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Â鶹ÊÓƵ doctoral student Sarah Giff is examining the connection between parents with PTSD and their children’s emotional functioning, looking specifically at military families.

A study led by Dr. Kenneth Griffin of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Health and Human Services and researchers at National Health Promotion Associates (NHPA) finds that the Cadet Healthy Personal Skills (CHiPS) program shows promise in reducing unwanted sexual contact in military academies. The intervention, which was rigorously tested with more than 800 cadets during their first year at the academy, addresses a critical gap in evidence-based interventions.

New Â鶹ÊÓƵ study is first to examine unmet basic menstrual health needs, (often called ‘period poverty’) and associations with depression among college students. More than 14% of participants reported lack of access to menstrual products in the past year, and 10% reported period poverty every month. Women who experienced period poverty were more likely to report symptoms suggestive of moderate or severe depression.

Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Catona, Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, for recently receiving a Stearns Center grant for implementing alternative assessment strategies. The grant will allow Catona to conduct research on alternative assessment strategies for GCH 380: Public Health Research Methods. GCH 380 is an important aspect of the college’s accredited MPH program, and Catona’s research will provide valuable insight on improving it.

Sexual assault and sexual harassment are significant problems in the U.S. military and military service academies in the United States.

In the first national study to assess use of e-cigarettes among adults with disabilities, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Health and Human Services researchers found that e-cigarette use was more than twice as likely among adults with a cognitive disability (12.0%), an independent living disability (11.0%), or two or more disabilities (9.2%), compared to adults without disabilities (4.8%)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ's School of Business is co-hosting an online conference on preserving and rebuilding a viable retail industry in the Washington, D.C., area.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) has named its first cohort of ISE Faculty Fellows.

New Â鶹ÊÓƵ Study finds that health care professionals with a greater personal ability to respond to change experienced lower rates of burnout when their work environments offered strong communication, teamwork, and leadership support. This is one of the first studies to explore the effect of individual and organizational capacity for change on burnout among health care professionals.

Mechanical engineering seniors design a wheelchair that aids a veteran from a non-profit organization.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) announced the public sound and light installation Arcadia, created by artist Sam Nester and offered in partnership with the School of Art’s Murals at Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Â鶹ÊÓƵ Exhibitions initiatives.

Efforts to combat climate change by George Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Ed Maibach have not gone unnoticed.