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September 14, 2023

At Mason-led conference, forensic science experts offer training and insight for rural practitioners

Walking into a lecture hall to a PowerPoint about a homicide is startling for those unacquainted with the intricacies of...
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September 14, 2023

Cyber cyclists count calories with adaptive virtual workouts

For many, exercise is a laborious chore, better put off until tomorrow. But Craig Yu, an associate professor in the...
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September 12, 2023

Tara Chaplin receives four-year $500K NIH Independent Research Scientist Award

George Mason University associate professor of psychology Tara Chaplin has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Independent Research Scientist...
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August 30, 2023

Mason’s School Psychology Program launches new center for child and teen testing and evaluation

The School Psychology Program at George Mason University’s School of Education has launched a Coordinated Educational and Wellness Services (CEWS)...
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August 16, 2023

Planting the ‘seed’ to advance nanoparticle growth reactions

Gold nanoparticles play an important role in some of today’s most successful therapeutic treatments for conditions like cancer and arthritis,...
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August 10, 2023

From zoonoses to mental health interventions, MPH student’s interdisciplinary research at Mason leads to CDC Fellowship

Ryan Shelton, a recent graduate of the George Mason University's Master of Public Health (MPH) program, accepted a full-time ORISE...
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August 7, 2023

Students apply mathematical modeling to drug addiction and recovery in summer research program

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) chose five sites across the United States for its inaugural summer SIAM-Simons...
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August 1, 2023

Where Black adolescents live affects their mental health

It’s easy to imagine that growing up in a neighborhood with safe and clean parks, little to no discrimination, and...
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July 26, 2023

New study focuses on intimate partner violence toward women with a disability

Male perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a worldwide public health problem. According to the World Health Organization...
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July 21, 2023

Philosophy professor Andrew Peterson investigates decision making for people living with dementia

Guardianship has long been the traditional way to support decision making for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms...
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July 6, 2023

Older adults experiencing social isolation are more likely to smoke

Aging brings wisdom and experience; however, for some individuals getting older can also mean health challenges, loss of friends, and...
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June 21, 2023

Reducing bias and stigma associated with medication-assisted treatment improves care

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), now commonly referred to as medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), such as buprenorphine, is a well-documented...
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June 21, 2023

Being able to tell parents about sexuality plays important role in mental health of Black sexual minority men and transgender women

Black sexual minority men (BSMM) and transgender women (BTW) face racial and sexuality-based discrimination, and disproportionately high depression compared to...
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June 20, 2023

Healing Artist Collective highlights work of Mason students, alumni

The Edges of What I Feel, an exhibition by the Healing Artist Collective curated by recently retired George Mason University...
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June 16, 2023

Peraton awards scholarships to Honors College students with interests in national security

Peraton, a Virginia-based national security company, awarded 10 George Mason University Honors College students the Stu Shea Peraton Scholarship in...
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