Speed networking connects students with industry leaders and career opportunities |
Advancing students’ career prospects and delivering networking opportunities is key to the CPH mission. Opportunities take many forms, from interdisciplinary hands-on experiences to networking with high-level public health professionals. The present met the future when seven members of the CPH Board—Carolyn A. Taylor, Les Taylor, Ondrea McIntyre-Hall, Elma Levy, Patricia Haresign, Anton Arbatov, and Yoshie Davison—gathered with students for a “speed networking” event.
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| Determining quality in forensic injury imaging: Janusz Wojtusiak secures NIH AIM-AHEAD funding |
This initiative encourages more people from historically underrepresented groups in researching and developing of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models. AIM-AHEAD aims to leverage the growing volume of data generated through electronic health records (EHR) and other biomedical research to address health disparities and inequities.
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The College of Public Health wishes everyone a safe and satisfying break and hopes that everyone gets some well-deserved rest!
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CPH Climate Survey Open Until December 18 |
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Please, please, please complete the CPH Climate Survey by 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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We had a great and informative IRB session from Sarah Clark, Director, Mason’s Human Research Protection Program, on December 4. More than 20 CPH faculty attended Sarah’s Zoom session.
If you missed it, view the recording here.
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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 17th 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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CPH Pilot Research Funding Program |
Alison Cuellar is delighted to announce this year's CPH pilot research funding program.
The CPH pilot program provides seed funding to stimulate research activity, underscoring our commitment to pioneering investigations and impactful scholarly pursuits.
The application deadline is January 24, 2025, 11:59 pm.
Awards will be made by April 1, 2025 and extend for 12 months.
Investigators may request up to $30,000. In all, approximately 8 awards are anticipated.
View details on how to apply and on the review process here. Thanks goes to the Faculty Research Committee for helping to revise the pilot program and guidelines.
Feel free to reach out to Alison Cuellar (aevanscu@gmu.edu) if you have any questions. The committee looks forward to your exciting submissions.
The Research Office wishes you a healthy and happy Holiday Season.
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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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Newsletter Holiday Schedule |
This is the final newsletter of the semester!
Thank you for your contributions and for reading!
We will see you next year. Until then, have a warm and restful holiday.
We will resume newsletters starting 1/13/2025.
Content for that will be due on 1/8/2025.
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CPH Steps Challenge Semester Winners! |
The CPH Fall 2024 Steps Challenge is complete!
Congratulations to everyone who participated throughout the semester. In its final week, Allison McKay walked the most.
And the overall, semester winners are……
HAP is the winning unit with a combined 10,156,391 steps reported!
Members of the HAP walking group will enjoy a pizza lunch and receive the Steps Challenge trophy on a date to be determined in January.
Naren Durbha (HAP) was tops in the individual category with 1,165,854 steps for the semester!
Congratulations, steppers!
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In total in this semester’s competition, over 21 million steps were reported by participants.
The Steps Challenge will return in Spring 2025.
The first week of Spring walking will be January 20-26.
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Every Tuesday | 12:00 pm | Peterson 2800
Join us for CPH yoga on Tuesdays! You are welcome to stay for as much or as little of the class as you are able and we hope to see many of you there! If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Tompkins.
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Public Health in Practice Walks |
Every Thursday | 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Peterson Lobby
Walk with your CPH colleagues! Get updates or schedule an impromptu walk through our walking group on MS Teams.
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Based Underground: Alarming Levels of Heavy Metals and Pesticides Found in U.S. School Lunches (Dean Melissa J. Perry quoted).
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NBC News: Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens of people, health authorities report (Amira Roess quoted). Also in The Mercury (Manhattan, KS), HealthDay, Newswire, Archyde, Newsylist (Italian; may require translation), Drugs.com, and TimesNow.
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Source NM: No new detections of avian flu in New Mexico cows, poultry, people despite rising U.S. cases (Amira Roess quoted). Also in Yahoo! News.
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Chicago Sun Times: Women seeking asylum should not be turned away (Op-ed co-authored by Carol Cleaveland).
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Women's eNews: Femicide, Gang Violence, and the Brutality of Project 2025’s Vision for Asylum (Op-ed co-authored by Carol Cleaveland).
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The Good Men Project: How School Nurses Can Help Fight Chronic Absenteeism (Erin D. Maughan is quoted and her co-authored research is cited).
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