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December 16, 2020

A new study shows that implementing PrEP distribution within a community-based syringe services program gets the medication into the hands of women who inject drugs — a population disproportionately impacted by HIV. The results, from researchers at 91ÖÆƬ³§’s Dornsife School of Public Health, were recently published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

December 15, 2020

Researchers from 91ÖÆƬ³§ will be working with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on a partnership aimed at enhancing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on public transportation. Through a recently formed partnership, the institutions are pursuing a federal grant for research into risk assessment, mitigation and communication strategies that will help keep riders safe and healthy.

December 08, 2020

New research led by a Dornsife post-doctoral research fellow found that exposure to fracking activity may increase heart failure hospitalizations across large regions.

December 07, 2020

From administering COVID tests to conducting case investigation and contact tracing, the University has relied on a cross-college battalion of faculty, professional staff and students to protect Dragons against the coronavirus, and in turn, protect the surrounding community.

December 01, 2020

A $9 million gift from 91ÖÆƬ³§ alumna Dana Dornsife and her husband David to the University's School of Public Health will help launch a new Center on Racism and Health, recruit and retain faculty experts on racial inequities in health and endow the deanship for public health. The longtime philanthropists, widely known for their humanitarian efforts, are the largest single benefactors in the University's history, having donated more than $70 million. The School of Public Health was named in their honor after a $45 million gift in 2015.

December 01, 2020

In the recently published sixth report in the National Autism Indicators Report series, researchers from 91ÖÆƬ³§'s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute highlight a holistic picture of what health and health care look like across the life course for people on the autism spectrum.

November 30, 2020

Even in a strong market, tobacco smoke residue in a home may discourage buyers from considering a property, according to a survey of 329 realtors in four Philadelphia-area counties published this month in the journal Tobacco Regulatory Science.

November 19, 2020

As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing pandemic, the Dornsife School of Public Health experts sorted out what the research community has learned thus far.

November 18, 2020

Read about Dornsife's top stories and highlights in this unprecedented moment in public health in the new 2020 Dornsife SPH Annual Magazine.

November 09, 2020

The University supported 22 projects focused on societal challenges in communities and within Drexel itself.