December 7, 2022Effective January 1, 2023, Virginia eliminates taxes on personal hygiene products, including menstrual products
December 6, 2022Mason and MedStar come together to establish the Future Nurse Program, preparing nurses for clinical practice, and addressing critical nursing workforce shortages in the region.
November 9, 2022At the end of the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Associate Professor Erin Maughan began the two-year position.
November 9, 2022The funding will help faculty begin new research projects around birth outcomes, environmental exposures, gestational weight gain, and e-cigarette cessation, respectively.
November 8, 2022Professor of Nursing Rebecca Sutter, along with faculty and students across colleges, will lead the creation of an interprofessional Learning Laboratory for Community Health.
November 2, 2022Led by Alicia Hong, professor of Health Administration and Policy, the interdisciplinary team developed a culturally-tailored WeChat wellness program to improve caregiver skills and reduce their stress.
October 3, 2022Anand Discusses Research on Paid Family Leave with U.S. Policymakers
October 20, 2022A new study by Raedeh Basiri, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, suggests that dietary recommendations should prioritize proper wound healing for people who are overweight/obese with diabetic foot ulcers.
October 17, 2022A new study by Dongqing Wang, assistant professor of Global and Community Health, finds there is high COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adolescents in five sub-Saharan African countries mostly because of perceived lack of safety and perceived lack of effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
October 14, 2022New training will educate faculty to recognize and react to implicit bias and microaggressions through a VR simulation.
