October

James Galanos Retrospective on View at Drexel University

October 31, 2018
Drexel's Fox Historic Costume Collection, in the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design was featured in an Oct. 31 story in Women's Wear Daily. The FHCC debuted its newest exhibition, James Galanos: Design Integrity on Oct. 19. The show explores Galanos' meticulous construction and embellishment with about 60 ensembles from post-war through the '90s. The show is on display through Jan. 8.
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Eat Here Now: EAT Café in University City

October 31, 2018
Drexel's EAT Cafe, a pay-what-you-can restaurant created by the Center for Hunger-Free Communities in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was featured in an Oct. 31 Philadelphia magazine "FooBooz" blog post.
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Learning How to Cook With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Cooking With Confidence at Free Library of Philadelphia

October 31, 2018
An Oct. 30 Philadelphia Inquirer story mentioned the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute as a partner in the Cooking with Confidence program run by the Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center. The three-week cooking instruction program, which started in 2017, is geared to people on the Autism spectrum.
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Getting Scoops is Great, But Not If They Perpetuate a Trump Lie

October 31, 2018
Anil Kalhan, JD, an professor at Drexel's Kline School of Law was quoted in an Oct. 31 story in the Colombia Journalism Review about an inaccurate headline in the digital media outlet, Axios, that claimed President Trump could terminate citizenship to babies born in the U.S.
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Dragons Will Rely on Troy Harper and Kurk Lee to Lead March Toward Improvement

October 31, 2018
Drexel Men's Basketball Head Coach Zach Spiker, and varsity players Kurk Lee, Troy Harper, Alihan Demir, Camren Wynter and James Butler, were featured in an Oct. 31 story in ThePhiladelphia Inquirer previewing the upcoming season. A related story featuring Demir also ran in the Philadelphia Daily News on Nov. 1.
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Thousands Die Waiting for Liver Transplants. This Tactic Could Yield More Organs.

October 31, 2018
David J. Reich, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was featured in an Oct. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer story and video about a technique he is studying, called machine perfusion, to revive organs that have deteriorated in order to make them suitable for transplant into patients.
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Tower Health, Drexel Select Site for West Reading Branch Campus

October 31, 2018
Drexel President John Fry was quoted in an Oct. 31 Philadelphia Business Journal story about the College of Medicine’s agreement with Tower Health to open a regional branch medical campus in Reading. The announcement of the selection for the new campus’s site was also featured in Oct. 31 stories in the Reading Eagle, Lehigh Valley Business and WFMZ-TV (Reading).
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Drexel University Fashion Exhibit Celebrates the Life of Philadelphia’s Own James Galanos

October 29, 2018
Drexel's Fox Historic Costume Collection in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design debuted its exhibition James Galanos: Design Integrity on Oct. 19. The exhibit was featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Oct. 29.
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When Sports Teams Fleece Taxpayers

October 29, 2018
Joel Maxcy, PhD, director of Sport Management in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Oct. 29 The Week article about whether or not taxpayers benefit from the billions spent to subsidize sports stadiums.
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Shakespeare’s Uncomfortable Message for Baby Boomers

October 26, 2018
Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD, dean of the Pennoni Honor College and distinguished teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an op-ed that was published in The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 26 about Shakespeare's message for baby boomers.
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Eagles Civic Season Week 8: Jacksonville

October 26, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, co-authored an Oct. 26 Philadelphia Citizen column, with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Jacksonville, on and off the field, ahead of the Eagles' game against the Jaguars.
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For Many Grocery Stores and Pharmacies Offering the Flu Shot Is Just a Way to Get You in the Door

October 26, 2018
Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law and the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a story about flu shot pricing that aired on NPR’s “Marketplace” on Oct. 26.
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In China, New Approach Offers Hope of Early Autism Diagnosis

October 25, 2018
Diana Robins, PhD, interim director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was quoted in an Oct.Spectrum News story about China's new approach to diagnosing autism at an earlier age.

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Trump's Development Tax Break Presents 'Unusual' Opportunity for Phila., Drexel Fellow Says

October 25, 2018
An Oct. 24 WHYY PlanPhilly story, about President Trump’s development tax break and what it could mean for Philadelphia, which quoted Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of Drexel’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab, was picked up by the Philadelphia Business Journal on Oct. 25.
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3D cell printing enables investigations into cervical tumour metastasis

October 24, 2018
Research by Wei Sun, PhD, Albert Soffa professor in the College of Engineering, that is using 3-D printed tumors to study the growth cervical cancer, was featured in an Oct. 24 Physics World story.
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Lithium Sulfur Shows its Potential

October 23, 2018
Vibha Kalra, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Oct. 23Design News story about her work to develop a stable sulfur cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on Supreme Court, Reveals Dementia Diagnosis

October 23, 2018
Lisa Tucker, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 23 New York Times article about the legacy of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
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Anti-vaxxer parents are organizing “pox parties” on Facebook

October 20, 2018
Neal Goldstein, PhD, an assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Oct. 20 Quartz story about how vaccine-hesitant parents are using social media to spread false information.
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Civic Season Week 7: Philadelphia v. Charlotte

October 19, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Public Policy, co-authored an Oct. 19 column in the Philadelphia Citizen, with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Charlotte on and off the field, as the Eagles prepare to play the Carolina Panthers this weekend.
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Medical mystery: The case of John Quincy Adams' odd quivering

October 19, 2018
Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, authored an Oct. 19 presidential “medical mystery” for The Philadelphia Inquirer about John Quincy Adams’ quivering.
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With Kavanaugh on Court, Abortion Rights Groups Sharpen Their Focus on the States

October 19, 2018
David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 19 New York Times story about state legislatures passing a series of measures to restrict abortion rights.
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So what's the climate change/asthma connection?

October 18, 2018
Ali Kenner, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 19 WHYY.org story about how climate change could affect people with asthma.
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Stabilising mat offers hope for commercialising lithium-sulfur batteries

October 18, 2018
Vibha Kalra, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Oct. 18 post on The Engineer (UK) about her research to develop a sulfur cathode that prevents performance degradation in lithium-sulfur batteries.
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YouTube career or college? The new question facing teens

October 16, 2018
Damian Salas, assistant dean of entrepreneurship programs and assistant teaching professor in the Close School of Entrepreneurship, was quoted in an Oct. 16 NBC News story the choice young YouTube “stars” make about whether to attend college. The story also featured Noah Taitano and Ryan Burton, both undergraduates in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, about their own rise of YouTube stardom with their channel, “Love Live Serve.”
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The EPA just scrapped two expert panels tasked with evaluating air pollution

October 15, 2018
Ana Diez Roux, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Oct. 15 Popular Science story about the EPA’s recent decision to end an expert review panel tasked with evaluating air pollutants. Diez Roux served as the panel’s original chair.
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Spray on Antennas to Connect Everyday Objects to the Internet

October 10, 2018
Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, was interviewed in an Oct. 9 BBC Radio “Click” segment about his research to develop spray-applied MXene antennas.
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Researchers Find Best Amount Of Rest In World’s Largest Sleep Study

October 10, 2018
Marc Johnson, clinical director of the Drexel Medicine Sleep Center, was interviewed for a Oct. 10 KYW-TV (CBS-3) segment about the ideal amount of sleep to get each night.
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U.S. immigrants pay more for health insurance than they get in benefits

October 10, 2018
James Stimpson, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public health, was quoted in an Oct. 10 Reuters story about how immigration reform could influence the health insurance risk pool. The story was also published in Business Insider.
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Philly Land Prices Plummet, as Weakening Housing Market Tightens Purse Strings

October 9, 2018
Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute For Urban Innovation, was quoted in an Oct. 9 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how the weakening of the housing market is affecting land prices.
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Mike Quick's Eagles Civic Season: Philadelphia vs. Minnesota

October 6, 2018
Richardson Dilworth, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Drexel's Center for Public Policy, co-authored a Philadelphia Citizen column with former Eagle Mike Quick, comparing Philadelphia to Minnesota — on and off the field.
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Living With Gun Violence Can Impact Mental Health, Drexel Therapist Says

October 6, 2018
Erica Wilkins, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an Oct. 6 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about how living with gun violence can impact mental health.
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What Does a Degree in Data Science Really Mean?

October 5, 2018
Yi Deng, PhD, dean of the College of Computing & Informatics, was quoted in an Oct. 5Information Week story about the value of a data science degree.
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One-Third of U.S. Adults Eat Fast Food, Survey Finds

October 3, 2018
Nyree Dardarian , an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and director of the Center for Nutrition and Performance, was quoted in an Oct. 4 Philadelphia Inquirer story about a new survey released by the National Center for Health Statistics that found one third of U.S. adults eat fast food.
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Brain Scans Can Detect Who Has Better Skills

October 3, 2018
Hasan Ayaz, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, was quoted in an Oct. 3 Wall Street Journal story about how functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) could be useful in fields like design and marketing to understand how people make decisions. Ayaz and Rajneesh Suri, PhD, vice dean for research and strategic partnerships and professor in the LeBow College of Business, are collaborating on this type of research.
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Former Gov. Ed Rendell Is Leading Nonprofit To Open a Safe-Injection Site in Philadelphia

October 3, 2018
Ana Diez Roux, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was mentioned in an Oct. 3 Philadelphia Inquirer story as a member of an advisory committee for a nonprofit whose goal is to open a safe injection site in Philadelphia. The story was also shared on Billy Penn.
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28 Inspirational People Working to Reduce Food Waste

October 2, 2018
Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the Center for Food and Hospitality Management, was highlighted in an Oct. 2 Daily Meal post and about being selected by Food Tank as one of the leaders in reducing food waste.
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