5 things to know about Mason's College of Public Health
Dean Perry spoke with the Washington Business Journal about future plans for the College of Public Health, including workforce development and fundraising initiatives. Read the article here.
News
- October 20, 2023Jhumka Gupta says that historically underserved college students are more likely than their peers to experience "period poverty," which is the lack of access or inability to afford menstrual products
- October 19, 2023Bachelor of Science in Nursing Elma Levy is the College of Public Health’s has earned the College’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
- October 19, 2023BSW graduate, non-profit founder, and child welfare advocate Cordelia Cranshaw Skeete honored with the Graduate of the Last Decade Award for her continued dedication to serving youth and families.
- October 17, 2023You likely know about Pride Month in June, but you may not be as familiar with LGBTQ+ History Month in October. LGBTQ+ History Month highlights and celebrates the history and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
- October 13, 2023Co-founders of REACH IN US Chanda and Ravi Athale share a long history with Mason as students and educators. Now, they want to be a part of maintaining the College of Public Health’s legacy and contributing to its advancement
- October 12, 2023The new Virginia Climate Center (VCC) at Mason is leading research on tackling climate-related challenges, such as energy, vector-borne illnesses, and extreme weather and flooding in Northern Virginia and throughout the commonwealth.
- Women with a disability are more likely to experience child marriage than women without a disabilityOctober 11, 2023A new study from George Mason University PhD in Public Health student Samantha Kanselaar found that women with a disability are more likely to report child marriage compared to women without disabilities. The study assessed the prevalence and associations of disability with girl child marriage and intimate partner violence (IPV) among currently married/cohabiting women (aged 20–24 years) in Pakistan, Mail, Uganda, and Haiti.
- October 11, 2023The College proudly celebrates the exceptional achievements of its academic advisors and congratulates Julio Diaz and Ibrahim Kargbo on being named two of Mason’s top 10 undergraduate academic advisors by the Mason Academic Advisor Network.
- October 10, 2023Medicare Advantage generally had lower resource use (and thereby cost), but by varying amounts across conditions, including in some cases where it was not significantly different than traditional Medicare, according to a new study by Professor Jeah Jung.
- October 9, 2023For Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October), Denise Hines, an expert on male survivors of intimate partner violence, highlights why male survivors’ stories are rarely heard in conversations about IPV.
- October 9, 2023Dean of the College of Public Health Melissa Perry led students to Tirana, Albania, to witness global public health capacity building in action
- October 5, 2023Karen Trister Grace, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, discusses the emphasis of person-centered care in latest release on “Prenatal and Postnatal Care: A Person-Centered Approach, 3rd Edition” textbook.
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