March 1, 2024
‘Don’t treat us like fragile babies’: Can intergenerational mentorship programs reduce ageism in medicine?
Ageism is a problem in health care, and the World Health Organization Global Report on Ageism points to factors such...
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February 29, 2024
College of Engineering and Computing launches graduate certificate programs in AI, microfabriction, smart grid technology, and machine learning
In response to the evolving demands of the engineering industry, George Mason University's College of Engineering and Computing is launching...
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February 28, 2024
Athletics research breaks ground for women’s basketball load monitoring
Faith Brown, the primary strength and conditioning coach for George Mason University women's basketball, is paving the way for women's...
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February 26, 2024
At Fuse topping out ceremony, student researchers showcase their novel prosthetic liner
As a capstone to the bioengineering program at George Mason University, senior students complete a team-based, two-semester design project developing...
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February 25, 2024
New noninvasive tests may help pediatric heart recipient
Each year, approximately 500 children in the U.S. undergo heart transplantation. These children face considerable stress. Undergoing a biopsy—an invasive...
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February 19, 2024
At Fuse topping out ceremony, student researchers demonstrate the power of VR in physical rehabilitation
As a capstone to the bioengineering program at George Mason University, senior students complete a team-based, two-semester design project developing...
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February 19, 2024
New study of adolescents and young adults reveals that cognitive disabilities and major depressive episodes increase the risk of nicotine vaping
In 2022, 14% of high school students and 3% of middle school students reported using e-cigarettes, according to the Centers...
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February 15, 2024
Virginia’s health and well-being starts with strong food and nutrition policy, says Mason Department of Nutrition and Food Studies
On January 31, students and faculty in the College of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition and Food Studies took part...
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February 9, 2024
Associate Professor Erin D. Maughan receives VDOE Grant to invigorate the future of school nursing
Both regionally and across the country, there is a severe lack of programs dedicated to school nursing administrators (i.e. nurses...
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February 5, 2024
School nurses play critical role in HPV vaccination promotion and compliance
Each year, an estimated 13 million Americans are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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February 1, 2024
Low energy, high fatigue, and increased alcohol use may be early signs of declining mental health in nurses
Since 2020, in large part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 100,00 nurses have quit their jobs. By 2027,...
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January 30, 2024
Virginia Bio-Connect – The success of Virginia’s first statewide collaborative life sciences initiative
The end of 2023 marked the completion of Virginia’s first statewide life sciences initiative, Virginia Bio-Connect, which started in April...
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January 30, 2024
NSF rankings show Mason ahead of research funding goals
George Mason University’s $230 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022 was a 7% increase from 2021, putting the...
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January 30, 2024
Tech inefficiencies, piles of (electronic) paperwork, and increased patient volume contribute to burnout of primary care physicians, study finds
Burnout is an occupational phenomenon that results from chronic workplace stress, according to the World Health Organization. Burnout often includes...
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January 29, 2024
Strengthening global partnerships: Professor Amira Roess collaborates with international researchers to strengthen pathogen discovery
Since the first trade routes were established thousands of years ago, pathogens traveled along them spreading infectious diseases from once-isolated...
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