Tag: Drexel
Drexel launches new health policy research center focused on climate change
The center will concentrate on equity and providing cities with evidence-based policies to protect their residents.
4 weeks ago
Drexel study finds link between structural racism and higher premature mortality rates
Researchers believe that white people are just as susceptible to high premature mortality rates as people of color in historically “Jim Crow” states.
7 months ago
Archaeologists are digging to the bottom of Philadelphia’s Black Bottom
An urban archaeological excavation is searching for artifacts from the West Philly neighborhood destroyed 50 years ago.
9 months ago
Listen 1:19Drexel University men’s basketball player found dead inside on-campus apartment
Terrence Butler was a native of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, according to the school's website.
9 months ago
New web tool by Drexel lab helps you access refinery pollution data
A new website makes it easy to compare and download data about toxic air pollutants at refinery fencelines across the country.
1 year ago
Bit by a tick in New Jersey? Rutgers scientists want you to mail it in
Rutgers researchers are on a mission to recruit “citizen scientists” as part of NJ Ticks 4 Science.
2 years ago
Drexel squash star Alina Bushma plays on for family in Ukraine
Alina Bushma is playing for Drexel in this weekend's Collegiate Squash Championships. Her parents and two grandparents have remained in Kyiv since the Russian invasion.
2 years ago
Claiming solidarity isn’t enough. Drexel needs to act like Black Lives Matter
Campus activists challenge President John Fry’s commitment to racial justice based on his approach to community policing and development.
4 years ago
Drexel and Tower Health reach deal to buy St. Christopher’s Hospital
Sale of the North Philadelphia hospital is part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding involving Philadelphia Academic Health, which also owns Hahnemann.
5 years ago
Why is it so hard to stop eating chocolate? Drexel scientist’s bittersweet research
Your brain responds to the sweet treat using the same pleasure pathway addictive drugs use, new research shows.
5 years ago
Drexel study: Tobacco smoke residue can become airborne again indoors
You might be breathing chemical residue from tobacco smoke in indoor spaces where no one has smoked for years.
6 years ago
Pay-what-you-can cafe in Philly needs more financial nourishment to continue serving needy
On any given night, 30-50 customers eat at the café, but not enough customers are paying more than the menu price, roughly $15 for a meal.
6 years ago