Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Career Award by the Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their Annual Meeting held this year in Minneapolis. This Award is bestowed upon public health leaders in…

Assistant professor Roberto Lovato (English) delivered the keynote address at Rooted and Written, the first and only tuition-free literary conference for non-white writers, in the United States. Lovato founded Rooted and Written, which runs from Oct. 27 through Nov. 3 and provides 40 writers with classes, seminars, workshops, and other mentoring…

Christina Watanabe (Theatre) designed the lighting for the DC-area premiere of Disney's Frozen at Olney Theatre Center in a new production that prominently features performers of color. Olney was selected by Disney as one of only a few regional theatres to access rights to this show. This production uses new and emerging automation…

Candace Burton (Nursing) was published in the Disability and Health Journal for the article she co-authored, "Patient-Provider Relationships and Long COVID: a Cross-Sectional Survey about Impact on Quality of Life." This study investigates how patient-provider relationships affect the quality of life among U.S. adults with Long COVID, finding…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing) co-presented a panel presentation, "Global Nursing Perspectives in Scientific Publishing: Challenges and Opportunities in Publishing Research and Fostering International Collaboration,” at the 50th annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah. He also serves as an associate editor of the…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing) presented at the 2024 Transcultural Nursing Society's 50th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. His peer-reviewed podium presentation, “Perceived Health Inequities and Quality Improvement Strategies in Primary Care Prevention Initiatives in Rural Philippines: An Implementation Science Approach,” explored health…

Karl Aharonian, Henry Krasner, Jeffrey Martin, Kavita Batra, Meher Yepremyan (all Medicine) published a study "Climate and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Comprehensive Review and Future Research Guidelines" in the Clinical Ophthalmology journal. This comprehensive review highlights the complex interaction between environmental…

On Saturday, October 26, the American Society for Legal History's President Barbara Welke awarded David S. Tanenhaus (Law; History) the Society’s Craig Joyce Medal to acknowledge and honor extraordinary and sustained volunteer service to the Society.

Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy, Center for Health Disparities Research), Zahra Mojtahedi, and Pearl Kim (both Healthcare Administration and Policy) recently presented "Palliative Care Services Among Hospitalized Children with Serious and Life-Limiting Conditions in the U.S." at the 8th Public Health Palliative Care International…