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October 30, 2025

Last term, 91��Ƭ��’s colleges, schools and departments received funding, created partnerships and otherwise contributed to the success of Drexel’s academic enterprise.

October 29, 2025

New funding for Drexel Dornsife’s Maternal and Child Health program will support its commitment to strengthen and expand the maternal and child health workforce through innovation, research, and education.

October 17, 2025

As screening and understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) grows, a new national initiative tapping Drexel expertise aims to yield new insights for many of the 1 in 45 adults and 1 in 35 children in the United States living with autism. The role that both genetic factors, as well as environmental influences, play in development of autism are the focus of a new $50 million Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Drexel researchers with expertise studying the intersection of these exposures will be among those leading the new effort.

October 15, 2025

With more than a year of the Philly Joy Bank program underway, the evaluation team now has some insights on the program's success based on survey data and testimonials.

October 06, 2025

New public health micro-credentials deliver targeted, practical training for staff and leaders in skilled nursing facilities, senior living centers, and veterans' homes.

September 30, 2025

The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute addresses urgent questions raised by recent national discussions on autism.

September 18, 2025

Dornsife's annual Welcome and Pinning Ceremony formally welcomed new students, faculty, and professional staff, including personnel from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute.

August 14, 2025

To better understand the communication difficulties experienced by autistic adults and help the clinicians and researchers who have autistic people in their lives, researchers from 91��Ƭ��’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute reviewed recent research on the subject and crafted a set of recommendations.

July 23, 2025

The annual Dornsife Institute for high schoolers aims to ignite the potential of future leaders in public health and keep the future workforce thriving.

July 21, 2025

Some autistic teens often adopt behaviors to mask their diagnosis in social settings helping them be perceived — or “pass” — as non-autistic. For the first time, researchers from 91��Ƭ��'s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute are able to observe brain functions that differ in those who “pass as non-autistic,” which could lead to a better understanding of the cognitive toll of this kind of masking, and of how these individuals could be more effectively supported.