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Drexel was mentioned in an Oct. 9 Modern Farmer article about the partnership between the Food Lab in the Food and Hospitality Management program in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Amoroso's Baking Company to create a lower-sodium hoagie roll.
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Ana Núñez, MD, associate dean in the College of Medicine, was profiled in an Oct. 8 Al Día story about her leadership as an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in health care.
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Paul Shattuck, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Life Course Outcomes program in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was quoted in an Oct. 10 Spectrum News story about the federal government recently authorizing $1.8 billion of funding for autism research.
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Hannah Bloch-Wehba, JD, an assistant professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 9 Associated Press story about a shooting at a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur. The assailant wore a camera and streamed his attack on the video game streaming website Twitch. Bloch-Wehba also commented in an AP story about the history of the website. The stories were picked up by numerous outlets across the country.
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higher ed news today
Widespread Fraternity Suspensions for Hazing
Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 10

Ohio University's decision to suspend most of its male Greek organizations will affect, 1,000 students, and critics question whether it's likely to work.
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Misplaced Student Loan Blame
Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 10

Complex student loan policy causes consumer frustration as often as failures by servicers, a new report finds.
Record Number of Colleges Stop Requiring the SAT and ACT Amid Questions of Fairness
PBS Newshour, Oct. 10

The SAT and ACT are facing what could be the greatest challenge in their histories, which stretch back to the early 20th century.
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For Some Colleges, the Best Move Is to Merge
The New York Times, Oct. 10

Higher education is different from business, and the essence of the school being acquired must be taken into account.
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