Bruise Visibility

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing Katherine Scafide appointed to the inaugural American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Forensic Nursing Consensus Body.

GMU gets $5M for creation of AI-fueled anti-domestic violence app

University developing AI-enhanced imaging system to aid domestic violence victims

How AI can help detect domestic violence victims in the future

George Mason lands gift to further research into detecting bruises, injuries.

Bruises are harder to see on darker skin, posing a problem for some assault victims. A scientist is helping them get justice

Bruises can be hard to see on dark skin tones. How technology is illuminating injuries.

Using an alternate light source could help nurses and police detect bruises on darker skin, research says

New research could help nurses, police detect bruises on people with dark skin

A former PhD engineering student turned his curiosity and creative research into a lightbulb idea. This led to the College of Engineering and Computing and the College of Public Health obtaining a nearly $1M grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for bruise analysis.