Students deliver cross-disciplinary research on national stage |
Students share experience gained from participating in the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, exemplifying it is never too early to contribute to academic discourse and bodies of knowledge.
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HAP faculty and PhD student honored at AUPHA conference
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Cantiello and Geschke with their poster
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Sheingold with Quint Studer, who wrote the book she used as a framework for the poster.
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John Cantiello and Renee Geschke won Best Poster and Brenda Helen Sheingold's poster earned Third Place. Doctoral student, Tran T. Phu-Duyen, mentored by Gil Gimm, was a runner-up in the 2025 AUPHA Doctoral Essay Contest. Congratulations!
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Carolyn Drews-Botsch recieves epidemiological Mentoring Award
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She was honored by the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research for her dedication to mentoring the next generation of reproductive, pediatric, and perinatal epidemiologists at all levels.
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International study reveals glyphosate weed killers cause multiple types of cancer
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A comprehensive carcinogenicity study on the world’s most used herbicide, glyphosate, involving Dean Melissa Perry and scientists from Europe and the U.S., has found that low doses of the controversial weed killer cause multiple types of cancer in rats.
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Congratulations to Andrew Furr and Margo Thoresen on passing the Certified Research Administrator exam. The Office of Research prides itself on investing in our talented staff and delivering up-to-date research administration to CPH.
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RWJ Foundation anticipates another round of funding to support research that was interrupted due to federal shifts. Applicants who were turned down in the first round may be eligible to apply again. Check here for updates.
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Have you seen the new NIH open access policy?
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Wendy Mann, George Mason libraries, has prepared a presentation highlighting key points of the new policy. This policy impacts anyone publishing results of NIH-funded work (current and future). One notable change: Before submitting a manuscript to a journal 1) pay attention to the author agreement to ensure that the agreement is not in conflict with the elimination of the 12-month embargo. 2) review the publisher policies and publisher required embargos to ensure they are not in conflict with NIH’s Public Access Policy.
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Through the National Institute on Aging LINKAGE program researchers can link a variety of survey data to Medicare and Medicaid data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data (e.g., claims, enrollment managed care encounter, prescription drug). Data that can be linked through this exciting program include:
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Application of Economics & Social Psychology to Improve Opioid Prescribing Safety (AESOPS) Trial: The AESOPS trial seeks to discourage unnecessary opioid prescribing through the application of "behavioral insights" that affect choice.
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Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE): Established in 1998, ACTIVE is the largest study on cognitive training.
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Boston Early Adversity & Mortality Study (BEAMS): A comprehensive picture on the early life conditions of persons who were born in the late 19th and early 20th century and have been studied closely for most of their lives.
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Health and Retirement Study (HRS): Starting in 1992, HRS is a longitudinal panel study that explores the changes in labor force participation and the health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow.
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LONG LIFE Family Study (LLFS): Established in 2005, LLFS is an international collaborative study of the genetics and familial components of exceptional survival, longevity, and healthy aging.
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Long-Term Care Data (LTC) Cooperative: The LTC Data Cooperative seeks “to improve the quality of care within post-acute and long-term care facilities by compiling the most comprehensive data on post-acute and long-term care residents nationwide...”.
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Long-term Effects of a Community-based Volunteer Trial on Lifestyle Activity and Risk for Alzheimer's Disease (ExpCorps): ExCorps seeks to determine whether increased social, physical and cognitive engagement leads to long-term lower risk for Alzheimer's disease, reductions in healthcare expenditures, maintained functional independence, improved quality of life, less disability and lower mortality.
- Midlife in the United States (MIDUS)
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National Health & Aging Trends Study (NHATS): Starting in 2011, NHATS fosters research to guide efforts to reduce disability, maximize health and independent functioning, and enhance quality of life at older age.
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National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS): Beginning in 1982, NLTCS is a longitudinal survey designed to study changes in the health and functional status of older Americans.
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Optimizing Electronic Health Record Prompts with Behavioral Economics to Improve (NUDGE-EHR): Established in 2020, NUDGE-EHR is a 16-arm adaptive randomized pragmatic trial to evaluate whether designing electronic health record (EHR)-based tools using behavioral science principles reduces inappropriate prescribing and clinical outcomes in older adults.
- Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID): Beginning in 1968, PSID is the longest running longitudinal household survey that measures economic and social well-being.
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Project Talent (PT): Beginning in 1960, PT utilizes its cohort to understand the relationships between early health, economic, and demographic conditions compared to later-in-life health spending and outcomes.
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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (RADC)
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Understanding America Study (UAS): Founded in 2014, UAS has created an in-depth portrayal of the people in the United States including their cognitive abilities, financial views, retirement planning, and well-being.
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Understanding Cohort Effects on Stroke, VCID, and Cognition After Major Epidemiologic Transitions (Formerly: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Difference in Stroke (REGARDS) study): Started in 2003, REGARDS is an ongoing, national cohort study that has followed its participants to understand why Southerners and Black Americans have higher rates of stroke and related diseases that affect brain health.
- Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS): Established in 1957, WLS is a long-term study that collects data on family functioning, intergenerational transfers, intergenerational relationships, life course, morbidity, mortality, physical health, mental health, and well-being.
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Teaching and Learning updates |
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It’s the Final Countdown! Blackboard Retires July 15
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Blackboard will be unavailable to students, faculty, and staff on July 15, 2025. Archives will be maintained for two years, but not on a Blackboard platform. After July 15, faculty may submit a request to ITS to extract materials, grades, or a course export file. Learn more on the page.
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Staff Council Bylaws Update - Action Required
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In case you are not aware, the CPH Staff Council is not yet an official council! Last year, we drafted the CPH Staff Council Bylaws to increase CPH staff support and representation within the College of Public Health.
Unfortunately, a quorum was not met to ratify the bylaws as outlined in the current guidelines. Following a review, the leadership team revised the bylaws and now seeks your input. Please take a moment to review the updated draft and share your feedback by Monday, August 4. Your input is crucial to ensuring the bylaws accurately represent the needs and interest of all staff members.
We’ll host a brown bag lunch and listening session on Thursday, August 7 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm to address your questions and feedback.
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Remember, Power Up Professional Development Day is today! Join us in the Multipurpose room for an exciting morning of interactive professional development sessions and networking, supported by the Office of Organizational Development & Learning:
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- 9:00 am – Breakfast
- 9:30 am – Session 1: “Be Your Own Influencer”
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11:00 am – Session 2: “Fuel Your Career Path with Professional Development”
- 12:30 pm – Brown bag lunch
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Summer and fall save the dates |
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Date Change: Dean's Address |
August 27 | 11 am | Multipurpose Room
Join us to kick of the new academic year. Address followed by a lunch reception. RSVP to come.
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Important 2025-2026 Academic Year dates |
Add these important dates and deadlines for the 2025–2026 academic year to your calendar now. This list will continue to be updated throughout the summer.
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- Social Connection Mondays – every Monday
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New Faculty Orientation – August 20 | 8:30 – 10:30 am | Peterson 1106
- Fall 2025 Adjunct Faculty Meeting – August 20 | 5:30 – 7 pm | Zoom
- Candidate casebooks due for term faculty promotion - September 1
- Candidate casebooks due for term faculty multi-year contracts – September 1
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CPH Faculty Meeting – September 18 |1 – 2:30 pm
- Study leave application deadline for tenured and term faculty – October 27
- Lightning Talks – September 19, November 14, February 20, and April 10 | 12 – 12:30 pm
- Faculty and Staff Awards Celebration and Lunch – April 9 | 12 – 2 pm
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Summer newsletter schedule |
The next newsletter will be on July 21. The newsletter will resume weekly publication in August.
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NBC News: USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say Amira Roess quoted. Also in MSN. Similar in The Mirror.
- Time: Are Pesticides in Your Food Harmful? Melissa Perry quoted.
- Very Well Health: Does Ozempic shrink the size of your hands? Martin Binks quoted.
- Fierce Pharma: After Novo and Lilly resolved GLP-1 shortages, where does the compounding industry stand? Experts weigh in Martin Binks quoted.
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STAT: Balkanization of vaccine policy raises concerns about vaccine uptake insurance coverage, experts warn Rupali Limaye quoted.
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The Week: A potentially mutating bat virus has some scientists worried about the next pandemic Amira Roess quoted. Similar in Velvet Classic and other media outlets.
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World Today News: George Mason’s Health Services Research PhD students and faculty share policy research at AcademyHealth 2025 - HAP mentioned, and its research cited, with faculty members Alison Cuellar, Gilbert Gimm, Debora Goldberg, Y. Alicia Hong, Jeah Jung, and PhD students Yiwin Li and Ge Song mentioned.
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World Today News: Glyphosate and cancer: International study links weed killer to multiple diseases, Melissa J. Perry quoted, and her team’s research cited
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Memsita: Mpox vertical transmission: Risk, vaccination and new cases Amira Roess, quoted.
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STAT: Medicaid cuts could result in more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually Priyanka Anand quoted.
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