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The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer. The boards of both institutions have given approval, pending the necessary regulatory approvals, including consideration by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the accrediting body. The two colleges said in ...

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Behavioral and psychological symptoms – such as agitation and aggression – are hallmarks of dementia that occur across disease stages and types, and can negatively impact both the person living with dementia and their caregivers.

In a historic move, Drexel University will open a new 460,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art academic home that will bring together the University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of Medicine, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies in University City, enhancing collaboration, research and practice opportunities.

Drexel faculty garnering attention for their achievements and research last term included Christopher MacLellan, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, who received two major grants from the Army Research Laboratory related to human-machine teaming and human-artificial intelligence adaptation.

Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Nursing and Health Professions recently received a 5-year, $14.4 million “Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation” (FIRST) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to hire, retain and support diverse, early career researchers with a focus on health disparities research on aging, chronic disease and/or environmental determinants.

Nursing is a hot degree. Philly-area undergrads can earn more than $70,000 out of college. | Does that Degree Pay? Erin Arvedlund, Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer © TOM GRALISH/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Nursing students Jasmine Jones (left) and Genesis Sanchez (right) with Laura Gitlin, dean of the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions in a clinical simulation room at the school. The college has the largest bachelor program in the three-stat...

Health disparities in Pennsylvania have become more pronounced during COVID-19, shows report A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel Universitys College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to health care services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Disrupting Disparities in Pennsylvania: Retooling for Geographic, Racial and E...

Share this article Share this article HARRISBURG, Pa., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel Universitys College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to healthcare services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Disrupting Disparities in Pennsylvania: Retooling for Geographic, Racial and Ethnic G...

 E-Mail A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel Universitys College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to health care services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic. " Disrupting Disparities in Pennsylvania: Retooling for Geographic, Racial and Ethnic Growth" shows that health inequities are most acute among those living in r...