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June 11, 2025George Mason professors win national award for their paper on assessing AI’s performance on health policy exams.
Groundbreaking mobile app captures and documents bruises to help survivors of interpersonal violenceJune 5, 2025Anonymous donor commits additional $5.3 million to advance research. An interdisciplinary George Mason University research team is breaking new ground in using artificial intelligence to support victims of interpersonal violence. Led by Kat Scafide and Janusz Wojtusiak of the College of Public Health and David Lattanzi of the College of Engineering and Computing, the EAS-ID (Evidence-based AI Software for Injury Detection) project has successfully completed Phase 1: development of a working prototype of a mobile app designed to accurately capture and document bruises. The tool has the potential to transform how clinicians and frontline professionals identify, record, and communicate evidence of injury, particularly in cases of interpersonal violence.
May 20, 2025Li-Mei Chen assistant professor in the Department of Social Work, and Health Services Research PhD student Linda Hayes Bennett participated in the annual Gerontological Society of America’s Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. The advocacy campaign brought together researchers and professionals from across the country to promote aging-related policy priorities and champion additional funding.
May 9, 2025Aspiring health care leaders get vivid lesson on the role of leadership in trauma care
April 4, 2025After 30 years of outstanding service to George Mason University’s health administration and policy programs, distinguished leader and cherished member of the College of Public Health P.J. Maddox will retire at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Maddox, who has served for 20 years as chair of the Department of Health Administration and Policy and is co-director of the Virginia Center for Health Workforce, leaves behind a legacy of unparalleled dedication, innovation, and impact.
April 3, 2025Health care AI expert Farrokh Alemi highlights the underutilized power of predictive artificial intelligence to detect and prevent multiple common cancers.
March 27, 2025Osteoporosis Epidemic in the United States?-
March 19, 2025Study highlights disparities in osteoporosis diagnosis across demographics.
March 19, 2025First-of-its-kind study by Hong Xue and Department of Health Administration and Policy graduate students analyzed over 15 years of data to identify trends in osteoporosis prevalence and diagnosis.
March 11, 2025George Mason health economist Priyanka Anand coauthored piece for Washington Center for Equitable Growth to inform policymaker decision-making.-
February 18, 2025Gimm & Goldberg Secures Funding to Enhance Public Health Workforce and Advance Disease Intervention Specialist Certification Program.
February 11, 2025Lab for Immersive Technologies and Simulation awarded Society for Simulation in Healthcare accreditation - the first public health college in the world to achieve this ground-breaking milestone.