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HCP Live: Melissa Villodas mentioned as among the authors of study about Black youth and females with developmental disabilities facing a greater chance of being placed in foster care.

February 20, 2024

Black Youth, Females with Autism Have Greater Odds of Being Placed in Foster Care.
The Guardian (UK): Melissa J. Perry quoted and her team’s research cited in a story about how chemical exposures impair sperm health

December 19, 2023

Plastics, pesticides and pills: how chemical exposures affect sperm health
The Guardian (UK): Melissa Perry interviewed about her research showing insecticides as the source of decreasing global sperm concentrations.

November 24, 2023

Exposure to widely used insecticides decreases sperm concentration, study finds
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dean Melissa Perry writes op-ed about the game changing nature of training students with virtual reality

August 29, 2023

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
Theravive: Rodman E. Turpin cited and quoted in an article about his research on the importance of families supporting and affirming Black, LGBTQ+ individuals

July 18, 2023

new Study Highlights The Importance Of Supporting And Affirming Families For Black LGBTQ+ People
Fox5 DC (video): Dr. Amira Roess is interviewed about the early start of flu season in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

October 19, 2022

Children's National near capacity amid spike in RSV, flu cases.
Healio: Martha Kubick quoted on skin cancer screenings in adults

October 25, 2022

USPSTF releases draft recommendation on skin cancer screening in adults, adolescents
NBC News: (VIDEO) Katherine Scafide interviewed about her research detecting bruises on diverse skin tones

October 21, 2022

Technology Helps Detect Bruises on Diverse Skin Tones
NBC News: Amira Roess comments on the fewer number of monkeypox cases in the U.S.

October 22, 2022

Monkeypox emergency orders are set to expire, but eradication isn't likely
New York Times: Martha Kubik quoted on the health panel recommendation to screen kids over eight for anxiety

October 12, 2022

Health Panel Recommends Screening All Kids 8 and Up for Anxiety

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