May

Drexel Liberty Scholar Abduljaleel Shoufan, an incoming undergraduate in the College of Engineering, who fled Syria with his parents as a child, attended Science Leadership Academy and will study civil engineering at Drexel, was featured in a May 30 Philadelphia Inquirer story.

Jourdyn A. Lawrence, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was mentioned in a May 29 Billy Penn article about a new Philadelphia task force that is studying reparations for Black residents.

A May 13 HuffPost article quoting Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, about food quality and safety at hotel breakfast buffets was republished May 28 on BuzzFeed.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 24 Health Day article about a Louisiana bill that would impose prison time and thousands of dollars in fines on people possessing abortion pills without a prescription.

Andrew Leahey, JD, an adjunct professor in the Kline School of Law, authored a May 21 Bloomberg Law column about how IRS racial audit disparities need accountability measures to be resolved.

Drexel was mentioned in a May 20 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how a Philadelphia hospital assessment program – used to increase the amount of federal Medicaid money provided to city hospitals – would be expanded to include the St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and other hospitals under a City Council bill introduced last week.

Dawn Medley, EdD, senior vice president for Enrollment Management, and Paul Jensen, PhD, Nina Henderson Provost and University professor in LeBow College of Business, were quoted in a May 20 Philadelphia Tribune story about the expansion of the Drexel Promise program to offer a tuition discount to community college graduates.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 14 IEEE Spectrum story about new microcapacitor technology that can charge 100 million times faster than a lithium-ion battery.

Dawn Medley, EdD, senior vice president for Enrollment Management, was quoted in a May 15 Forbes story about the expansion of the Drexel Promise program to offer 50% tuition scholarships for graduates of U.S. community colleges that enroll in an on-campus degree program at Drexel.

Josiah L. Kephart, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 14 AARP magazine feature on "modern problems and their solutions." Kephart shared insight on health problems link to air pollution from gas stoves.

Safiyyah Okoye, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 14 NPR story on the impending impact of acute and chronic extreme heat exposure will have on older people, especially as the average age increases worldwide.

Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 13 Philadelphia Inquirer story about misinformation related to a political rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. The story was republished in the Press of Atlantic City.

Lawrence Duke, EdD, clinical professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a May 13 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the history of Jewelers Row in Philadelphia and why similar, competing businesses would choose to cluster together in one area of the city.

Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 13 The Atlantic article about intermittent fasting and why it's endured longer than other fad diets.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 13 HuffPost article about food quality and safety at hotel breakfast buffets.

Drexel's rowing teams were featured in a number of stories about the Dad Vail Regatta and the Dragons' claiming their third consecutive victory in the event. The stories included May 10 previews by WPVI-TV (6-abc) and The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 11 pieces in The Philadelphia Inquirer, WCAU-TV (NBC-10) and KYW-TV (CBS-3) and May 12 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) and WPHL-TV (PHL-17) segments about the Dragons' victory. Head Coaches Katie Lane and Matt Weaver, and student-athletes Richmond Coney, an undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, Carter Hubbard, an undergraduate in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems; Matt Sherman, a graduate student in LeBow College of Business; and Josh Diggons, John Little and Julianna Rogers, all undergraduates in LeBow College of Business, were quoted in the stories.

The Mary McFadden Archive at Drexel University was featured in May 10 Vogue (India) and Philly Voice articles detailing its exhibition, 'Modern Ritual' The Art of Mary McFadden, made possible by a gift to the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection (FHCC) of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. The exhibition is on display through Oct. 11.

Drexel was mentioned in a May 8 Wall Street Journal article about a National Institutes of Health-funded study examining why some – but not all – people regain weight after weight loss and how to help people maintain weight loss. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, is leading the Drexel portion of this research study.

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach Katie O'Donnell and Corinne Bednarik, an undergraduate student-athlete in the LeBow College of Business, were quoted in a May 9 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the team qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s Digital Media department was mentioned as the host of the Philly ACM SIGGRAPH Dimensional Tech Expo in May 8 Technical.ly Philly post about upcoming tech events.

Research from the College of Engineering, to recycle waste from coal power plants as a lightweight aggregate for concrete, was mentioned in a May 8 New Atlas story about recycling fly ash to make bricks.

Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 7 New York Times opinion piece about the popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, obesity and the modern food industry.

Kevin Gard, PhD, clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 7 Runner’s World article about whether to run while sore, and best strategies to alleviate soreness.

Director of Athletics Maisha Kelly was quoted in a May 6 Philadelphia Inquirer story about Drexel's Daskalakis Athletic Center hosting The Basketball Tournament again this summer. Drexel was also noted as the host of The Tournament in a May 6 Philly Voice story.

Sandra Bloom, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 6 Philadelphia Inquirer opinion article about ways that schools can help in healing students’ trauma.

Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s "Discovering Fashion Design” summer program was mentioned in a May 6 Fashionista article about summer fashion education programs.

Drexel’s partnership with Brandywine Realty Trust and SEPTA to improve 30th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line — now known as Drexel Station at 30th Street — was mentioned in a May 4 Philadelphia Inquirer column that reviewed current and planned improvements in and around Amtrak’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Station.

David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 2 Associated Press article about the issue of abortion in US politics.

Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s music industry program was mentioned during the May 2 episode of WMMR-Radio’s “Preston & Steve Show” in a segment about how the students in the program helped a local musician release and promote an album.

Students at the College of Medicine’s West Reading campus at Tower Health were featured in a May 1 WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania) segment about third year students at the campus beginning their clinical rotations.