CISAT Faculty are 'Professors in Residence'
Professors at JMU are going above and beyond by offering guidance to underrepresented middle and high school students in Virginia. The professor in residence program (PIR) provides opportunities for professors to reach out to local underserved students. Read More »
News & Announcements
Congratulations to the CyberDefense Club for qualifying to compete in 2012 CyberWatch Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) Regional Finals.
Dr. Sara Finney Presented Mentor Award More »
JMU Professor Receives Outstanding Faculty Award More »
2012 Teaching and Research Grants Announced More »
JMU Nursing Group Wins Multiple Honors at 2012 State Convention More»
Graduate Student Invited to Research Symposium
Congratulations to Cara Wright!! She is the first graduate student in Dietetics to be invited to a one-week research practicum sponsored by the Nutritional Science Research Group in the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Nutrition at the Clinical Center, NIH. At “Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research,” Cara will be introduced to research concerning the effects of diet and bioactive food components on the prevalence of cancer and the behavior of tumors. Other topics discussed will include bioenergetics, nutrigenomics, research databases, ethics and health-related messages, pre-clinical and clinical studies and hands-on workshops at NIH Department of Nutrition “Research Day.” Tours will also be given of the new NIH Clinical Research Center and the Metabolic Kitchen at USDA.
