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Dr. Andrulis Moderates NIH Panel on Health Disparities

Dr. Dennis Andrulis presented research and moderated a panel discussion at the NIH Summit: "The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities" in Maryland on December 17, 2008.

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Witnesses to Hunger

Witnesses To Hunger

Forty women. Forty cameras. A common focus: the experience of hunger and poverty and ideas for change.

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Drexel SPH Podcasts Grand Rounds Lectures

The Drexel School of Public Health provides podcasts of its Grand Rounds lectures, beginning with the 2008-09 lecture season.

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12/15/2008

School of Public Health to Lead Conference on Autism

The Drexel University School of Public Health was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from Autism Speaks to lead a national conference on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) research in the Fall of 2009. The conference will examine ethical and risk communications issues of ASD research, as well as help address health disparities in the communication of autism research findings.

12/15/2008

Pfizer Awards "Moments in Leadership" Grant to School

The Drexel University School of Public Health was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from Pfizer Inc. to lead a Grand Rounds lecture series that focuses on leadership in core areas of public health. The School of Public Health was one of only twelve schools nationwide to receive the grant from Pfizer Inc.

12/5/2008

Pfizer Visiting Professor Speaks on Diabetes

The Drexel University School of Public Health was awarded one of only eight Visiting Professorships in Diabetes from Pfizer this year.  Dr. Frank Hu, MD, PhD, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard University, gave the lecture, "Understanding the Complex Causes of Diabetes:  Improving Guidance for Prevention and Management," on Wednesday, December 10 at the School of Public Health.  Additional workshops and seminars were held earlier in the week.

12/2/2008

Prof. Bowleg Honored on World AIDS Day

The Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Community Advisory Board (CAB) honored Prof. Lisa Bowleg on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day.

12/1/2008

Prof. Chilton, "Witnesses to Hunger," in Media Profiles

"Flashes of reality in N. Phila": Click to read the front-page profile of Prof. Mariana Chilton and her Witness to Hunger project, from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, November 30, 2008.
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Drexel Helps Sponsor Conference on Children's Health and the Environment

MACCHE Conference 2008

The Drexel School of Public Health is proud to help sponsor the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment's annual conference Sept. 18-19.  The event joins healthcare providers, public health professionals and others interested in the interplay between the environment and children's health.  More...


Alum Adrienne Poon Awarded Prestigious ASPH/CDC Fellowship

Adrienne Poon MPH \'08

Adrienne Poon '08 was recently awarded the ASPH/CDC's Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship.  The fellowship will take her to Beijing to lead global AIDS program.  More...

SPH poster presentations

08.18.08 School of Public Health to Display Public Health Milestones Exhibit

07.29.08 Nine New Faculty Members Welcomed at the School of Public Health

07.23.08 School of Public Health Announces Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Diabetes

06.17.08 "Urban and Suburban" Health Reports Now Online

06.11.08 Drexel Announces Blueprint for Disaster Preparedness in Minority Communities  UPDATES: AHANews.com | The Osgood File

06.05.08 2008 Student and Faculty Year-End Awards


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Drexel University makes U.S. News & World Report's short list of national universities that have achieved "the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities."
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Dean Gold to Chair Diversity Committee at Academic Public Health's National Organization

Marla J. Gold, MD

Dean Gold was recently elected as the chairperson of the ASPH's Diversity Committee and will also serve on the Board of Directors for the academic public health's national organization.  More...

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