Pilot study reveals promising early results on using VR to prevent substance misuse and violence |
New pilot study from Professor Kenneth Griffin shows that the virtual reality (VR) program helps students handle complex social situations related to preventing risky behaviors. He received a new grant to continue the study thanks to his success.
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| Yes, college students gain holiday weight too—but in the form of muscle not fat |
A new study from obesity researcher Martin Binks reveals that college students and older adults gain holiday weight, just in different ways.
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Teaching & Learning update |
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The Stearns Center will host two AI Test Kitchens in February. These are opportunities to try different AI prompts to test your AI literacy skills and discuss with other faculty how AI is an important consideration in teaching, how to incorporate AI literacy in your teaching, and how creativity may or may not evolve using AI.
Tuesday, February 4 | 10:30 – 11:15 am | Hybrid: Innovation 427 & Zoom | AI Test Kitchen: AI Literacy | Facilitator: Laina Lockett | Register here.
Tuesday, February 11 | 12 – 12:45 pm | Hybrid: Innovation 427 & Zoom | AI Test Kitchen: Reimagining Creativity | Facilitator: Laina Lockett | Register here.
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Faculty & Staff Affairs update |
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Thank you for participating in the 2024 CPH Climate Survey! |
A heartfelt thank you to all faculty, staff, and students who took the time to complete the survey. We plan to have the final reports ready and shared by March 24. Those who told us they completed the survey were entered into a drawing and winners will be announced soon!
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Adjunct Faculty Connections Program: mark your calendars! |
The Adjunct Faculty Connections Program will resume on Thursday, January 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, and will be held at the same time on these dates:
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- February 27
- March 27
- April 24
- May 8
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All adjunct faculty will receive calendar invites. These sessions are a great opportunity to engage, network, and connect with fellow CPH adjunct faculty. We look forward to seeing you there! Zoom link to join: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/91887827256
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Introducing Faculty Networking Sessions |
Remember the Faculty Peer Support Sessions? We’ve rebranded them as Faculty Networking Sessions! These virtual gatherings will take place on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, from 4 to 5 pm. The first session is Monday, January 27. Zoom link to join: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/92966601360
Bring your questions, ideas, or concerns—whether it’s about student issues, curriculum, research, or collaborating with other faculty—and receive valuable feedback from your peers. Calendar invites are coming soon. We hope to see you there!
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Explore the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity |
Did you know George Mason University is a member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)? This membership gives you access to a wealth of resources, including fantastic webinars, workshops, and the popular 14-Day Writing Challenge, which many of our CPH faculty have already completed.
Visit NCFDD to explore their offerings and unlock tools to support your professional growth.
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The CPH Steps Challenge walks again beginning this week, Monday, January 20 (MLK Day) – Sunday, January 26. The Spring Challenge features a new reporting deadline of midnight on Mondays (previously noon), giving walkers more time to submit their weekly totals.
All CPH employees can join in.This includes adjuncts, GRAs, and wage staff. Participants may walk anywhere, anytime, within the weekly time frames, counting their steps, and then report their CPH unit affiliation along with the steps they’ve walked on the following Monday.
At the end of the semester, the unit with the most steps (proportionally) will be awarded a prize and take the trophy!
Report your week’s steps here each Monday.
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Solutions for Healthy Communities (SHC) is Merck’s global grants program designed to improve access to healthcare for underserved communities through innovative, community-led solutions. Grantees serve those living in poverty, in underrepresented ethnic groups, who have diverse gender identities and/or sexual orientations, or who are displaced by humanitarian crises or conflicts. Visit Merck.com/SHC for grant guidelines and additional information. Deadline is February 28.
The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) has created a $1 million fund for researchers interested in using California’s new Healthcare Payments Database (HPD) to study consumer affordability challenges and system-wide cost drivers in the state. CHCF welcomes applications from a broad group of researchers, including those who are early in their careers, who self-identify with a demographic group currently underrepresented in health services research, and who are interested in studying healthcare affordability challenges among historically disadvantaged groups. More information available here. Proposals are due February 14.
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George Mason graphic design support for research |
Research Development Services offers Graphic Design Support. You can find more details and request support here.
Advanced student graphic designers will help create strategic, eye-catching, print and digital materials for proposals, publications, and research-related projects. Allow 2-3 weeks advance notice.
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New commentary on social determinants of health research |
This recent commentary published in JAMA Internal Medicine and co-authored by three directors within NIH, including OBSSR Director Jane M. Simoni, PhD, emphasizes the urgent need to expand research on social determinants of health (SDoH) to address disparities and improve population health outcomes. It encourages fuller integration of SDoH into research studies to develop holistic and impactful solutions while highlighting NIH’s commitment to advancing SDoH research and outlines ongoing initiatives.
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Save the date: Spring Dean's Speaker Series |
Mark your calendars now for the speakers this spring in the Dean's Speaker Series.
February 10 | 12 -1 pm | Multipurpose Room | Followed by Lunch
Jane Hoppin, ScD, professor and enviromental epidemiologist, NC State University, Department of Biological Sciences
Talk title: Investigating PFAS exposure in community settings: The GenX Exposure Study
March 25 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Multipurpose Room | Followed by Lunch
Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD, MSW, Zachs Endowed Professor, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work
April 22 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Multipurpose Room | Followed by Lunch
David Johnson, CEO of 4sight Health
Details and RSVPs to come.
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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. We hope to see many of you there! If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Tompkins.
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CPH Faculty & Staff Awards |
CPH pilot funding 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 at 11:59 pm.
View details on how to apply and on the review process here. 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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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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