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Stem Cell Delivery Method Effective in Spinal Cord Injury

Delivering neural stem cells less invasively by lumbar puncture rather than by direct injection into the injury site is neuroprotective and allows recovery of some function in a rat model of spinal cord injury, ...

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Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine

Sun Oct 12, 2008

Houston Chronicle

College voters facing obstacles

Obstacles confronted by young voters include: * In Blacksburg, Va., home of Virginia Tech University, a local registrar issued a memo that warned students of possible negative consequences for registering to ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Colorado College, Washington College, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

Sat Oct 11, 2008

Library Journal

Librariansa Internet Index Moves to Internet Public Library

Faced with an uncertain budget, the Librarians' Internet Index has found a new home at the Internet Public Library , itself a recent transplant.

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Related Topix: Libraries

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Newswise

New Report Compares Obama and McCain's Health Care Plans

Researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health led by Dr. Dennis Andrulis authored a report comparing Barack Obama and John McCaina s health care reform plans in the context of eliminating the ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat, Health Care Policy, Health

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Philadelphia Business Journal

#18 Paul S. Baker

Title: Managing director - investment officer. Education: Drexel University, BS in commerce and engineering sciences .

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Related Topix: Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Mon Oct 06, 2008

ABC News

'Tis the Season of Election Dirty Tricks

Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battleground states in the final 30 days of the presidential campaign.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA

Sun Oct 05, 2008

Bizjournals

A slowing of commerce

"If this thing is not fixed soon, the corporate sector will not have enough credit lubrication in its economic machine to do new investments, to do short-term financing of inventories," said George Tsetsekos, ...

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Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

Baxter Bulletin

Adventures in Paradise: Tropical Storm Ike

A couple of weeks ago, restless and in search of adventure, I flew off to The City of Brotherly Love, aka Philadelphia, to speak to film students at Drexel University.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Philadelphia, PA, Weather, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Librarian and Information Science News

Librarian's Internet Index merging with IPL

The well known Librarian's Internet Index has merged with IPL at Drexel. As many are aware of, and as mentioned in the notice below, LII has had their funding cut by 50% the last two years.

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Related Topix: Libraries

Philly.com

The Bank Merger: In a surprise move, Wells Fargo heads off Citigroup at the pass to rescue Wachovia.

Taking on the look of a classic Wild West shoot-out, Wells Fargo & Co. has outbid Citigroup Inc.

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Related Topix: Wachovia Corporation, Banking, Financial Services, Wells Fargo , Citigroup, Philadelphia, PA Metro

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

SEPTA riders like new train car on display

PHILADELPHIA - Thaddeus Robinson rolled his wheelchair off SEPTA's new railcar, grinning.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Air Products, Drexel University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University...

Air Products , Drexel University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have agreed to continue their Joint Cooperation Agreement for an integrated "3-2 Program" enabling two exceptional Chinese students per year ...

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Related Topix: Air Products and Chemicals, Chemicals

Philadelphia Business Journal

A slowing of commerce

"If this thing is not fixed soon, the corporate sector will not have enough credit lubrication in its economic machine to do new investments, to do short-term financing of inventories," said George Tsetsekos, ...

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Markets, Pnc Financial Services GroupThe, Banking, Financial Services

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Water Online

EPA Awards Grant To Drexel University For Water Research

Funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is enabling a Drexel University professor to wrap up five years of research into a new device that can rapidly detect a harmful class of toxins that ...

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Paris Parfait

Voting rights for American citizens

"Hope" is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops - at all.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Old Dominion University, US Politics, US News, John Conyers, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Norfolk, VA, 2008 Presidential Election

American Libraries

YALSA names first Spectrum Scholar, two 2009 Emerging Leaders

As part of its commitment to furthering young adult librarianship, the Young Adult Library Services Association , a division of the American Library Association , chose its first Spectrum Scholar as well as two ...

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Libraries

Newkerala.com

Students announce AIDS breakthrough

By Dipankar De Sarkar, London, Oct 1 : In what is being described as a breakthrough in AIDS prevention, a group of engineering students and a medical doctor is reported to have designed a simple 'shield' to ...

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, HIV/AIDS, Health, Cambridge, MA

Tue Sep 30, 2008

Chicago BlockShopper

Feinberg hematology prof buys on Orchard

Dr. Halla Nimeiri bought a two-bedroom, 2.1-bath condo at 2229 N. Orchard St. in Lincoln Park for $452,000 from a Chicago Title Land Trust Co.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL), Chicago Metro, Oncology, Medicine

MediLexicon

Drexel University Online Launches Certificate In Medical Family Therapy

Drexel University Online is increasing its range of prestigious online healthcare programs with the addition of the Post-Master's Certificate in Medical Family Therapy.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Health

Mon Sep 29, 2008

NBC Channel 10

Drexel Student Reports Rape By 2 Men

Police are investigating a rape reported by a Drexel University student, NBC10's Byron Scott reported.

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