Drexel and PA Dept. of Health Receive CDC Cancer Education Award
June 2009
The Pennsylvania Department of Health, and researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health, were recently awarded First Place for a poster presentation of their cancer education research. The award was given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. More...
Dr. Turchi Elected to Leadership Position to Help Children with Disabilities
April 2009
Renee M. Turchi, MD, MPH, an assistant professor at the School of Public Health, was recently elected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee for the Council on Children with Disabilities at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). More...
Prof. Bowleg Profiled in CURVE Magazine
March 2009
Dr. Lisa Bowleg, an associate professor at the Drexel University School of Public Health and an expert in LGBT issues and health in African American communities, is profiled in the " Out in Front " section of the April 2009 edition of Curve Magazine. More...
DrPH Program to be Spotlighted at World Congress on Public Health
January 2009
Faculty members and researchers from the School of Public Health have been invited to present their paper about the school’s DrPH Program in Community Health and Prevention at the 12th World Congress on Public Health, which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from April 27 – May 1, 2009. More...
Pfizer Awards "Moments in Leadership" Grant to School
December 2008
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. More...
Prof. Bowleg Receives AIDS Research Award
November 2008
The Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Community Advisory Board (CAB) hosts an annual Red Ribbon Awards in conjunction with World AIDS Day, and 2008 will mark the fifth year for this honor. More...
Nine New Faculty Members Introduced
August 2008
The Drexel University School of Public Health welcomed seven new faculty members during the 2007 - 2008 academic year (including Renee Turchi, MD, Dept. of Community Health & Prevention), and two more will be starting this fall. The new teaching faculty members bring significant teaching experience and a vast range of research expertise to the students of the school. More...
Student Receives Scholarship from Air and Waste Management Association
April 2008
Eunice Omanga, a doctoral student at the School of Public Health, Dept. of Community Health & Prevention, received a scholarship from the Delaware Valley Chapter & Mid-Atlantic States Section of the Air and Waste Management Association for her dissertation research on water quality and environmental health in Kenya. More...
Doctoral Students Awarded Provost Fellowships
April 2008
Dr. Yeetey Enuameh and Eunice Omanga, both doctoral students at the Drexel School of Public Health, Dept. of Community Health & Prevention, were awarded Provost Fellowships for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 academic years. Each student will receive $5,000 a year in recognition of their promise as an outstanding graduate student at Drexel University. More...
Students Win "What is Public Health" Grants
March 2008
Two groups of students from the Drexel University School of Public Health, Dept. of Community Health & Prevention, were each recently awarded grants of $1,500 from the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), to enable "What is Public Health" outreach programs. More...
Prof. Bowleg Awarded $1.7M NIH Grant, Addresses Intervention Strategies
October 2007
The Drexel University School of Public Health received a grant of more than $1.7M from the National Institutes of Health for a study to raise awareness of HIV risks and facilitate HIV prevention efforts in African-American communities. The $1,770,095 grant was awarded to Lisa Bowleg, PhD, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. More...