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Drexel in the News

  • Human Gene Patents

    KPCC-FM
    June 14, 2013

    Lisa McElroy, an associate professor in the Earle Mack School of Law, was interviewed in a KPCC-FM (Los Angeles) about the recent Supreme Court case on gene patents.

  • Drexel Commencement Ceremonies

    WTFC-TV (FOX)
    June 14, 2013

    Drexel was mentioned for its commencement ceremonies in a June 14 WTFX-TV (FOX) segment.

  • Did the City Need to Perform Other Inspections on Collapsed Building?

    NBCPhiladelphia.com
    June 13, 2013

    Dr. Robert Brehm, a professor of the College of Engineering, was interviewed in a June 13 NBCPhiladelphia.com story on the building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets.

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  • Would Anyone Live Over a Railyard? Drexel Wants to Find Out

    http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/13/would-anyone-live-over-a-railyard-drexel-wants-to-find-out.php
    June 13, 2013

    Drexel was mentioned in a June 13 Curbed post for its “Innovation Neighborhood” campus expansion plan.

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  • Get up close and personal with slithering snakes

    Philadelphia Metro
    June 13, 2013

    The Academy of Natural Sciences was mentioned in a June 13 Philadelphia Metro article for its new “Serpentine” exhibit.

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  • As top court invalidates some gene patents, biotech has moved on

    Reuters
    June 13, 2013

    Dr. Robert Field, a professor in the Earle Mack School of Law and School of Public Health, was quoted in a Reuters article on June 13 regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on human gene patenting. The story was picked up by a number of outlets, including Yahoo! News, CNBC and the Chicago Tribune.

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  • Crusade for smartphone 'kill switch' heats up, but would it work?

    Christian Science Monitor
    June 13, 2013

    Dr. Rob D’Ovidio, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article on June 13 about whether “kill switches” on smartphones can effectively prevent theft.

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  • Top Philadelphia Attractions

    The Philadelphia Business Journal
    June 13, 2013

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University was ranked in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s June 13 list of top Philadelphia tourist attractions.

  • Hug a tree: It just might be keeping you healthy

    Philly.com
    June 13, 2013

    Research on the relationship between tree density and human health by Dr. Anneclaire De Roos, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, was mentioned in a June 13 Philly.com blog post written by Dr. Michael Yudell, an associate professor in the School of Public Health.

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  • Kevin Riordan: Chronicling hunger in Camden on camera

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    June 13, 2013

    Dr. Mariana Chilton, an associate professor and director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities in the School of Public Health, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer column on June 13 featuring the Center’s “Witnesses to Hunger” program’s debut in Camden, N.J.

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  • WKDU’s Communiqué

    Philly.com
    June 12, 2013

    Drexel undergraduate students Paul Brown and Nick Stropko were quoted in a June 12 “Art Attack” blog on Philly.com written by fellow Drexel undergraduate student Kailey Kluge about Drexel’s student-run radio station, WKDU, launching a music blog.

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  • The Real Deal

    WCBM 680-AM
    June 12, 2013

    Miriam Kotzin, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on WCBM 680-AM (Baltimore, Md.) on June 12 regarding her new book, The Real Deal

  • ANALYSIS: Why Google can flatly deny knowledge of Prism

    USA Today
    June 12, 2013

    Dr. Rob D’Ovidio, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a USA Today article on June 12 about Google’s denial that it knew about the NSA’s controversial Prism data mining program.

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  • NSA Leaks Show Low-Level IT Worker as Secrecy’s Weak Link

    Bloomberg
    June 12, 2013

    Harvey Rishikof, director of cybersecurity and the law at the iSchool and Earle Mack School of Law, was quoted in a June 12 Bloomberg article about whistleblower Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance scandal.

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  • Drexel, Amtrak to study expanding university and other development over rail yard airspace

    Plan Philly
    June 11, 2013

    Drexel President John Fry was quoted in a June 11 Plan Philly post about Drexel’s expanding campus.

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  • African Americans Disproportionately Affected by Disasters

    The Madison Times
    June 11, 2013

    The National Resource Center for Public Health Readiness & Communications at the School of Public Health was mentioned in a June 11 Madison Times about African Americans being disproportionately affected by disasters.

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  • Photos: Drexel’s Annual Senior Fashion Show

    Philadelphia Weekly
    June 11, 2013

    The annual senior fashion show in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was featured in a Philadelphia Weekly “PWStyle” blog post on June 11.

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  • Inside the furry suit: Drexel Dragon Daniel Szwerc

    Philadelphia Metro
    June 11, 2013

    Daniel Szwerc, a student in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was featured in the Philadelphia Metro on June 11 for his role playing the Drexel Dragon mascot.

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  • Philadelphia Building Collapse

    WHYY
    June 11, 2013

    Dr. Robert Brehm, a professor of the College of Engineering, was interviewed in a June 11 WHYY radio segment on the building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets.

  • Is Gen Y Loyal to Employers?

    Main Street
    June 11, 2013

    Larry Epstein, the interim head of the department of arts & entertainment enterprise at the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a June 11 Main Street article on Gen Y workers.

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  • Witness to Hunger

    WPVI-TV (6-abc)
    June 11, 2013

    The Camden, N.J., debut of the “Witnesses to Hunger” program created by Dr. Mariana Chilton, an associate professor and director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities in the School of Public Health, was featured on WPVI-TV (6-abc) on June 11.

  • Philadelphia Fire Department expands mental-health resources for firefighters, first responde

    WHYY-FM/Newsworks.org
    June 11, 2013

    Dr. Jennifer Taylor, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, was quoted in a WHYY-FM/Newsworks.org story on June 11 about new mental-health resources available to help firefighters and other first responders deal with the emotional stress of their work.

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  • EDWARD SNOWDEN

    KFBK-AM 1530
    June 11, 2013

    Dr. Scott White, a professor and director of the Computing Security and Technology Program in the Goodwin College of Professional Studies, was interviewed on KFBK-AM 1530 (Sacramento), KCBS 740-AM (San Francisco) and KRLA 870-AM (Los Angeles) on June 11 and 12 regarding whistleblower Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance scandal.

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  • Drexel's Fry presses on with development plans

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    June 11, 2013

    Drexel President John Fry was quoted in a June 11 Philadelphia Inquirer story about Drexel’s planned campus expansion. The development plans were also featured in a June 11 KYW-TV (CBS-3) segment.

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  • Soggy scenes at the site of the U.S. Open

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    June 11, 2013

    Stephanie Saunders, a first-year law student at the Earle Mack School of Law, was quoted in a June 11 Philadelphia Inquirer article on day one of the U.S. Open at Merion Golf.

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