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February 23, 2022

Reflecting on the many public health contributions of Dr. Paul Farmer, a leader in health equity and inspiration to so many.

February 17, 2022

Students in six interdisciplinary teams created and presented solutions to protect vulnerable populations from extreme heat events in Philadelphia at the third annual Public Health Case Competition at Dornsife.

February 04, 2022

New research examines associations between historical redlining and present-day housing and land cover characteristics that may enhance vulnerability to ambient heat in Philadelphia.

February 01, 2022

New research assessed neighborhood racial disparities in arrests after COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in four United States cities.

January 31, 2022

Several Drexel centers and programs came together to organize an advocacy workshop on health and human rights and the topic of reproductive justice.

January 25, 2022

The Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) at Dornsife announces a new cohort of Fire service Injury Research, Epidemiology, and Evaluation (FIRE) Fellows.

December 16, 2021

Using Medicaid data, researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute identified health, nutrition and psychiatric conditions that varied in prevalence. They found a higher prevalence of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and obesity by race.

December 08, 2021

In a new review paper Dornsife researchers look at previous studies on how an opioid overdose affects brain function and risk behaviors.

December 06, 2021

Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute recently published a study on the social networks of professional development providers who coach teachers to implement evidence-based teaching practices (EBPs) in their classrooms for their autistic students. When professional development providers have strong networks of professional support, they can potentially gain access to helpful resources to provide higher quality, successful individualized coaching for teachers.

December 06, 2021

Closing indoor dining during the first two waves of the pandemic was associated with a 61% decline in new COVID-19 cases over a six-week span, preventing an estimated 142 daily cases per city, compared with cities that reopened indoor dining during that period, according to recently published data from experts at the Dornsife School of Public Health. The team looked at data from March to October 2020 in 11 U.S. cities, including Philadelphia, Atlanta and Dallas. The results were published last month in the journal Epidemiology.