May

Using ASCO's Clinical Database for Commercial Research Raises Questions, Ethicists Say

May 31, 2019
Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 31 Medscape article about the ethical issues associated with allowing companies to sell access to patient data after they have been stripped of identifiers, without asking for patients' permission.
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Jamie Dimon on Wells Fargo: This Is 'Not the Way to Run the Railroad'

May 30, 2019
Dominic Gullo, PhD, associate dean of research and professor in the School of Education was quoted in a May 30 Courthouse News article about former Vice President Joe Biden’s education goals which include federal support for low-income schools and higher salaries for public educators.
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Jamie Dimon on Wells Fargo: This Is 'Not the Way to Run the Railroad'

May 28, 2019
Michelle Lowry, PhD, TD Bank Professor of Finance at the LeBow School of Business and academic director of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, was quoted in a May 28 CNN story about Wells Fargo continuing the search for a replacement after former CEO Tim Sloan stepped down two months ago.
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Are Philly's Streets Named After Trees Ordered From Hardwood to Softwood?

May 28, 2019
Elizabeth Milroy, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in a May 25 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the origin of Philadelphia's street names.
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MXene-Based Inks Use to Print Flexible Electronics

May 28, 2019
Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 28 Design News story about his research to create conductive ink, for printing flexible electronics, from a type of material called MXene.
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Health workers are under attack around the world. Here's how bad it's getting.

May 28, 2019
Joe Amon, PhD, a clinical professor, and Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor, both in the Dornsife School of Public Health, co-authored an op-ed, about violence against health care workers, that ran in The Philadelphia Inquirer on May 28.
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To Fight Deepfakes Researchers Built a Smarter Camera

May 28, 2019
Matthew Stamm, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 28 WIRED story about security researchers at NYU developing a digital camera that can help prevent image manipulation by creating a secure digital watermark whenever it takes a picture.
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Best Job Market for New Graduates in Decades, but Challenges Remain

May 24, 2019
Paul Harrington, PhD, a professor in the School of Education and director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy, was quoted in a May 24 Houston Chronicle article about the demand for labor and the job market outlook for college graduates.
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Diagnosed With Autism at 3, This Young Man Became High School Valedictorian. Today He Graduated From College.

May 24, 2019
Paul Shattuck, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute's Life Course Outcomes program, was quoted in a May 24 Washington Post article about options for youth with autism after high school.
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What Justice Clarence Thomas Gets Wrong About Eugenics And Abortion

May 24, 2019
David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 29 Huffington Post article about misused data that fueled Justice Clarence Thomas’ argument that abortion risks genetic cleansing.

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Viral video of Nancy Pelosi slowed down her speech

May 24, 2019
Matthew Stamm, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 24 PolitiFact story about how video of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was manipulated to make it look as if she was slurring her words.
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How Can Restaurants Connect with an 'Ugly Produce' Distributor?

May 23, 2019
Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the Center for Food and Hospitality Management, authored a May 23 Restaurant Business story about how restaurants can benefit from purchasing "ugly" produce.
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Collusion over Drug Prices: Will Generic Manufacturers Pay?

May 20, 2019
Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and Kline School of Law, was interviewed in an May 20 Sirius XM Knowledge@Wharton segment about whether generic drug manufacturers will pay in a recent lawsuit alleging collusion and price-fixing.
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What J.P. Morgan's $500M Acquisition of InstaMed Means for Philadelphia

May 20, 2019
Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and Kline School of Law, was interviewed in an May 20 Sirius XM Knowledge@Wharton segment about whether generic drug manufacturers will pay in a recent lawsuit alleging collusion and price-fixing. Field was also quoted in a May 20 Philadelphia Business Journal article regarding J.P. Morgan's $500M acquisition of InstaMed, and what it may mean for Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia is as Unequal as Colombia. Will a Minimum Wage Boost Help?

May 20, 2019
Richard Florida, PhD, Drexel’s inaugural Philadelphia Fellowship recipient in the Lindy Institute of Urban Innovation, was quoted in a May 20 Technical.ly Philly article about Philadelphia, minimum wage and poverty.
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POTUS XM 124: Trump, Congress, the Courts and Public Opinion

May 20, 2019
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on May 20 on POTUS XM 124 about the issues associated with Trump, Congress, the Courts and public opinion.
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Silverman: Graduates, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone and Never Compromise Your Integrity

May 20, 2019
Commencement remarks by Stan Silverman, vice chair of the Drexel University Board of Trustees, were published May 20 by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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After Alabama Abortion Law, 3 Democrats Propose a New Strategy

May 17, 2019
David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 17 New York Times article regarding a series of highly restrictive abortion laws aimed at overturning Roe v. Wade; and the political strategy of several Democratic presidential candidates who have called on Congress to codify abortion rights.
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Pa., N.J., Delaware Governors Pledge to Cooperate on Delaware River Basin Environment

May 17, 2019
Carol Collier, senior advisor for Watershed Management and Policy at the Academy of Natural Sciences and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 17 StateImpact PA article about a combined pledge made by Pa., N.J., and Delaware governors to cooperate on the environmental issues of the Delaware River Basin.
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Biden Announces Campaign HQ in Philly

May 16, 2019
William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on May 16 by KWY-Newsradio (1060-AM) regarding Joe Biden's announcement of Philadelphia as his national campaign headquarters.
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New-to-Philly Real Estate Start-up Turns Rowhouses Into Mini-'co-living' Dens

May 16, 2019
Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in a May 16 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the introduction of mini "co-living" dens in Philadelphia.
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Here's Why You Should Never Wash Chicken Before Cooking It

May 16, 2019
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 16 Reader's Digest article about the dangers of washing raw chicken.
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Youngmoo Kim on Breaking the 'Monoculture' of Tech: 'What the Hell Are You Waiting For?'

May 16, 2019
A May 16 Technically Philly story featured Youngmoo Kim, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering and director of the ExCITe Center, who was a presenter at the recent TEDxPhiladelphia event.
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Sweetened-beverage Sales Drop as a Result of Soda Tax, Penn Study Finds

May 14, 2019
Research by Amy Auchincloss, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, about the consumption effects of Philadelphia's sugary beverage tax was mentioned in a May 14 WHYY.org story.
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ACA Brief: Trump Administration Shows Change in Thinking

May 14, 2019
Robert Field, PhD, a professor the Kline School of Law and the Dornsife School of Public Health was quoted in a May 15 MedPage Today article about a recent legal brief by the Department of Justice that concurred with a group of Republican attorneys general who suggested the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be overturned.
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Study: Friends, Family Are Most Common Gateway to Addiction, Not Doctors

May 14, 2019
Stephen Lankenau, PhD, a professor and associate dean for research in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 14 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about opioid addiction frequently starting from a pill obtained from a friend or family member, rather than directly from a doctor.
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Philadelphia’s Overdose Deaths Dip Overall in 2018 But Are ‘Still at Crisis Levels’

May 14, 2019
Priya Mammen, MD, public health advocate in the Lindy Institute of Urban Innovation was quoted in a May 15 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the dip in Philadelphia’s overall overdose deaths, however the numbers are still at a crisis level.
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Study Finds ‘Huge Gaps’ In Support For Job Seekers With Autism

May 13, 2019
Anne Roux, a research assistant professor in the Life Course Outcomes program of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was quoted in an May 13 Disability Scoop article about the Institute's research on the disparity of vocational rehabilitation services for youth with autism across the country.
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Drexel’s Brain Training Game Can Help You Eat Less Sugar

May 13, 2019
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in May 10 Medical News Today about his research on a computer game that helps train players to avoid sweets. A related story also ran in The Philadelphia Inquirer on May 13.
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The Only Types of Cookware You Should Use

May 13, 2019
Rosemary Trout, program director of Culinary Arts and Food Science in the Center for Food and Hospitality Management, was quoted in a May 13 Reader’s Digest article about the safest types of cookware.

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We Talked to a Philly Sports Dietitian to Find Out How Runners Should Eat

May 13, 2019
An interview with Kellsey Frank, assistant director of the Center for Nutrition and Performance in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured in a May 13 Philadelphia magazine story about how runners should eat.
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A Supreme Court Dissent Has People Worried About Roe V. Wade

May 13, 2019
David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 13 Bustle article about the fate of Roe v Wade in the newly conservative Supreme Court.
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This Ancient Sea Creature Fossilized in Tree Resin. How'd That Happen?

May 13, 2019
Jocelyn Sessa, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a May 13 National Geographic article about the recent discovery of an ammonite shell in a land-formed fossil.
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Choosing the Best Careers for People With Autism

May 12, 2019
Paul Shattuck, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute's Life Course Outcomes program, was quoted in a May 12 Autism Parenting article about choosing careers for people with autism.

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Never-before, Locally-released Music from Nat Turner Rebellion and Sounds of Liberation Brings Fresh Twist to Classic Funk

May 11, 2019
The partnership between MAD Dragon, Drexel’s student record label in Westphal College, and music producer Reservoir, to produce an album by the defunct band Nat Turner Rebellion, that was originally recorded 50 years ago in Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studio, was featured in a May 11 Philadelphia Weekly story. Associate Professor Toby Seay, who helped bring the project to fruition, was mentioned in the piece.

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The Divine Artistic Hand in My Late Mother’s Beauty

May 10, 2019
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 May 10 about her mother's influence on her art.
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Cat Fight: How to Manage Philadelphia’s Exploding Feral Cat Population

May 9, 2019
Jason Weckstein, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and associate curator of ornithology in the Academy of Natural Sciences, was quoted in a May 9 WHYY.org story about how to manage Philadelphia's growing feral cat population.
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As Autism Diagnoses Grow, Research Is Key

May 8, 2019
Drexel was mentioned in a May 8 Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed by Jeffrey Lurie, the Philadelphia Eagles chairman and CEO, about the Eagles Autism Challenge and funding autism research. The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute received $800,000 from funds raised in 2018 for three research projects.
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Can This Video Game Train Your Brain To Crave Less Sugar?

May 8, 2019
Evan Forman, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in May 8 Tech Times and May 8 New York Post articles about his research on a computer game that helps train players to avoid sweets.
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Beware of the One Ring Scam

May 8, 2019
Pablo Molina, DLS , Drexel’s chief information security officer, was interviewed in a May 8 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about international phone spoofing scams and how to avoid them.
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Decades Later, Nat Turner Rebellion Makes Its Debut With 'Laugh To Keep From Crying'

May 7, 2019
Drexel’s music industry program was mentioned in a May 7 NPR “Fresh Air” review of an album by the defunct band Nat Turner Rebellion, that was originally recorded in Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studio 50 years ago and was recently released by MAD Dragon, Drexel’s student-run record label in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
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Members in Exchange Plans Struggle to Access Mental Health Care: Study

May 7, 2019
Ryan McKenna, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 7 Fierce Healthcare story about leading a Drexel study finding that availability of mental health care was greater for those on Medicaid or employer-sponsored health insurance, than it was for those on a marketplace plan.
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Making a 'to do' List for Trauma Doctors

May 6, 2019
Aleksandra Sarcevic, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, and Leah Kulp, a doctoral candidate in the College, were quoted in a May 6 Philly Voice story about their work to develop and test a digital procedural checklist for trauma teams in hospitals.

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State Natural Gas Rule Misses Chance To Curb Climate Changing Pollution

May 6, 2019
Peter DeCarlo, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, authored an opinion column for Penn Live on May 6 about proposed state regulations to limit air pollution associated with natural gas extraction.

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Landmark Summit on Autism Health Care Kicks Off

May 4, 2019
Paul Shattuck, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute's Life Course Outcomes program, was quoted in a May 4Spectrum News story about his participation in an upcoming summit on autism health care convened by the The Lancet.
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Should You Wash Your Chicken?

May 3, 2019
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 3 Mother Nature Network story about the dangers of washing raw chicken.
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Here's What CoolSculpting Actually Does to Your Body

May 3, 2019
Stephanie Manasse, PhD, an associate research professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 3 Refinery29 post about the pros and cons of cryolipolysis, or "cool sculpting," to remove unwanted fat.
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Medical Mystery: Gerald Ford’s Philadelphia Headache

May 3, 2019
Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, authored a May 3 "Medical Mystery" story for The Philadelphia Inquirer about what caused Gerald Ford to get a severe headache during the 2000 Republican National Convention.
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Why do People Love Coffee and Beer? It's the Buzz, Not the Taste, Study Finds

May 2, 2019
Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH , a research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, is quoted in a May 2 NBC News article that suggests something other than taste genes may be playing a role in our preference for certain beverages.
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Uber is Being Urged to Dump Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain

May 2, 2019
David Becher, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a May 2 CNN Business story about Uber being pressured to strengthen its board of directors by getting rid of former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain.

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'Don't Wash Your Raw Chicken': CDC Warning Sparks Online Debate

May 2, 2019
A 2013 study by Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, about the dangers of washing chicken before cooking was mentioned in a May 2 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) article about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently tweeting the warning to not wash raw chicken. The story was published by multiple NBC affiliates across the country.
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Column: Welcome to the World of Performance-Reducing Drugs

May 1, 2019
Joel Maxcy, PhD, director of the Sport Management program in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a May 1 Associated Press story about the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to have athlete Caster Semenya take hormone suppressing medication. The story was picked up by several outlets including the Washington Post.
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How Instagram Made Laxatives Cool

May 1, 2019
Jeanna Stokes, PsyD, director of the WELL Clinic at the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science, was quoted in a May 1 Elemental article about Instagram advertisements for "detox teas" which are actually laxatives.
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