April

Rosemary Trout, DHSc, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an April 30 Delish article about best methods for marinating specific cuts of steak. The article was republished on Yahoo! Life.

Andrew Leahey, JD, an adjunct professor in the Kline School of Law, wrote an April 30 Bloomberg Law column about vice taxation.

Robert Field, JD, PhD, a professor in the Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 30 CNN story about Walmart closing all of its health care clinics.

An April 29 Conversation column, about how teens perceive the effects of content presented by social media algorithms, that mentioned John Seberger, PhD, and Afsaneh Razi, PhD, assistant professors in the College of Computing & Informatics, was republished by UPI.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted an April 27 Philadelphia Inquirer article about a Taylor Swift-themed addiction recovery group that uses the fandom to work through addiction, recovery and other mental health issues.

Robert T. Sataloff, MD, a professor and chair in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an April 26 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer about a health scare that threatened to end Jon Bon Jovi's singing career — a story told in a new Hulu series.

Simi Hoque, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an April 23 WHYY story about how to reduce the environmental impact of home energy consumption in Philadelphia.

Robert Peck, senior fellow and curator of art and artifacts at the Academy of Natural Sciences was quoted in an April 22 WHYY article about The American Ornithological Society working to change the names of several birds currently named after Philadelphia scientists, as part of an effort to stop honoring enslavers and racists.

Stephanie Smith Budhai, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the School of Education, authored an April 22, Teaching & Learning post explaining the use of AI in the classroom to families.

President John Fry was included April 23 in the City & State Pennsylvania list of the 2024 PA Power 100. The list features leaders that will influence what happens next – and how – in the Keystone State.

Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, a professor and academic chair in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an April 16 WPXI-TV (NBC-Pittsburgh) segment about Pittsburgh having some of the highest maternal death rates in the country, with Black women dying at rates two to three times higher than their white counterparts.

Jane Clougherty, ScD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April National Geographic article about how scientists are unraveling the link between air pollution and inflammation in the body.

Mathy Stanislaus, vice provost and executive director of Drexel's Environmental Collaboratory, was quoted in an April 15 E&E News article about the EPA’s Superfund program and an unexpected shortfall for “polluter pays” taxes that may jeopardize the toxic waste site cleanup program.

Brian Lee, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 15 Parents magazine article about Lee’s recently published study finding no link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and increased risk of autism or ADHD.

Girija Kaimal, EdD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an April 11 Billy Penn story about the 50th anniversary of the Creative Arts Therapy department and the commemorative art exhibit at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery.

Richard Cairncross, PhD, a professor, and Kiana Ahmari, an undergraduate, both in the College of Engineering, were quoted in an April 9 WHYY story about Drexel's project with Springside Chestnut Hill Academy to launch weather balloons to collect data during the solar eclipse on April 8.

Research from Brian Lee, PhD, an associate professor in Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health and fellow at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, that found no evidence to support a causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD and intellectual disability in children, was featured in April 9 stories by CNN, MedPage Today, NBC News, HealthDay, WCBS-TV (New York), HCP Live, WWL-Radio (New Orleans), Healio, KMOV-TV (St. Louis), WKRC-TV (Cincinnati), Healthline, and Parent Herald, among other outlets nationwide.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was mentioned in an April 8 Smart Briefs story about what factors engineers should consider when planning to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design's URBN Center was mentioned in an April 8 Philadelphia Inquirer story as the host of a traveling exhibit, curated by the Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library, exploring queer history and activism.

Alexis Roth, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 8 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer about recently introduced legislation aimed at blocking a proposed drug rehab center in Wynnefield Heights.

Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was a guest on the April 8 edition of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to discuss Meta’s new efforts to identify AI-generated content on its platform and how the proliferation of AI technology could boost the spread of disinformation as the presidential election approaches.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted and interviewed in a number of stories on April 5 to discuss the possible structural impact of the earthquake in the Northeast on buildings, roads and bridges; this included a New York Times, that was republished in the Baltimore Sun, the Chicago Tribune and the Hartford Courant among other outlets; and news segments on WCAU-TV (NBC-10), and KYW-TV (CBS-3), WTXF-TV (FOX-29), and WOLF-TV (FOX-Scranton, Pennsylvania).

An April 5 column about research that reveals how the brain gets to the creative flow state by using brain scans of jazz musicians while playing guitar authored by John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, for The Conversation was republished by Yahoo! News and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on April 5. Kounios was also featured on an April 7 KCBS-Radio (San Francisco) segment about the research on creative flow.

Carter Murdoch, PhD, executive director of the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute in the LeBow College of Business, was featured on an April 4 podcast episode KYW Newsradio’s “In Depth” about the National Association of Realtors class-action lawsuit settlement that will change how realtors’ fees work.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an April 3 CNN story about other bridges that could be vulnerable to ship impacts following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after one of its piers was struck by a cargo ship.

Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an April 2 Philadelphia Inquirer story explaining how artificial intelligence technology is used to create deepfakes and how it could be employed to spread disinformation during the presidential election. A related April 1 story that also featured Stamm, was republished by dozens of outlets across the country, including the Boston Herald, The Baltimore Sun and The Trentonian (New Jersey).

Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, was quoted in an April 2 Philadelphia Inquirer story about financial management struggles of the South Street Headhouse District.

President John Fry and Vice Provost for Research & Innovation Aleister Saunders, PhD, were mentioned in an April 2 Technical.ly Philly guest column about the equitable growth of Philadelphia’s innovation economy.

Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was featured in an April 1 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how artificial intelligence technology could affect the upcoming presidential election.

An April 1 Philadelphia Inquirer feature on Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, about his efforts to mitigate deepfakes propagated by artificial intelligence technology that could become more prevalent during the presidential election, was republished in a number of outlets via the Tribune News Service, including PennLive, NJ.com and Government Technology.