August

In Summer Showcase, Drexel Research STARs Set to Shine

August 28, 2017
Since 2007, the STAR Scholars Program has held a showcase to highlight the research Drexel students do over the summer. This year’s edition on Aug. 31 will include several Dragons who went off-campus — some as far as India — to learn more after their freshman year.
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Shedding Consistent Pounds Each Week Linked to Long-Term Weight Loss

August 28, 2017
When it comes to losing weight, it’s not necessarily slow, but steady, that wins the race, according to new research from Drexel psychologists.
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Smokers 20 Percent More Likely to Quit When Cigarettes Cost $1 More

August 18, 2017
Smokers were found to be 20 percent more likely to quit smoking when packs of cigarettes cost just one dollar more, according to a new public health study out of Drexel University.
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Cloudy Water Linked to Gastrointestinal Illnesses

August 17, 2017
A review of studies from both North America and Europe found links between acute gastrointestinal illness, which typically includes diarrhea and vomiting, and cloudy drinking water.
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College Freshmen Who Weighed Themselves Daily Lost Body Fat

August 16, 2017
A new study by Drexel psychologists found that college freshmen who weighed themselves daily saw a drop in their BMI.
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Drexel Engineer Receives Hartwell Biomedical Research Award to Aid Children With Heart Defects

August 10, 2017
The Hartwell Foundation has awarded a 2016 Individual Biomedical Research Award to Amy Throckmorton, PhD.
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Opioid Users 50 Percent More Likely to Get Treatment Under Obamacare

August 10, 2017
People with opioid use disorder are 50 percent more likely to get treatment and their insurance is twice as likely to pay for it since the Affordable Care Act was fully implemented, a Drexel University researcher found.
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A Parting Gift: New Catfish Named for Academy of Natural Sciences' Retiring President

August 09, 2017
George W. Gephart Jr. will retire with a new, tiny catfish from South America named after him, capping nearly two decades of identification work by one Academy of Natural Sciences scientist.
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