving team, and Alina Bushma, an undergraduate in the College of Computing & Informatics and varsity student-athlete on the women's squash team, who are both from Ukraine, were interviewed in a March 4 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) "Good Day" segment about how Russia's invasion has affected their families and hometowns.

Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, an associate clinical professor in the School of Education, was quoted in a March 4 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the scores of Pennsylvania’s 2020 standardized assessments.

Alina Bushma, an undergraduate in the College of Computing & Informatics and varsity women’s squash student-athlete, was featured in a March 4 Associated Press story about how her team and her focus on competition has helped her to cope with concern for friends and family back home in Ukraine.

Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honors College and distinguished teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a March 4 Wall Street Journal opinion article about pre-pandemic work habits and the reassessed value of the workplace.

Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, EdD, an associate clinical professor in the School of Education, was quoted in a Dec. 1 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the takeaways from Pennsylvania's latest standardized testing data.

Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 3 WHYY article about the Philadelphia City Council considering legislation that would give a buying preference to municipal workers eligible for workforce housing. The article was picked up on March 4 by the Philadelphia Tribune.

Wendy Greene, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 2 Bloomberg Law article about the path for legislation that would make it a federal crime to discriminate against someone because of their hairstyle. The bill recently fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to pass under expedited procedures in the House, but proponents vow to bring it up again, under a regular order, which would only require a simple majority.

Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a March 1 New York Times Magazine article about the hidden epidemic of brain injuries resulting from domestic violence.