- April 19, 2024
This Stress Awareness Month (April) Professor of Public Health Ali Weinstein provides insight into why stress is sometimes referred to as “the new smoking”, lesser-known causes of stress, and offers healthier coping mechanisms.
- April 18, 2024
Professor Carolyn Drews-Botsch and her team examined whether extended periods of patching for children with unilateral congenital cataracts (UCC) negatively impacted parenting stress, child’s motor development, child behavior, or child’s self-perception.
- April 8, 2024
A new study by Dongqing Wang found that combining school meals, nutrition education, school gardens, and community workshops reduced undernutrition and obesity in adolescents and their family members.
- March 27, 2024
For this Endometriosis Awareness Month (March), Associate Professor Jhumka Gupta shares how endometriosis pain affects all areas of life and innovative solutions for combating stigma surrounding endometriosis-related chronic pain.
- March 21, 2024
Learn more about assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health Iulia Fratila, how she supports her students, and her passion for researching psycho-socio-cultural factors of various risk behaviors.
- March 20, 2024
Amira Roess, professor of global health and epidemiology at Mason, discusses deer with chronic wasting disease, nicknamed "zombie deer," and what the risk to humans is.
- February 1, 2024
Mason researchers address a gap in research about the mental health burden on nurses by studying the association between energy, fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Learning the causes of declining mental health can lead to better support systems for nurses.
- January 29, 2024
UK and Bangladesh researchers visit Mason to share knowledge about and explore the complex transmission of animal-borne infectious diseases.
- December 1, 2023
On World AIDS Day (December 1), Dean Melissa Perry speaks with Assistant Professor Dr. Rod Turpin about the stigma around HIV/AIDS.
- December 15, 2023
A new systematic review by Joanna Marroquin, a Mason PhD in Public Health student, furthers understanding of the amount of potentially harmful chemicals in menstrual cups, discs, and underwear. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can interfere with human hormones and cause medical issues.