January 27, 2021
Cuellar examining how COVID-19 changed care for patients with chronic conditions
Dr. Alison Cuellar, Professor of Health Administration and Policy and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics...
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January 27, 2021
Adults with cognitive disabilities more than twice as likely to use e-cigarettes
The rapid growth of e-cigarette use is a major public health problem in the United States – with significant attention...
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January 27, 2021
George Mason University expands testing and tracking behind faculty research
George Mason University announces it is introducing a rapid-result, saliva-based COVID-19 test that will greatly expand testing capabilities on its...
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January 25, 2021
Yuntao Wu and Ramin Hakami investigating COVID-19 therapies
Yuntao Wu, Professor, Molecular and Microbiology, and Ramin Hakami, Associate Professor, School of Systems Biology, are conducting studies of COVID-19...
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January 19, 2021
Individual and organizational capacity to change can reduce health care workforce burnout
Even prior to the pandemic, burnout among health care professionals was a pervasive public health concern, with some studies reporting...
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January 19, 2021
Studies: Nicotine exposure increases vulnerability to COVID-19 not only in heart and lungs, but also the brain
Five days after President Trump declared a national emergency on March 13, Schar School neurobiologist James Olds and Nadine Kabbani,...
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January 11, 2021
George Mason professor says exercise routines during pandemic can safeguard physical and mental health
George Mason University fitness expert Oladipo Eddo, an assistant professor of kinesiology in Mason’s College of Education and Human Development,...
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January 5, 2021
Vibrent Health partners with universities and healthcare organizations to create COVIDsmart research study to help public health policy makers respond to current and long-term impacts of health crises
Vibrent Health, a health technology company powering the future of precision health research, in partnership with the Eastern Virginia Medical...
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December 23, 2020
VA Bio will Direct New “Virginia Bio-Connect” Statewide Consortium
Governor Northam and the Virginia Biotechnology Association announced today that GO Virginia has approved a competitive grant request to help...
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December 21, 2020
Mason announces collaboration with Noble Life Sciences for antiviral and antibacterial research
George Mason University has signed a collaboration agreement to give Noble Life Sciences access to the National Center for Biodefense...
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December 17, 2020
Mason professor says social isolation, lack of routine threatens mental health of children, teens
During the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. children and teens are increasingly struggling with mental health issues as they become more disconnected...
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November 23, 2020
Thank you to our public health community
In most years, those entrusted with safeguarding the public’s health – public health practitioners and researchers and countless others –...
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November 18, 2020
George Mason University Center for Psychological Services offers free mental health support to essential workers
The George Mason University Center for Psychological Services has long been a resource for maintaining the mental health of the...
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November 16, 2020
Tip sheet: COVID-19 and the seasonal flu
Dr. Roess is a professor at George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services, Department of Global and Community...
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November 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic: How US universities responded
As the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States, universities were forced to make difficult operational decisions to help slow...
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