Tag: drexel research
Jan. 18, 2019
Drexel moves up to top tier of research universities
Drexel University has always been regarded as a leading hotspot for research, but for the first time, it has been categorized by the Carnegie Classification…
Oct. 5, 2018
HOMEChem gives chemistry student inside look at air quality
Erin Katz, a fifth-year Drexel University Chemistry program senior, found herself cooking two Thanksgiving dinners in a manufactured home in Texas in June; all for…
May. 18, 2018
Study by DU suggests third-hand smoke spreads indoors
Those who are wary about the negative health effects of smoking, and even secondhand smoke, can do many things to avoid exposure to the toxic…
Jan. 27, 2017
Movement of tumor cells offers insight, new Drexel study finds
Drexel University researcher Ryan Petrie recently published a paper in the Journal of Cell Biology with the potential to reduce skin-cancer-related deaths. The novel research…
Jan. 13, 2017
EMS assaulted more than firefighters
The rate of assault-related injuries was 14 times higher for paramedics than firefighters in 2010, according to researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public…
Jun. 25, 2015
Study shows how differing models’ sizes impact different consumers
After observing noted American companies H&M and Dove’s successful use of plus-size women models in their advertising campaigns, Hoori Rafieian, a doctoral business administration student…
Feb. 3, 2012
Tokyo workshop revisits recent Japanese disasters
The director of Drexel’s Mobilities Research and Policy Center attended a workshop at the World Bank Headquarters in Tokyo Jan. 17-18 to collaborate with other…