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Peterson Family Health Sciences Hall on Mason's Fairfax Campus is home to Virginia's first and only College of Public Health. Photo credit: Evan Cantwell / George Mason University
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Mason Launches Virginia’s First College of Public Health
Mason has launched the first and only College of Public Health in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With the transition of Mason's previous College of Health and Human Services to an interdisciplinary College of Public Health, Virginia will benefit from increased community engagement, workforce development initiatives, and research of consequence with a focus on eliminating health disparities.
Mason's College of Public Health is comprised of a distinctive group of disciplines that contribute to health and well-being, including the School of Nursing and the Departments of Global and Community Health, Health Administration and Policy, Nutrition and Food Studies, and Social Work. |
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Funding Awarded to Mason ResearchTeam
Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Moran, Ph.D. from the Mason Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Rémi Veneziano from the Department of Bioengineering, and Dr. Monique van Hoek from the School of Systems Biology for receiving the R21 Trailblazer award!
With the award funds, the team will spend about three years developing a brand-new technology that dissolves harmful biofilms without harsh removal methods. Biofilms – which settle on numerous surfaces, including skin – can contain harmful bacteria and get in the way of healing wounds. |
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More Research News
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- Emanuel Petricoin and Lance Liotta, Co-Directors of Mason's Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM), received $281,319 for: "Murtha Cancer Center Clinical Proteomics Platform – RPPA Assessment in the APOLLO Program."
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Mason Offers Faculty & Staff Training:
Active Threat and Stop the Bleed
Are you Mason Ready? Mason offers resources and training for students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the Mason campuses to prepare for emergency situations on campus.
One example is the upcoming training for Mason faculty and staff, who may choose either the November 30 or January 20 session. The 90-minute sessions will be held in Colgan Hall, Room 110H, on the SciTech Campus. (Registration is required; contact 703-993-8448 or safety@gmu.edu.)
Watch for news of additional emergency safety training sessions at SciTech Campus and other campus locations.
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Game/Tech Speaker Series
Diversity and Representation in the Gaming Industry
November 9, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
VIRTUAL
Karen Mendoza, head of global sales at D-BOX Technologies, will speak on diversity and representation in the gaming industry.
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Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: Salute to the Military
November 12, 8:00 pm
Hylton Performing Arts Center
Vocalist Darden Purcell, Mason Director of Jazz Studies and Jazz Voice, joins Founder, Artistic Director, and virtuoso saxophonist Jim Carroll and his Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra to present an unforgettable evening of jazz standards. The event celebrates our veterans, servicemembers, and their families. This performance is appropriate for all ages.
Free for Veterans and Servicemembers with ID. Up to two tickets each can be claimed in person at the Hylton Center Ticket Office.
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SUGAR SKULL! A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure
November 13, 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Hylton Performing Arts Center
Vita Flores thinks her family is loco to be planning a party for the dead. But when her abuelita’s candy skeleton jumps to life, it launches her into a magical world with ancient ancestors, a sorrowful sorceress, and even the famous Catrina Calavera. They impart the true meaning of Día de los Muertos through song, stories, and dance. Family-friendly craft activities in the Didlake Grand Foyer following each performance!
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Biotech & Beer
November 16, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Mum Mum Thai Restaurant
(located on Mason's SciTech Campus)
Join members of Northern Virginia's life science community from academia, industry, and healthcare. Hear Lara D’Antonio, Director of Clinical Research Navigation at the VHHA Foundation, and learn about new ways to establish clinical partnerships across Northern Virginia to increase diversity of participants and accelerate advancement of your products.
Hosted by the Northern Virginia BioHub
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Open Mic: Biohealth Research Ideas Exchange
November 17, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
SciTech Campus, IABR 1004
FREE
A monthly series inspired and suggested by Dr. Remi Veneziano is geared toward tenure/tenure track faculty, research faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and senior-level graduate students across academic disciplines. This will be an “open mic” type of meeting for attendees to share a couple of slides if they have them or simply speak about their projects/new ideas and specific needs.
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Galileo’s Science Café
How genomics helps us to save endangered species
November 17
6:30 pm - Seating/log-on begins
7:00 pm - Scientific discussion begins
Verizon Auditorium (SciTech Campus) and Virtual
FREE (Pre-registration is required)
Klaus Koepfli is a Senior Research Scientist in the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation at George Mason University specializing in genomics and its application to the conservation of biodiversity.
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Soweto Gospel Choir
December 2, 8:00 pm
Hylton Performing Arts Center
Welcome the three-time GRAMMY Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir for an exuberant night of African gospel, spirituals, reggae, contemporary pop, and holiday music.
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