College receives Society for Simulation in Healthcare accreditation |
CPH is now the first college or school of public health in the world to be accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). With this accreditation, our interprofessional Immersive Technologies and Simulation Lab joins a prestigious group of only 250 organizations worldwide to hold this honor. This will be publicly announced in January 2025.
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| Terri Rebmann named Divisional Dean of Nursing |
Dr. Terri Rebmann will be joining the College as our first Divisional Dean for the School of Nursing. She is a widely respected leader and scholar in nursing, infection prevention, and global health security and brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education. This will be publicly announced in January 2025.
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Interprofessional research team awarded more than $1 million to improve outcomes for patients with depression |
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Researchers Farrokh Alemi and Kevin Lybarger (CEC) receive a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) award to develop innovative AI technology, including large language models, for improving antidepressant recommendations. Alemi and Lybarger are the first at George Mason to receive a PCORI grant.
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Winter 2024 Graduation reminders |
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Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend these George Mason and College events celebrating our winter 2024 graduates.
University Commencement
9:30 am | EagleBank Arena
PhD students will be recognized at this ceremony.
College of Public Health Degree Celebration Reception
11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Peterson Hall Lobby
Celebrate with us in the Peterson Hall Lobby following the University Commencement. RSVP here.
College of Public Health Degree Celebration
2 pm | EagleBank Arena
Undergraduate and graduate students will walk at this ceremony.
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Save the dates for January |
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Dean's State of the College Address |
January 16 | 11:30 am–12:30 pm | Multipurpose Room
Followed by Lunch | 12:30–1:30 pm | Peterson Lobby
Kick off the spring 2025 semester with the State of the College Address from Dean Melissa Perry. Then join your fellow faculty and staff for lunch in the Peterson Lobby.
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January 15 | 9 am–1 pm including lunch from 12–1 pm
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College Adjunct Faculty Meeting |
January 16 | 5:30–7 pm | Virtual, Zoom link to come
All adjunct faculty members are invited.
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Two Days Left to Respond: CPH Climate Survey open until December 18 |
Please complete the CPH Climate Survey by this Friday, December 18!
We continue to invite all faculty and staff to participate in the CPH Climate Survey! Inclusive excellence at CPH means actively valuing, engaging, and incorporating diverse perspectives to strengthen our community and educational environment, ensuring that everyone feels a true sense of belonging and inclusivity. Please complete the climate survey as soon as you can. It should take less than 15 minutes of your time.
Complete the survey and receive a button from your department or the Office of Student Affairs. If your department is out of buttons, please contact Cathy Tompkins at ctompkin@gmu.edu!
Plus, email cph4all@gmu.edu after finishing the survey to be entered into a drawing for one of five exciting prizes (e.g. Stanley cups and gift cards).
Your voice makes a difference—join us in shaping our inclusive future!
Survey Links: Climate survey for faculty Climate survey for staff.
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Changes in IT Services support |
Anthology has officially taken over all calls (24/7) to 703-933-8870 and the ITS Chat feature. ITS is in the process of decommissioning support@gmu.edu. Submit a ticket through the ITS website here.
ITS walk-in support will be very limited for the remainder of the semester because it is staffed by students.
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Responsible use of Zoom AI Companion
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Last week, ITS announced that AI features were enabled in Zoom. As a follow-up, it is important to understand how to use tools like Zoom AI Companion responsibly and in accordance with George Mason University and state policies. The Zoom AI Companion features are automatically off and must be enabled by the user. Do not enable/use Zoom AI Companion in meetings where protected categories of information will be shared/discussed. Full details are available here.
If you have questions about Zoom AI Companion or your George Mason Zoom license, please contact ITS Support at 703-993-8870 or submit a ticket.
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Congratulations to Gilbert Gimm (HAP) on his one-year project award “Financing Models and Workforce Analysis to Enhance Public Health” funded by ASPPH as part of their CDC Cooperative Agreement on “Improving Clinical and Public Health Outcomes through National Partnerships to Prevent and Control Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Disease Threats.”
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New GMU librarian in Health Sciences! |
Elaine R. Hicks is the new Health Science Librarian at George Mason. Elaine's support falls under the rubric of helping patrons find, retrieve, analyze, and (ethically) use information in the context of evidence-based research. She is passionate about teaching how to effectively conduct literature searches using established standards of practice. She is a health educator and former director of community and school health at the Cook County Department of Public Health (metropolitan Chicago). She came to George Mason by way of the Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences at Tulane University, where she was the public health librarian. Her biggest claim to fame was establishing the Librarian Reserve Corps, an information response to COVID-19 and she can also be help people prepare holiday turkeys because she worked for many years on the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. Talk with her about cooking!
Have you seen? The library has created resource pages for CPH faculty and students such as this one. Here is an example of a featured dataset resource.
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NASEM Behavioral Health Workforce report |
A new report from the National Academies Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders summarizes a recent workshop to address the workforce needs and challenges across the behavioral health continuum. Experts shared insights on improving infrastructure to enhance access and quality of mental health services with a focus on advancing health equity.
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5th Annual Research and Scholarship at George Mason: orientation and refresher |
January 14 | 9 am–2 pm | Virtual
The program is designed to help faculty become more familiar (or refresh their familiarity) with the grant lifecycle process at George Mason and the resources available to assist faculty in obtaining external funding for their research, scholarship, and creative work. Speakers include representatives from the Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact; Office of Sponsored Programs; Mason Libraries; Office of Research Integrity and Assurance; Mason Enterprise; Undergraduate and Graduate Education, and experienced faculty grant seekers. Registration Required: Sign up here
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The Roybal Center for Elder Mistreatment Intervention Research announced a call for applications for projects aimed at advancing research on interventions for elder mistreatment (EM), including (a) interventions to prevent EM and (b) interventions to prevent the negative health and mental health consequences of EM. Learn more and submit your application by February 12, 2025.
Virginia Catalyst is now accepting letters of intent for Grant Round 18. Virginia Catalyst provides up to $800,000 in non-dilutive funding to move a life sciences innovation into commercialization. Click here for more details. Letters of Intent are due March 14, 2025, and the full application is due April 30, 2025.
The AIM-AHEAD Program for AI Readiness (PAIR) is accepting applications for its next cohort. PAIR leverages AIM-AHEAD's capabilities to jump-start AI for health equity research in eligible institutions (as defined in the Eligibility Section). PAIR is designed aid organizations facing challenges in developing research capacities in AI/ML for health equity. PAIR is specifically crafted to strengthen the foundational elements of these organizations. The application is due: January 15, 2025, by 11:59 pm ET. Read more about AIM-AHEAD PAIR here.
AIM-AHEAD PAIR Cohort 2 Townhall Q&A
AIM-AHEAD PAIR Cohort 2 Application Workshop
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Opt-in to teach in Canvas in spring 2025 |
Faculty who would like to teach in Canvas in Spring 2025 must complete the Opt-In Form.
Remember to list all courses and sections you would like to teach in Canvas. Teaching a Canvas course in fall or summer 2024 does not automatically allocate that same Canvas course to you in spring 2025.
Not ready to make the jump yet, but would like to start developing courses for summer 2025 and beyond?
You can request a “Sandbox Course” to prepare for next year. Select Canvas > Canvas Course Site > Sandbox when completing the form.
Contact CPH Instructional Designers Barbara Helmick and Terri Ann Guingab at HLTHLRN@gmu.edu for Canvas transition support.
CPH Canvas Faculty Mentors Allison Miner and Lila Fleming are ready to collaborate with you on course design and innovative teaching strategies supported in Canvas.
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It is time to nominate your colleagues (and self-nominate) for the CPH faculty and staff awards! We are working on the possibility of a new faculty award that will have a March 17 submission deadline so please stay tuned!
If you have any trouble with the links below, please contact Jennifer Sturgis, jsturgis@gmu.edu.
Staff Awards - due February 20, 2024
Faculty Teaching Awards - due March 17, 2024
Research Awards - due March 17, 2024
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