September 22, 2021
Mason researchers use scent analysis for COVID diagnostics
With COVID-19 continuing to spread throughout the world, there is a demand for rapid, noninvasive diagnostics. George Mason University researchers...
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September 21, 2021
Bioengineers and biologists team up to battle cancer cells
Bioengineers—like Remi Veneziano—find solutions to some of the world’s grand problems. But sometimes, it takes collaboration with scientists to find...
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September 14, 2021
Study shows link between using Snapchat and vaping in college students
As the Food and Drug Administration begins to issue rulings on the marketing and sale of e-cigarette products, health researchers...
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September 7, 2021
Mason researcher offers guidance on RSV and other respiratory pathogens
Now that most public school districts have resumed in-person instruction, those in health care are beginning to see increases in...
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September 7, 2021
Saving lives: Mason researchers, 3M recognized with a major award for disrupting counterfeit PPE
Health care and consumer goods corporation 3M was recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) with its 2021 North America...
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September 1, 2021
The power of partnership: Preparing the next generation of health care leaders is a shared responsibility
In a field like health care, thousands of both minute and momentous details shape a patient’s experience and can sometimes...
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August 12, 2021
Mason Enterprise to expand mentorship support for bio startups across the state, in partnership with Virginia Bio
George Mason University’s Mason Enterprise is establishing a new network of life science business mentors to help startups across Virginia...
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August 3, 2021
COVID ‘Fast Grants’ sped up pandemic science
What happened when an economics researcher, a bioengineer and a tech entrepreneur joined forces in a pandemic? They envisaged a...
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July 29, 2021
Mason mental health expert applauds increased funding in Virginia for mental health services
Gov. Ralph Northam’s recent commitment to increase funding for Virginia’s behavioral health system is an important step in addressing the...
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July 28, 2021
Mason’s Michael Buschmann and team at start-up AexeRNA Therapeutics Inc. pursue patents for improved COVID-19 vaccines
George Mason University bioengineering professor Michael Buschmann and a team of scientific collaborators have devised improved lipid nanoparticle technologies to...
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July 26, 2021
George Mason University Department of Social Work receives $1.9 million training grant to expand integrated behavioral health workforce
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded the George Mason University Department of Social Work a $1.9 million...
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July 19, 2021
Mason research lets students weigh in on COVID’s effects on food, nutrition choices
Preliminary findings from George Mason University research into the impact of COVID-19 on the health of under-resourced and underrepresented college...
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July 8, 2021
A new interactive map reveals where the deadliest germs are studied
As the world waits for the results of the investigation into the Wuhan biosafety laboratory and the verification of the...
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July 7, 2021
Program seeks to reduce preventable cancers with free screening, same-day results, health education
Evidence shows that early detection and treatment of cancer can significantly improve health outcomes, however women in Mississippi, particularly in...
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July 6, 2021
SIAM News highlights Mason research on the modeling and simulation of pathogen propagation, transmission and mitigation
The current COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated a renewed interest in pathogen propagation, transmission, and mitigation. In particular, the relative impact...
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