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In addition to fostering student-athletes' wellness, the collaboration will offer applied learning for nutrition students in the college.

At �鶹��Ƶ, researchers at the Center for Advancing Systems Science and Bioengineering Innovation (CASSBI) are leading a new $4.65 million National Institutes of Health-funded R01 study to better understand what shapes those experiences, and how to improve care.

Scientists, nurses, and researchers in �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Public Health (CPH) have successfully progressed to the third phase of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program studying a broad range of early life exposures on child health.

When it comes to summer, perhaps the last place many students want to be is back in the classroom. But the students of �鶹��Ƶ’s Early Identification Program (EIP) are, as they say, “built different.”

Healthy aging scholar and gerontologist Li-Mei Chen warns that older adults aged 60 years and older face disproportionate risks of dehydration, heat stroke, exhaustion, and other heat-related illnesses.

Perry, a globally renowned environmental and occupational health scientist and Inaugural Dean of the College of Public Health, has been recognized for her leadership, innovation, and excellence in public health education.

�鶹��Ƶ’s College of Public Health has been awarded accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), becoming the first and only college of public health in Virginia to earn this standard for excellence.

Gina S. Brown, PhD, MSA, RN, FAAN (PhD Nursing ’99), has made history as the first woman to become president of Oakwood University. Recognized nationally as a leader in nursing and education, Brown brings extensive experience revitalizing academic institutions and fostering community engagement. She credits her time at �鶹��Ƶ as a formative and supportive chapter in her journey.

In partnership with Prince William County, �鶹��Ƶ’s Biomedical Research Laboratory is working to prevent outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases.

Students share experience gained from participating in the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, exemplifying it is never too early to contribute to academic discourse and bodies of knowledge.