April

Keishana Washington, a graduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences and women’s basketball student-athlete, was featured in an April 29 CBC (Canada) story about her opportunity to play professional basketball with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.

Paolo Volpin, PhD, the Christopher and Mary Stratakis Professor of Corporate Governance and Accountability in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an April 29 Washington Post article about Moderna facing pushback for the increase in executive pay to the CEO of the pharmaceutical company.

Benjamin Preis, a research fellow in the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, was quoted in an April 28 Marketplace story about real estate wholesaling. Preis is a coauthor on the recent study, “We Buy Houses”: You Lose Out,” mentioned in the article, along with Bruce Katz, JD, director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab and Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation.

Jack Santucci, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in an April 27 WHYY segment about ranked-choice voting and how Philadelphia's mayoral race would be different if it was a ranked-choice vote.

Drexel’s exploration of an affiliation with Salus University was mentioned in an April 27 Chronicle of Higher Education and University Business stories about small schools adapting to meet new challenges in the higher education landscape.

Holly Sawyer, PhD, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an April 25 USA Today article about comedian John Mulaney’s substance use disorder recovery journey.

Tim Gorichanaz, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, authored an April 24 column of Outside magazine about how livestreaming is shaping the sport of ultrarunning.

President John Fry was featured as one of City & State PA's "2023 Power 100" in an April 24 story announcing the list.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an April 22 New York Times story about the Supreme Court’s order on Friday night that maintains the availability of a commonly used abortion pill. Cohen was also quoted in an April 20 Bloomberg Law story about how the ruling may lead to future litigation for the FDA, which could upend the agency’s drug approval process.

Paige DeAngelo, an undergraduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in an April 21 WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about her business venture Aer Cosmetics in the Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship that features an environmentally friendly mascara.

Esther Chernak, MD, a clinical professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was featured in the April 18 episode of KYW's "In-Depth" podcast about the implications of the upcoming declaration of the end of a public health emergency in the U.S.

Tasneem Siddiqui, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 18 WHYY-Radio story about Philadelphia's Muslim community working to prevent gun violence.

Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, Distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and dean of the Pennoni Honors College, was mentioned in an April 17 Forbes story about how to have better conversations.

President John Fry was quoted in April 17 Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Business Journal stories and an April 18 Philly Voice story about Drexel and Salus University announcing that they are exploring a possible affiliation.

Ed Nelling, PhD, a professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an April 16 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the history, and recent financial decline, of the Tupperware company.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor, and Danzhen Zhang, a doctoral student, both in the College of Engineering, were quoted in an April 14 Design News story about their research showing that MXene nanomaterials can be used as thermal coating for infrared heating and cooling.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an April 14 FactCheck.org Q&A about the medication abortion court rulings. Cohen was also quoted in two April 13 WIRED stories, one about the abortion pill legal standoff and one about how some telehealth providers and organizations say they’ll continue offering services by using Misoprostal.

Michel Barsoum, PhD, Distinguished University professor, and Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor, both in the College of Engineering, were mentioned in an April 12 AZO Nano column about how MXenes, a two-dimensional nanomaterial they discovered in 2011, could be used as additives to alloys and composites.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an April 12 Guardian story about how Mifepristone will lose its FDA approval this week unless an appeals court intervenes in a case likely to reach the Supreme Court. Cohen was also quoted in an April 11 Intercept piece about the Mifepristone ruling and its implications in the courts.

Leon McCrea II, MD, an associate professor and senior associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Medicine, was quoted in April 11 stories in WTXF-TV (FOX-29) and The Philadelphia Inquirer about a conference yesterday at the National Constitution Center organized by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation and the Delaware Valley DEI Consortium that gathered Philadelphia health leaders with the aim of combatting health disparities.

Drexel was featured, with Director of Athletics Maisha Kelly and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Zach Spiker quoted in a number of stories on April 11 about the Dragons joining the Philadelphia Big 5 as part of a new city series and championship tournament, including coverage by The Philadelphia Inquirer, PhillyVoice, WCAU-TV (NBC-10), WPVI-TV (6-abc), KYW-TV (CBS-3), WTXF-TV (FOX-29), KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) and WHYY-Radio.

Research by Michael Waring, PhD, a professor, and Bryan Cummings, PhD, a research scientist, both in the College of Engineering, debunking the myth that houseplants can contribute to improving air quality, was mentioned in an April 11 WIRED story about a new plant being genetically engineered to remove volatile organic compounds from the air.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an April 10 Bloomberg Law article about Mifepristone access in the US, and how it hinges on how the FDA handles conflicting court rulings over the abortion medication’s availability.

A 2014 event featuring a giant game of Tetris played using the facade lights of the 29-story Cira Centre office building, created by Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and founding director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio in the ExCITe Center, was featured in an April 10 Screen Rant post highlighting interesting facts about the game.

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interview during an April 5 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) “Good Day Philadelphia” segment about online safety tips for parents amid reports that hate groups are recruiting children on gaming platforms.

Adam Fontecchio, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering and director of the CASTLE Center, and Johanna Inman, EdD, director of Drexel’s Teaching and Learning Center, were quoted in an April 5 Chronicle of Higher Education story about how artificial intelligence will likely change the way professors assess learning.

Carol Collier, senior advisor for Watershed Management and Policy at the Academy of Natural Sciences and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 5 WHYY “Plan Philly” story about how climate change could threaten Philadelphia’s drinking water.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, a senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute of Urban Innovation, was quoted in an April 5 Axios story about home sales slowing in Philadelphia.

Diana Robins, PhD, director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was quoted in an April 4 episode of KYW-Newsradio’s “In Depth” podcast about screening for autism in young children and her recently published research analyzing the autism screening tool M-CHAT, which was developed by Robins.

Harris Steinberg, a distinguished teaching professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Center for Urban Innovation, was quoted in an April 3 Grid Philly article about Hilco Redevelopment Partners, the new owners of the former PES oil refinery site in South Philadelphia, and the lingering questions about the future use of the site.