September 24, 2024George Mason University is Virginia's leading university for value, upward mobility and internships, and ranked in the top 25 nationally for innovation according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2025 released today.
September 13, 2024Professor in the School of Nursing Rebecca Sutter will establish program to address the social, physical, and mental health and wellness needs of Afghan victims of combat.
March 5, 2024The funding will help develop new tools in imaging technology using a light source that is five times better than white light for identifying and visualizing bruising across all skin tones for use by forensic nurses, social service providers, and law enforcement.
November 19, 2024This year, College of Public Health professor James (Jim) Metcalf joined some very rare company, becoming the fourth George Mason University faculty member to mark 50 years of service.
November 13, 2023Melissa Perry, dean of Mason’s College of Public Health, is an ardent proponent of virtual reality as a tool to help solve the nation’s health challenges. But she also worries that technology has helped create an “epidemic of loneliness” that has heightened the importance of a shared humanity and “being present for each other.”
October 4, 2023Economic downturn and reductions in Medicaid coverage drive demand for free wellness, preventative, and COVID-related services.
September 18, 2023Multiple national college rankings released in recent weeks have placed George Mason University among America’s top 50 public universities, top 100 among all public and private institutions, and Virginia’s No. 1 public university for social mobility.
February 27, 2023Alison Evans Cuellar, professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy, was appointed to the Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth through Health Care System Transformation committee.
January 30, 2023Mason will receive more than a $1 million for a center that will help in the fight against the growing opioid epidemic, and another $820,000 to establish a clinic that will help combat Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Federal funding for both projects came as part of the federal omnibus appropriations bill that President Biden recently signed into law to fund the government through Fiscal Year 2023.
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.
