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A new study by Dongqing Wang, assistant professor of Global and Community Health, finds there is high COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adolescents in five sub-Saharan African countries mostly because of perceived lack of safety and perceived lack of effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. 

New training will educate faculty to recognize and react to implicit bias and microaggressions through a VR simulation. 

A teaching intervention by Andrea Landis and Bethany Cieslowski in the School of Nursing suggests that experiential learning opportunities are fundamental to learning about gender-affirming care.

Assistant Professor Karen Trister Grace shares eight forms intimate partner violence, sometimes called domestic violence, can take. Some are commonly known and others are less visible.

Michelle S. Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, shares important facts about breast cancer that are often misconstrued or misunderstood.

Nearly $150,000 partnership-building grant to create collaborative research activities that advance health equity in Virginia schools 

K. Pierre Eklou, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, shares expertise on what behaviors may be signs of suicidal thoughts and how to help. 

Epidemiologist and professor Amira Roess answers the most frequently asked questions about monkeypox.

New study from PJ Maddox and Tammie Jones also found that community health worker wages are higher in states with certification programs. 

Epidemiologist and Professor Amira Roess answers frequently asked questions about the newest COVID booster shot.