Stories

- National Autism Indicators Report: The Connection Between Autism and Financial Hardship
  
  June 09, 2020
  A new report from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University highlighted the financial challenges facing households of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States. According to the report, households of children with ASD experience higher levels of poverty, material hardship and medical expenses than households of children with other special health care needs.
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- The More You Know: How Better Understanding of Transgender and Nonbinary Biology Benefits Those Patients
  
  May 22, 2020
  In a recently published scholarly review of research gaps related to treatment of individuals who identify as gender nonbinary, Deborah Clegg, PhD, associate dean of research in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, found that enhancing the scientific understanding of biological origins of gender identity may reduce stigma and barriers to care for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
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- Dr. Marla Gold Named Vice Provost for Community Health Care Innovation
  
  April 14, 2020
  In this newly created position, the Dornsife School of Public Health professor and dean emerita will optimize community health care services, promote population health, and coordinate health care and health science research and education within Drexel’s urban setting.
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- Aha! + Aaaah: Creative Insight Triggers a Neural Reward Signal
  
  April 09, 2020
  
  A new neuroimaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab points to an answer of what may have driven the evolutionary development of creativity.
  
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- At Drexel, Community Comes Together as Dragons Stay Apart
  
  April 08, 2020
  While the COVID-19 pandemic runs its course, Drexel continues to innovate and promote research, scholarship and well-being.
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- Where in the Brain Does Creativity Come from? Evidence from Jazz Musicians
  
  March 31, 2020
  
  A new brain-imaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy on which side of the brain is responsible for creativity by studying the brain of jazz guitarists during improvisation.
  
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- In Equatorial Guinea, Drexel Leaders Deepen Longstanding Research Partnership
  
  March 02, 2020
  A delegation led by President John Fry traveled to the African nation to further the University’s commitment to its Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program.
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- Drexel Study: Physical Activity is Good for Your Appetite, Too
  
  February 03, 2020
  Researchers from the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University found exercise to be a protective factor in a study where participants in a weight loss program, who were following a reduced-calorie diet, engaged in exercise in their real-world environments.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  January 16, 2020
  Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty — like two Drexel professors who were awarded fellows of the National Academies of Inventors.
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- Maria T. Schultheis Joins Office of Research & Innovation Leadership Team
  
  December 13, 2019
  The Psychology Department professor was recently appointed vice provost of research.
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