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March 13, 2019

The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute releases The National Autism Indicators Reports every year since 2015. The recently released fourth edition, "The 2018 National Autism Indicators Report: High School Students on the Autism Spectrum," highlights the challenges facing minority youth and those from low-income households.

March 12, 2019

Dornsife has moved up six spots from the last round of rankings in 2015, and is now the top ranked of all public health schools and programs in Philadelphia and the surrounding region.

March 11, 2019

Merck & Co., Inc. Chairman and CEO Kenneth C. Frazier will address the class of 2019 at Drexel’s University-wide commencement ceremony on June 14. In what has become a Drexel tradition, the University will once again hold its University-wide ceremony at Citizens Bank Park. Frazier’s contributions in the business, legal and humanitarian fields are especially notable.

March 06, 2019

New research looked at the effectiveness of a mindful eating intervention on the health of overweight or obese pregnant women.

March 04, 2019

Female deans from 91ÖÆƬ³§ will soon gather to discuss professional and emotional empowerment at the Dean’s Panel during the Women’s Empowerment Summit hosted by the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship March 7–8. In advance, DrexelNow asked them each to share their one key empowerment tip for students.

February 28, 2019

A new study sought to better understand the association between the implementation of the ACA and the status of disparities in health care access affecting children in post-ACA in California.

February 14, 2019

Many nail technicians put in long hours, without basic health care coverage, while earning annual salaries estimated at roughly $25,000.

February 12, 2019

Counties with dirtier air had higher rates of stroke deaths and shorter life expectancies, according to preliminary research led by Longjian Liu, MD, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Dornsife School of Public Health.

February 05, 2019

The nail salon industry has seen rapid growth within the last 20 years, becoming increasingly popular among women of all ages who like to get their nails professionally done. For the technicians in those salons – many of whom are non-native English speakers – this beauty comes with a cost: an exposure to potentially unsafe chemicals and other health hazards in the workplace. A new study by 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s Dornsife School of Public Health found that educational outreach and change in public policy are needed to help reduce these hazards for salon employees and owners.

January 30, 2019

Ann Klassen, PhD, professor in the department of Community Health and Prevention in the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Dornsife School of Public Health, is the principal investigator for an award given by UNICEF Tajikistan to conduct formative research to investigate factors influencing vaccine hesitancy in Tajikistan.