February 5, 2025
Researchers look at county-level social vulnerability index and access to high-quality Medicare Advantage plans
Today, over half of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, and that number is expected to rise....
Read More
February 4, 2025
Helen Chin receives NIH grant to study associations between air pollution and the onset of puberty
Helen Chin, an assistant professor in Department of Global and Community Health at George Mason University, received a new grant...
Read More
January 31, 2025
Global and Community Health researcher advocates for policies supporting Black maternal health
At George Mason’s College of Public Health, our faculty help drive public health policy. Rochelle Davidson Mhonde, assistant professor of...
Read More
January 30, 2025
First-of-its-kind research identifies beneficial prenatal vitamins to reduce risk of infant death
Dongqing Wang, an assistant professor of Global and Community Health at George Mason’s College of Public Health, is pioneering research...
Read More
January 27, 2025
Mason PhD alum leads breakthroughs in cancer research
Soukaina Amniouel BCB’20, BCB‘24, a George Mason University alumna and researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), seeks to...
Read More
January 23, 2025
Schar School biodefense students selected for distinguished fellowship
The Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship, offered by the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School...
Read More
January 16, 2025
Bioengineering major pursues his career goals with internships
George Mason University bioengineering student Andy Gomez is a busy guy. Not only is he working on a year-long internship...
Read More
January 14, 2025
Virtual reality pilot program shows promise for preventing substance misuse and violence among university students
Health-risk behaviors such as binge drinking, drug use, and violence are common among college students. These issues are especially prevalent...
Read More
December 19, 2024
This winter graduate aims to transform oral healthcare
George Mason University senior, Ahnaf Akmal Navid, graduates in December with a degree in Biology. An international student from Bangladesh,...
Read More
December 18, 2024
Turning skeletal remains into hope as forensic art professor and students help to solve a 50-year-old cold case
George Mason University’s Joe Mullins thinks he has the coolest job in the world, and calls what he does ‘art...
Read More
December 10, 2024
Interprofessional George Mason researchers awarded more than $1 million to improve outcomes for patients with depression
AI will soon receive a dose of empathy with the goal of helping to match people with depression to their...
Read More
December 2, 2024
Mason Korea launches Korea Serious Game Institute
Mason Korea recently hosted the opening ceremony for its Korea Serious Game Institute (KSGI), marking the global expansion of George...
Read More
November 22, 2024
Carolyn Wilson brings FDA expertise to the Department of Bioengineering
When Carolyn Wilson retired from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2020, she didn’t just step away from...
Read More
November 22, 2024
Determining quality in forensic injury imaging – George Mason University secures NIH AIM-AHEAD funding to advance equity in AI-driven injury detection
George Mason University has been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through its Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium...
Read More
November 13, 2024
George Mason’s outdoor forensic research lab hosts guest researchers from Louisiana HBCU
It wasn’t the glut of unsightly maggots blanketing every inch of the large pig’s carcass from head to toe, but...
Read More