August

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design's Sigma Sound Studio Archives was mentioned in an Aug. 31 Broad Street Review story about a filmmaker who is working on a documentary about the legendary recording studio.

The College of Medicine was mentioned in an Aug. 28 Becker’s Hospital Review article about partners involved in AtlantiCare’s six-year Vision 2030 initiative.

Damian Salas, an assistant teaching professor and associate dean of the Close School of Entrepreneurship, authored an Aug. 26 Psychology Today column about how to recruit and support Gen Z employees.

Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy and Analytics Center and professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, quoted in an Aug. 22 HealthDay article about recent study she led on perinatal and postpartum outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.

Andrew Leahey, JD, an adjunct professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Aug. 22 Inc. Magazine article about how companies may try to spin their social media or marketing budgets off into a studio or streaming service that could then capitalize on particular tax exemptions or production tax credits.

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman, an adjunct professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, authored an Aug. 22 Philadelphia Citizen article about ideas for a safer, cleaner and greener Philadelphia.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and adjunct professor in the LeBow College of Business, was interviewed for an Aug. 22 episode of WHYY-Radio's "Studio 2" about the challenges of buying a home in 2024.

Thersa Sweet, PhD, an associate teaching professor of epidemiology, was quoted in an Aug. 19 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the CDC’s declaration of COVID-19 as endemic and what that means in Philadelphia.

Christopher Rodell, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, was quoted in an Aug. 19 Interesting Engineering story about his work with Amy Throckmorton, PhD, and Kara Spiller, PhD, both professors in the College, to develop a heart implant that can be resized using light.

A study from the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, on investor versus traditional homeowner sales, was mentioned in an Aug. 18 Philadelphia Inquirer article about redlining, subjective data and property assessment spikes in Philadelphia neighborhoods.

Phoenix Williams, an undergraduate in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in an Aug. 18 Philadelphia Inquirer story about universities that are supporting transfer students from the University of the Arts after its abrupt closure.

Drexel’s co-op program was featured in an Aug. 17 Wall Street Journal story about the growing popularity of the experiential education model as students and families weigh the value of a bachelor’s degree.

Itzhak Fischer, PhD, and Peter Baas, PhD, professors in the College of Medicine, were quoted in an Aug. 16 article in The Transmitter about how “Big tau” may explain why some brain regions, such as the cerebellum and brainstem, are largely spared from neurodegeneration, even though tau is expressed throughout the nervous system.

Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Aug. 12 Agence France-Presse story that investigated claims by former President Donald Trump that photos from a recent Kamala Harris campaign rally were edited using generative AI to make the crowd look larger than it actually was. Stamm’s digital forensic analysis proved that the image had not been edited. The story was republished via AFP wire service in a number of outlets worldwide, including Yahoo! News.

Steven Weber, PhD, vice provost for Undergraduate Curriculum and Education, was quoted in an Aug. 12 Technical.ly Philadelphia story about the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an Aug. 12 episode of WHYY-Radio’s “The Pulse” about blast freezing to improve food safety, quality and waste reduction.

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, Distinguished University professor and dean emerita in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, co-authored an Aug. 12 article for The Conversation about her recent research on the identification of preventable dementia risk factors and how to address them at each stage of life to reduce dementia rates by nearly half.

Chima Cyril Hampo, a doctoral student in the College of Engineering, was mentioned and research led by Hampo, Simi Hoque, PhD, a professor in in the College of Engineering, and Leah Schinasi, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, about the effects of extreme heat indoors, was referenced, in an Aug. 11 New York Times story about persistent heat in Las Vegas.

"Modern Ritual" The Art of Mary McFadden, an exhibition in the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was featured in an Aug. 10 Wall Street Journal review.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 9 Well + Good article about how professional athletes deal with disappointment and failure, and how to incorporate those coping strategies in everyday life.

Drexel's rowing program was mentioned in the Aug. 5 episode of NBC's "TODAY Show" in a segment in which alumnus Justin Best, who recently won a gold medal with the U.S. men's four crew, proposed to his girlfriend, alumnae Lainey Duncan. Their engagement moment was also featured in an Aug. 5 Philadelphia Inquirer story.

Sergei Kostiaev, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 5 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how political campaigns are using zoom as a tool to bring supporters together.

Janet H. Fitzpatrick, MD, a clinical associate professor, and Adrienne Willard, MD, an associate professor, both in the College of Medicine, were quoted in an Aug. 4 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about a Drexel study on the association between climate change and missed doctor appointments. A July 22 HealthDay News story on the study ran Aug. 2 in Infectious Disease Advisor.

John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 2 Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about his recently published research that reveals how the brain gets to the creative flow state and Atlanta-area musicians find their own creative flow.