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May 10, 2018

The Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST), led by Jennifer Taylor, PhD, MPH, CPPS of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, is proud to announce the 2018 recipients of the Fire Service Injury Research, Epidemiology and Evaluation Fellowship.

May 09, 2018

More than a dozen respected speakers will address Drexel Dragons at various college- and school-level ceremonies, as well as at a University-wide event.

May 07, 2018

Drexel's Sharrelle Barber met Brazilian politician and activist Marielle Franco the night she was assassinated. Now, Barber's hoping to inspire others in Franco's name.

April 23, 2018

The stigma of weight and internalized feelings relating to it were found in a ����Vlog study to be associated with healthcare avoidance in women with higher body weights.

April 12, 2018

The first study to look at what Philadelphians actually drank instead of sales at local stores since the city's "Soda Tax" came into play, the study found that residents stopped drinking soda every day at a significant rate.

April 10, 2018

Check out what ����Vlog faculty and staff accomplished during the winter term.

April 09, 2018

Hollywood legend M. Night Shyamalan will address the class of 2018 at Drexel’s University-wide commencement ceremony on June 15 at Citizens Bank Park. The director, producer, screenwriter and actor — whose breakout hit, “The Sixth Sense,” appeared nearly 20 years ago — is known for filming and setting his movies in and around Philadelphia, hiring locally and utilizing area vendors, and showcasing some of the region’s best-loved attractions and locales.

March 23, 2018

A new ����Vlog study found that cities’ lead decision-makers view how effective municipal policies are at reducing health disparities differently based on their social ideologies.

March 12, 2018

Leveraging the power of social media may help the nation reach the Healthy People 2020 goal of vaccinating 80 percent of teens to protect them from the human papillomavirus (HPV). New research from Philip Massey, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health, offers insight into how health care professionals can more effectively use Twitter to communicate with parents about the value, importance, and availability of the HPV vaccine.

February 27, 2018

Screening for food insecurity is effective, a Drexel study found, but red tape and fears of being declared unfit parents often keep help from coming.