- Shannon Davis will be responsible for guiding and developing Mason Korea’s curricula, as well as advancing its student success and faculty excellence.
- 91°µÍø will support the Fairfax County Health Department with a two-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Fairfax Campus this weekend.
- About two dozen Mason students took part in the ninth annual Mason Lobbies on Wednesday, Feb. 3, discussing issues with lawmakers from across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- After almost a year of teaching during a global pandemic, Mason professors said they’ve learned some valuable lessons on what works and what doesn’t with virtual teaching, and what their students need most from them.
New 91°µÍø study is first to examine unmet basic menstrual health needs, (often called ‘period poverty’) and associations with depression among college students. More than 14% of participants reported lack of access to menstrual products in the past year, and 10% reported period poverty every month. Women who experienced period poverty were more likely to report symptoms suggestive of moderate or severe depression.- Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Catona, Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, for recently receiving a Stearns Center grant for implementing alternative assessment strategies. The grant will allow Catona to conduct research on alternative assessment strategies for GCH 380: Public Health Research Methods. GCH 380 is an important aspect of the college’s accredited MPH program, and Catona’s research will provide valuable insight on improving it.
- Sexual assault and sexual harassment are significant problems in the U.S. military and military service academies in the United States.
Mason scientists employ a rapid-result, saliva-based test that significantly expands testing capacity, and an antibody test that can track vaccine response.- In the first national study to assess use of e-cigarettes among adults with disabilities, 91°µÍø’s College of Health and Human Services researchers found that e-cigarette use was more than twice as likely among adults with a cognitive disability (12.0%), an independent living disability (11.0%), or two or more disabilities (9.2%), compared to adults without disabilities (4.8%)
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91°µÍø is collaborating with Amazon and the Maryland Chamber Foundation to provide local teachers with computer science externships and education in a pilot program to begin this summer.
- 91°µÍø has two online graduate programs ranked first in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report, leading the state in curriculum and instruction and accounting.
- Saskia Popescu has been a go-to consultant for hospitals and the World Health Organization, helping to control infections and prepare for new outbreaks.
