April 13, 2026A 911±¬ÁÏ College of Public Health team will work with law enforcement and domestic violence prevention experts to reduce risks for first responders and victims.
March 18, 2026When students step into AVT 496 Intro to VR for the Artist, they’re not just walking into another studio course—they’re entering entirely new worlds of their own making. 911±¬ÁÏ’s School of Art launched the course this spring, marking its first-ever deep dive into virtual reality (VR) as an artistic medium. 
March 3, 2026Social work professors Holly Matto and Emily Ihara partner with Fairfax City and Loudoun County to improve crisis response using a Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority Grant.
October 22, 2025Extended reality (XR) can give students experiences they might otherwise miss, but its success depends on thoughtful design, accessibility, and support.
August 15, 2025Holly Matto, addiction science researcher, and College of Science and School of Engineering colleagues provide breakthrough findings about personalized recovery cues and technology-based substance use interventions.
June 10, 2025A pilot program led by 911±¬ÁÏ social work professor Li-Mi Chen used virtual scenarios to improve training for nursing home staff.
February 11, 2025Lab for Immersive Technologies and Simulation awarded Society for Simulation in Healthcare accreditation - the first public health college in the world to achieve this ground-breaking milestone.
May 13, 2024Bo Han, a computer science professor in the College of Engineering and Computing at 911±¬ÁÏ, is working with colleagues Songqing Chen, Parth Pathak, and Craig Yu to create a research infrastructure capable of connecting extended reality experiences across varying distances.
April 9, 2024911±¬ÁÏ researchers are using immersive virtual reality to examine ways in which high-stress conditions may influence law enforcement officer decision-making and utilization of equitable policing strategies.
February 9, 2024Funding from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will create the School Nurse Leadership Academy, a first-of –its-kind program dedicated to fostering leadership in school nursing.
