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Faculty and staff members have been honored for their commitment, innovation, and service to the College’s mission and values. 

The Leading Niche CEO Tamara Nall and her husband, Clement Ezeanii, have created the Susanna Ezeanii and Mayfred Jolinda Nall Health Informatics Scholarship Endowment to honor the memories of their mothers while making educational aspirations tangible for College of Public Health students.

Caroline Sutter, School of Nursing, and John Cantiello, Health Administration and Policy, have been promoted to professor. Michael Wolf-Branigin, Social Work, was named Faculty Emeritus.

Y. Alicia Hong, professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy, is leading an interdisciplinary team to establish community-academic-government partnerships with the goal of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all.

Why doesn’t Medicare cover drugs like Ozempic for weight loss?

As an intern at Mason, Rudra Nagalia actively contributed to developing the initial prototype for the Remind-H app. This pivotal experience ultimately influenced his decision to return to Mason to pursue his degree and delve deeper into this research focus.

The George Mason College of Public Health has achieved major advancements in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, marking a moment of recognition for its commitment to academic excellence and innovation in health education. The institution proudly announces that five of its programs are now ranked among the top 100 in their respective fields, with two distinguished graduate degrees—the Master of Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)—securing positions within the top 10.

Figueroa serves as the Chief of Staff to United States Senator Laphonza Butler and is the former Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services He will speak at the College Degree Celebration at EagleBank Area on May 11 at 2 pm.

Biden is winning on health care

Here at the College of Public Health, we are celebrating our first Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness this Monday, March 18 in recognition of healthcare workers across the nation, and to support for the resolution to make this a nationally recognized day. In February, a bipartisan group led by Senators Tim Kaine and Todd Young introduced the resolution to declare this awareness day, in honor of all healthcare professionals who serve their communities.

March 7, 2024 at 11 am - School of Nursing professor testifies before U.S. Senate on The Older Americans Act

George Mason University today announced an anonymous $4.85 million gift to advance groundbreaking research on bruise and injury detection for individuals who experience interpersonal violence. The funding will help develop new tools in imaging technology using a light source that is five times better than white light for identifying and visualizing bruising across all skin tones for use by forensic nurses, social service providers, and law enforcement.