5 things to know about Mason’s College of Public Health
Dean Perry spoke with the Washington Business Journal about future plans for the College of Public Health, including workforce development and fundraising initiatives. Read the article here.
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December 16, 2025More than 80% of 25-34-year-olds and more than 50% of respondents across all age groups already use AI for mental health care.
December 11, 2025New research from George Mason researcher Raedeh Basiri, a precision nutrition expert, identifies associations between dietary patterns, glycemic status, diabetes control, and sleep outcomes.
December 8, 2025Kelly Kogan, PhD Health Services Research ’23 and Master of Nutrition ’21, uses her George Mason degrees as a nutritionist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, collecting and analyzing data for What We Eat in America, the dietary intake survey that captures a detailed portrait of Americans’ food habits.
November 24, 2025As we celebrate Public Health Thank You Day, Dean Perry takes a moment to express her deep appreciation for all that you do to support our students and advance our mission. Your dedication to teaching, mentorship, research, and service continues to define our college and to strengthen the university’s standing as a national leader in access and opportunity. Thank you.
November 17, 2025Don’t cheer the end of America’s obesity crisis just yet.
November 13, 2025Convened by George Mason’s College of Public Health, educators and health leaders gathered to imagine how colleges can prepare for a generation unlike any that has come before and how to engage this generation in transforming the future of healthcare leadership.
November 5, 2025Leah Moore, a first-generation college student, found her calling in public health after enrolling at George Mason University, where she’s now studying community health and nutrition.
November 5, 2025The letter highlights research by Raedeh Basiri on the role of continuous glucose monitoring in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, enhancing individualized nutrition therapy for diabetes care, and contributing to recommendations for national health policy.
November 4, 2025Why is the ‘freshmen 15’ phenomenon so widespread?
November 4, 2025Research by George Mason digital technology expert Y. Alicia Hong and obesity expert Larry Cheskin, big data expert Hong Xue, and MS Health Informatics graduate Jo-Vivian Yu found that the eating environments of college students affect their food intake.
November 3, 2025Cheskin, a George Mason Distinguished University Professor, has devoted his career to the research, treatment, and advocacy of obesity prevention and treatment.
George Mason University Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program receives full ACEND reaccreditationOctober 31, 2025Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) reaccreditation is granted to nutrition education programs that continually prove to be of the highest academic and professional training quality.
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