March

The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections at the College of Medicine was mentioned in a March 29 Philadelphia Inquirer story about Anandibai Joshee – the first-ever South Asian woman to become a doctor – who graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886.

Yanliu Huang, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a March 27 Philadelphia Inquirer article about free ham and turkey promotion for grocery store customers that spend a specific amount of money in stores like Giant and ShopRite, that typically run during holiday seasons.

Andrew Leahey, an adjunct professor in the Kline School of Law, authored a March 26 Bloomberg Law tax column about the successful use of the IRS Direct File program.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in March 26 ABC News and March 25 The 19th articles about the Supreme Court's first major abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade, the high court is considering restrictions on a drug used for medication abortions.

Eliezer M. Fich, PhD, trustee professor of finance in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in March 26 WWSI-TV (Telemundo-62) story about the economic impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was featured in a March 26 BBC story about disposal options for asbestos around the globe.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in a number of stories about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after one of its piers was struck by a cargo ship. These included stories on WCAU-TV (NBC-10), WTXF-TV (FOX-29), WPVI-TV (6-abc), WBAL-TV (NBC-Baltimore), KNBC-TV (NBC-Los Angeles), Newsweek, BBC-Radio, and BBC News. He was also a guest on the March 27 edition of WTXF-TV (FOX-29) “Good Day” to discuss the incident.

Recently published research on how regular checkout systems provide greater grocery store loyalty than self-checkout systems, co-authored by Yanliu Huang, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in a March 25 Daily Dot story about a viral TikTok video of CVS customers complaining about the company’s self-checkout.

Amir Farnam, PhD, an associate professor, and Robin Deb, a doctoral candidate, both in the College of Engineering, were quoted in a March 24 Business Insider story about their research on self-heating concrete.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, distinguished university and Bach professor, and Michel Barsoum, PhD, distinguished university professor, both in the College of Engineering, were featured in a March 24 Chemical & Engineering News story about the discovery and development of MXene materials.

Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a March 22 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about how artificial intelligence technology could be used to create and spread misinformation as the presidential election approaches.

Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, distinguished university professor and director of the Urban Health Collaborative, and Usama Bilal, MD, PhD, assistant professor and co-director of the Urban Health Collaborative, both at the Dornsife School of Public Health, were quoted in a March 21 WHYY article about the launch of a new research center at the school focused on health and equity impacts of climate change.

Women’s Basketball Head Coach Amy Mallon was interviewed in a March 20 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) segment on the team’s late-season success, including earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

The women’s basketball team’s departure for its NCAA Tournament game in Austin, Texas was featured in March 20 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story that included interviews with Head Coach Amy Mallon, and student-athletes Amaris Baker, an undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Brooke Mullin, a graduate student in the School of Education. Alexis Tibbs, an undergraduate in the College of Computing & Informatics, who created a mural for the team was also featured in the segment.

Erin Doherty, an undergraduate in LeBow College of Business and women’s basketball student-athlete, hosted a March 20 KYW-TV (CBS-3) “behind the scenes” segment about at the women’s basketball team’s trip to Austin for the NCAA Tournament. Student-athletes Erin Sweeney and Momo LaClair, both undergraduates in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Grace O’Neill, Lane McGurk and Jennifer Martin, undergraduates in LeBow College of Business, and Amaris Baker, an undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Amir Farnam, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, and Robin Deb, a doctoral student in the College, were quoted in a March 19 Interesting Engineering story about their research on self-heating concrete that can melt snow and ice.

Andrew Leahey, an adjunct professor in the Kline School of Law, authored a March 19 Bloomberg Law tax column about President Joe Biden’s housing tax credit proposal.

Women’s Basketball Head Coach Amy Mallon, and student-athletes from the team were interviewed in March 19 WPVI-TV (6-abc), WPHL-TV (PHL-17) and KYW-TV (CBS-3) stories about the Dragons earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The team was also mentioned in a CBS News story about teams from Pennsylvania and New Jersey that made the tournament. Mallon was also interviewed in a March 20 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about the team's preparations.

Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 19 Popular Science article about the EPA’s ban on the import and use of chrysotile asbestos.

Lauren D’Innocenzo, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a March 18 The Philadelphia Inquirer article about the retirement of Vanguard’s CEO and the company’s announcement that it would look for new CEO candidates both internally and externally, which is unusual for the company that has always hired for the position with internal candidates.

John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in March 16 Inc. and Psychology Today and March 17 Sky News articles about his recently published research that reveals how the brain gets to the creative flow state.

Ivan Bartoli, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in a March 16 Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien story featuring his research with Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz professor of Environmental Engineering, and Kurt Sjoblom, PhD, a former professor in the College, to develop a noninvasive system for identifying lead pipes. The story aired locally on KYW-TV (CBS-3) and was syndicated to dozens of outlets across the country.

Charles Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean of the College of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs was quoted in a March 15 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the results of the College of Medicine's Match Day and two Drexel medical students who entered via couples match.

John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in March 14 Fast Company and March 13 Innovators articles about his recently published research that reveals how the brain gets to the creative flow state.

Raheem Stevenson, senior financial empowerment coach at the Center for Hunger Free Communities’ Building Wealth and Health Network at the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 14 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how concert and sport venues get around the ban on cashless businesses in Philadelphia and the implications of these exceptions for unbanked Philadelphians.

C. Clare Strange, PhD, an assistant research professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored a March 12 The Conversation article about the effects of Pennsylvania’s changes to its sentencing guidelines that aimed at being more fair and consistent.

Stephen Lankenau, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and co-director of the Medical Cannabis Research Center, was quoted in a March 11 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about hurdles to Pennsylvania’s path to legalizing cannabis.

Denise Agosto, PhD, a professor, and Michael Ekstrand, PhD, an assistant professor, both in the College of Computing & Informatics, were quoted in a March 11 Billy Penn story about artificial intelligence-powered search engines.

A column about cold weather diminishing the performance of lithium-ion batteries, authored by Wesley Chang, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, for The Conversation, was re-published in Fast Company and Japan Today on March 10.

Celeste Dolores Mann, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 9 Philadelphia Inquirer story about an exhibition of hand-made books in the Argentinian "Cartonera" tradition that will be on display at the Hagerty Library through June 14. Stacy Stanislaw, director of communications for the Drexel Libraries, was also quoted and Steve Dolph, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College, and Jennifer Thorndike-Gonzalez, associate director of the Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion, were also mentioned in the story.

Research on the employment rates of autistic individuals from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute was mentioned in a March 8 segment on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and March 9 WPHL-TV (PHL-17) story about a New Jersey nonprofit company that provides jobs for people with autism and developmental disabilities.

Ayden Scheim, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 6 Philadelphia Inquirer article about a decision by Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration to not allow opioid settlement cash to fund syringe exchange.

Jillian Hmurovic, PhD, an assistant professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a March 6 Philadelphia Inquirer article about Philadelphia consumers’ habits shopping on Amazon and their conflicted feelings about it.

Nancy Spector, MD, executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program and the Executive Leadership in Health Care program, in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a March 6 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how more than 1,300 women have trained in the ELAM program for leadership roles in academic medicine.

Amanda McMillan Lequieu, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 5 Salon article about how climate change is threatening the coffee industry.

Wesley Chang, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, authored a March 5 column for The Conversation about lithium-ion batteries and why they sometimes malfunction in extreme cold weather.

Jesse Pines, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was featured in a March 4 Medscape article about emergency medicine's shift with alternative payment models.