The Institute for Biohealth Innovation

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August 20, 2025

George Mason’s College of Public Health becomes first in Virginia to earn CEPH accreditation

George Mason University’s College of Public Health has been awarded accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH),...
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August 19, 2025

Bioinformatician maps her own path to NIH fellowship

“It's funny, you know, the connection between the events,” said Soukaina Amniouel, MS Bioinformatics and Computational Biology ’20, PhD ’24....
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August 19, 2025

George Mason interns make a difference at biotech start-ups

This summer, George Mason University graduate students rolled up their sleeves in busy labs, learned their way around unfamiliar equipment,...
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August 15, 2025

Harnessing VR to prevent substance use relapse

Substance use recovery is a lifelong process, but environmental triggers, such as alcohol at social gatherings or pain medication advertisements,...
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August 14, 2025

Bioengineering students spend the summer exploring career pathways at AstraZeneca

Ayham Elayan and Eileen Robles, bioengineering students graduating from George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing in December, spent...
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August 13, 2025

Youngkin launches university commercialization initiative to fast-track startups and accelerate innovation

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has launched a new Lab-to-Launch initiative to unlock innovation in Virginia by accelerating university research commercialization...
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August 12, 2025

AI’s blind spots, one PhD student’s clear vision

When artificial intelligence makes a mistake, the consequences can be annoying—or they can be life-altering. For one George Mason University...
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August 7, 2025

Potential link between fatigue and breast cancer recurrence

For many breast cancer survivors, fatigue may linger long after treatment ends, which can have a significant impact on cognitive...
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August 4, 2025

George Mason’s summer camps introduce K-12 students to STEM fields and life on a college campus 

George Mason University’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) summer camps, programs, and workshops are dedicated to inspiring the next...
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July 30, 2025

Engineering better vision: George Mason professors lead $1.17M NIH project

Understanding and treating complex eye movement disorders like strabismus has long been a challenge for clinicians. Now, researchers at George...
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July 17, 2025

I-Corps in 3D: Streaming toward better telehealth

A team in George Mason University’s Computer Science Department is taking part in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) I-Corps program...
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July 16, 2025

George Mason University advances global health dialogue in Albania

At the sun-drenched heart of Tirana this summer, in the historic halls of the Academy of Sciences of Albania, a...
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July 15, 2025

Student group ‘Accessible’ connects global tech with local advocacy

This spring, Accessible, a registered student organization (RSO) at George Mason University Korea, expanded its mission of promoting inclusive environments...
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July 3, 2025

When the mosquitos bite, the Biomedical Research Lab bites back

It’s summer, and with those longer days come backyard cookouts, outdoor activities and—ouch!—bug bites. Mosquitoes love Northern Virginia’s infamous hot...
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July 1, 2025

Using virtual reality to prevent falls in older adults

Annually, one in four senior citizens seek emergency care from a fall-related injury. Traditionally, conventional physical therapy rehabilitation approaches have...
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