John Cantiello earns Institute for Healthcare Improvement fellowship |
With support from the fellowship, Professor John Cantiello intends to expand his own capacity to facilitate student success. Cantiello's selection for this program reflects his commitment to student academic excellence.
"My involvement in the fellowship will enhance my expertise in this important area and will contribute to the rigor and currency of our academic programs in healthcare quality,” Cantiello said.
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| Larry Cheskin delivers invited keynote at Obesity Week 2024 |
Professors Larry Cheskin, Lilan de Jonge, and Martin Binks attended Obesity Week 2024, the world’s leading scientific conference on obesity. Cheskin delivered an invited keynote talk titled Endoscopic Procedures for Obesity: Balloons, Sleeves, and Beyond.
All three professors noted several important topics including the growing role that both injectable and oral medications are playing in lifestyle management in the obesity treatment continuum; community programs as they relate to preventing childhood obesity; and the potential uses of obesity medicines in cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, and addictions.
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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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Teaching & Learning update |
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Spring 2025 Canvas updates |
Canvas Trainings for the week of January 13 (this week) include sessions on Turnitin (plagiarism checker), Kaltura, Honorlock, and Poll Everywhere. View the full calendar of Canvas Trainings on the Stearns Center Training Calendar. Canvas also provides live and recorded trainings on their native features. Log into https://canvas.gmu.edu, click “Help”, then click “Training Services Portal.” If you’d like an introduction to Canvas, we recommend the recorded course, “Creating a Canvas Course.” This course is 70 minutes.
Migrated summer 2024 and fall 2024
Blackboard courses are now available in Canvas. Migrated course titles begin with “Bb Migrated…”. If you’d like to opt into teaching with Canvas in spring 2025, complete the Spring 2025 Opt-In Form.
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Faculty & Staff Affairs update |
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January 15 | 9 am–1 pm including lunch from 12–1 pm
New faculty received the details in an email from Cathy Tompkins.
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College Adjunct Faculty Meeting |
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 with 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
Faculty Teaching Awards - due March 17
Research Awards - due March 17
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Congratulations to Anna Pollack, GCH, on the extension of her project with Johns Hopkins University, "Program on Occupational Health and Safety Education on Emerging Technologies - Mid-Atlantic Partnership."
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CPH pilot funding 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
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Potomac Health Foundation is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Howard L. Greenhouse Large Grant Program. Potomac Health Foundation will offer project-based grants aligned with its mission to improve the health of its service area by investing in programs that promote the health of the medically underserved. To view funding guidelines and eligibility criteria, visit this page.
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Did you see this editorial on predatory journals? Learn how to avoid submitting work to them--early-career authors are particularly vulnerable. Please remember to mentor your colleagues and students on avoiding predatory journals.
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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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Grant Seeking and Grant Writing 101 |
January 14, 2025 3:00-4:30 pm | Virtual
Join the George Mason Office of Research for the first Spring Faculty Success Workshop. Hosted in collaboration with Faculty Affairs, this interactive workshop will a deeper dive into three major sources of grant support, Department of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF), and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The seminar will introduce agency areas of emphasis, application features,and key elements of successful proposals to these agencies. Registration required: Sign up here
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Changes in IT Services support |
Responsible use of Zoom AI Companion |
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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Save the Date: CPH Celebration of Student Scholarship 2025 |
April 25 | 12-3:30 pm | Peterson Hall Lobby & 2nd Floor Atrium
Please save the date to attend and encourage your students to submit their work to the 2025 CPH Celebration of Student Scholarship.
--Abstract submission deadline: April 4.
--IRB approval application submission deadline: March 7.
Additional details to come.
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