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In the News

Students Are Stressed Out. Our Schools Must Do Better
Sandra Bloom, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 6 Philadelphia Inquirer opinion article about ways that schools can help in healing students’ trauma.
A List of Summer Fashion Education Programs You Can Still Apply To
Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s "Discovering Fashion Design” summer program was mentioned in a May 6 Fashionista article about summer fashion education programs.
Abortion Is Still Consuming Us Politics and Courts 2 Years After a Supreme Court Draft Was Leaked
David S. Cohen, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 2 Associated Press article about the issue of abortion in US politics.
The Preston & Steve Show [5/2/24]
Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s music industry program was mentioned during the May 2 episode of WMMR-Radio’s “Preston & Steve Show” in a segment about how the students in the program helped a local musician release and promote an album.

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Drexel University faculty provide expertise, analysis and commentary on a wide variety of news and research topics. Please contact Media Relations for more information and follow us on Twitter to get a first look.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD

buildings, civil engineering, engineering

Aghayere studies structural systems and why they fail. He has written extensively about wood, concrete and steel construction and structural failure analysis. And commented in media stories about building collapses, the degradation and testing of infrastructure and the built environment.

 

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD

Criminology & Justice Studies
D'Ovidio researches the intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system. He directs Drexel's research program in computer crime and digital forensics. In the past, he has worked with the New York City Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department on research projects involving computer crime. His work with the law enforcement community also includes training investigators on techniques to trace Internet communication and seize electronic evidence and cell phones.

Girija Kaimal, EdD

creative arts therapies
Kaimal’s research focuses on understanding the way that creative self-expression affects human emotions and other brain processes. Her work particularly focuses on the ways people's experiences influence what they create, and how art-making can be used to reduce stress and stress-related issues.

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