In the Media

Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies Lawrence Cheskin is quoted about the benefits of a high fiber diet.

Dean Melissa Perry advocates for using virtual reality to train the next generation of our health workforce in today's Richmond Times-Dispatch. In a strained health care system, virtual reality is a game changer. Find out how Dean Perry and the college are leading the way and innovating health education by providing all our students with the opportunity to learn through VR

The final plenary of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) 2023 National Research Conference focused on this important topic. The plenary featured Dr. Katherine Scafide’s research on the use of alternate light sources on various skin tones, which successfully identified the best wavelengths of light to detect bruising in highly pigmented individuals. Her work exemplifies how innovation in scientific research can promote greater equity, and it advances the NIJ’s goals in this area.

new Study Highlights The Importance Of Supporting And Affirming Families For Black LGBTQ+ People

Katherine Scafide’s alternate light source research is featured in an article by humanitarian and filmmaker Angelina Jolie. Several other media outlets also covered the story.

‘Smokeageddon’ was unprecedented. We can expect more of the same.

Northern Virginia Air Quality Index Reaches ‘Hazardous’ Levels

Code Red air quality: Expert says stay inside or grab your N95 mask

Biden expected to name former NC health secretary as new CDC chief

14 war-time nurses who changed history

School Nurses: Answering the Call

Key Influencers in Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment Success Among Pregnant Women