July 1, 2025Tiphanie Raffegeau of Â鶹ÊÓƵ ’s School of Kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development, and Christopher Rhea, Old Dominion University’s associate dean for Research and Innovation in Ellmer College of Health Sciences have been awarded a 4-VA grant to study the use of virtual reality to prevent falls in older adults.
June 30, 2025An intercollegiate study, in partnership with university Facilities, analyzes the effects of campus events and weather on local air and water quality.
June 26, 2025Yijue Liang has made occupational health the focus of her research. Now, she's working on finding ways to make the workplace as safe and welcoming as possible.
June 26, 2025In May, George Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated its research enterprise with Innovation Awards. Hosted by the Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact, the event recognized researchers, a start-up, and those who received and/or licensed a patent in the past two years.
June 23, 2025Students 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.
June 20, 2025A comprehensive carcinogenicity study on the world’s most used herbicide, glyphosate, involving scientists from Europe and the U.S., has found that low doses of the controversial weed killer cause multiple types of cancer in rats.
June 18, 2025Earlier this year, Melissa Perez was named assistant vice president for research security in the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. In this role, she oversees university-wide policies and processes to ensure compliance with research security laws and regulations (including export control), international collaborations, travel, and cybersecurity. As George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s designated research security officer, she also leads institutional responses to threats affecting the university’s research compliance and standing.
June 16, 2025A Costello College of Business professor’s 2019 academic paper was one of the first to analyze the unique market features of the federal government contracting ecosystem.
June 10, 2025A pilot program led by George Â鶹ÊÓƵ social work professor Li-Mi Chen used virtual scenarios to improve training for nursing home staff.
June 6, 2025Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers Cynthia Lum and Christopher Koper are testing solutions to help local police departments balance limited resources while strengthening public trust.
