February

Tim Gorichanaz, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Computing & Informatics authored a Feb. 24 column for The Conversation about the Gen Z trend of using old digital cameras. The article was republished on Feb. 27 in Fast Company.

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, Distinguished University professor and dean emerita of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Feb. 23 Kaiser Health News article on the need for making dementia care programs more universally available, in addition to the focus on dementia drug development. The article was republished on CBS News.

Mathy Stanislaus, Esq., vice provost and executive director of The Environmental Collaboratory, wrote a Feb. 23 opinion article in The Hill about the need to reinstate and further strengthen chemical safety regulations to prevent future disasters like the train derailment earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio.

Marco Airaudo, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a Feb. 23 Philadelphia Inquirer article about Philadelphia consumers' spending habits during economically uncertain times.

Jason Ngov, Salamata Bah and Ansh Chandnani, undergraduates in the College of Computing & Informatics, were featured in a Feb. 22 Technical.ly Philly story about local students who are participating in internships and co-ops at big tech companies, like Google, Amazon and Meta.

Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Feb. 22 Associated Press article that ran in the Austin-American Statesman, York Daily Record, and ABC News, among other outlets, about the flu vaccine’s performance during this flu season.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor; and Michel Barsoum, PhD, Distinguished University professor, both in the College of Engineering, were mentioned in a Feb. 22 IEEE Spectrum feature on the future of MXenes – a layered material with a number of promising properties that they discovered, with then-doctoral student Michael Naguib, in 2011.

Megan Phifer-Rixey, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 19 Live Science article about the diet of mice and whether they actually like cheese.

Ned Gilmore, collections manager in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 18 Philadelphia Inquirer article that reported on a new species of fossilized caecilian, a worm-like amphibian, found in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. In Latinized form, the creature’s formal scientific name is Funcusvermis gilmorei is a tribute to Gilmore.

The Academy of Natural Sciences’ new exhibit, “Conversations with Birds” was featured in a Feb. 16 Broad Street Review arts and culture roundup.

Drexel President John Fry and Rosalind Remer, PhD, senior vice provost for University Collections and Exhibitions and executive director of the Drexel University Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships, were quoted in a Feb. 16 Philadelphia Inquirer story about Drexel making the Atwater Kent Collection available online for public viewing.

An analysis conducted by the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and Kevin Gillen, PhD, a senior research fellow in the Institute was featured in a Feb. 15 WHYY “Plan Philly” article about the volume of home sales in the Philadelphia region. Gillen was also quoted in a Feb. 16 Philadelphia Business Journal article about the state of the Philadelphia-area housing market.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 13 Philadelphia Inquirer article on how people across the region are handing the Eagles' Super Bowl loss.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, authored a Feb. 10 Restaurant Business article on best practices for asking for references when hiring for manager positions in a restaurant.

Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy, Analytics and Community Research program and professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was featured in a Feb. 10 Spectrum News story highlighting 31 women autism researchers and scientists to mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in a Feb. 10 Wall Street Journal article about the property portfolios of the Hunt Family and Jeffrey Lurie.

Robert Kane, PhD, a professor and department head of Criminology and Justice Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 10 Washington Post article about Memphis police culture being closely examined after the death of Tyre Nichols.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 9 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about Philadelphia residents, who may not watch football, rooting for the Eagles to win the Super Bowl and the psychology of "joining the bandwagon."

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 9 POPSUGAR article on NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ recent declaration that he will do a “darkness retreat,” or sensory deprivation therapy, to help him decide on the future of his career.

Kareem Eduard, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Education, was featured in a Feb. 6 Philadelphia Inquirer story about "Work It Out Wombats!," a new PBS children's show focused on teaching computational thinking and laying the educational foundation for STEM disciplines in a culturally inclusive way. Eduard and his wife are the creative producers of the show.

Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an NBC News story about a federal appeals court ruling that rejected Johnson & Johnson’s effort to move more than 38,000 lawsuits to bankruptcy court. It’s the latest step in a long legal fight over allegations that talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder is linked to ovarian cancer.

Research by Hualou Liang, PhD, a professor, and Felix Agbavor, a doctoral student, both in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, looking at using the natural language processing algorithm GPT-3 to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in spontaneous speech, was covered in a Feb. 3 WebMD article about future applications of ChatGPT.

Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz Professor of Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in a Feb. 3 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about the Biden administration announcing $500 million in federal funding to upgrade and remove lead pipes from Philadelphia's water system.

Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, a research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Feb. 3 Associated Press story about the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposing new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars. The story was picked up by dozens of outlets, including PBS Newshour, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, MarketWatch, U.S. News & World Report, MSN News, thegrio, and a number of local television affiliates.

Stephen Lankenau, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Medical Cannabis Research Center at Dornsife and the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Feb. 1 Men’s Health article about cannabis drinks.