November 7, 2024Associate Professor in the School of Nursing Katherine Scafide appointed to the inaugural American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Forensic Nursing Consensus Body.
October 30, 2024New study finds underrepresented students, particularly women of color, were less likely to receive mental health services during the pandemic. This study is the first to use a national dataset to examine changes in university students’ psychological well-being and their utilization of mental health services.
May 29, 2024A new study led by Professor Jeah Jung found that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans do not equally improve the quality of care across all racial and ethnic groups. The study compared gaps in the quality of care received by non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian enrollees versus non-Hispanic White enrollees in MA and traditional Medicare.
January 8, 2024Public hearing held for Montgomery County bill on free menstrual products
August 24, 2023One in 10 college students experience period poverty, which can lead to increased depression
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December 7, 2022Effective January 1, 2023, Virginia eliminates taxes on personal hygiene products, including menstrual products
September 19, 2022Nearly $150,000 partnership-building grant to create collaborative research activities that advance health equity in Virginia schools
August 12, 2022Dr. Katherine Scafide, associate professor of Nursing, speaks to NBC Nightly News about her research on Alternate Light Sources (ALS). The research helps identify hard-to-see bruising in darker skin tones, where it may otherwise be difficult or impossible to detect.