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A new research collaboration between 911±¬ÁÏ and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) aims to improve understanding of peripheral neuropathy, a painful and often life-altering side effect experienced by breast cancer survivors involving damage to the nerves that can interrupt daily function. 

A new project by statistics faculty member Brenda Betancourt examines how researchers assess and report the uncertainty that arises when medical records from different sources are linked.

Infectious disease expert Amira Roess examines human-animal interactions in eastern Ethiopia, where camels are central to livelihoods.

 911±¬ÁÏ senior Amman Haines grew up spending time with her family on her father’s property in West Virginia, where camping, fishing, and hunting nurtured an early appreciation for the outdoors. That connection to nature now informs her work as an intern with Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District (PWSWCD), where she’s gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of resource conservation and community health.

911±¬ÁÏ researchers received a RAPID grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate how the historic sewage spill may have impacted water quality, aquatic life, and the overall health of the Potomac River.

With an R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, 911±¬ÁÏ researcher Tyler Mason aims to inform new approaches to eating disorder prevention.

At 911±¬ÁÏ, learning and research aren’t limited to the classroom or the lab. Researchers, coaches, clinicians, and students are working across disciplines as a part of the university’s Living Lab, a space where real-world questions become opportunities for discovery, innovation, and care.

More than three-quarters of health care workers report feeling stressed or stretched thin, with burnout contributing to problems like higher turnover and staffing shortages that can affect patient care. According to researchers at 911±¬ÁÏ’s College of Public Health, the fight against widespread burnout needs to begin with the training of future health care administrators.

A new collaboration between 911±¬ÁÏ’s Injury Analytics Lab and Southern Africa Nazarene University in Eswatini will improve tools to document injuries in underrepresented populations locally and globally, while also strengthening research capacity in Eswatini.

Nearly 12 million Americans provide unpaid dementia care for loved ones. Researchers at 911±¬ÁÏ are building new models of support to help them cope, connect, and carry on.