Katie Pearce

Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Writer and Editor at The Hub (Johns Hopkins University)

Editor at The DC Line

Featured in: Favicon

jhu.edu

thedcline.org Favicon

bloomberg.com Favicon

phys.org

theepochtimes.com Favicon

medicalxpress.com Favicon

techxplore.com Favicon

streetsblog.org Favicon

sussexexpress.co.uk Favicon

newzimbabwe.com + 8 more

Articles

Health administration major navigates the intersection of business and health

2 weeks ago | gmu.edu | Katie Pearce

Growing up, Claire Leonard got a glimpse of what health care could look like beyond hospital walls. Her aunt, a former nurse, had risen to a leadership role at UNC Health, managing systems and people instead of patients. “It showed me there are ways to make a difference without being on the clinical side,” says Leonard, now a senior at George Mason University’s College of Public Health.
Virtual reality could add empathy to dementia care

2 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Katie Pearce |Gaby Clark |Alexander Pol

At a conference on aging two years ago, Li-Mei Chen slipped on a pair of virtual reality (VR) goggles and found herself inside the mind of a person with dementia. The simulation cast her as an older adult in the grips of delusion: frozen in fear at the end of a hallway, watching the floor disappear beneath rising water.
A global view of men's experiences with partner violence

3 weeks ago | phys.org | Katie Pearce |Lisa Lock |Andrew Zinin

More than two decades ago, George Mason University researcher Denise Hines began investigating a topic most researchers wouldn't touch: men as victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). She and collaborator Emily Douglas were the first in the United States to earn federal funding for this line of research, publishing studies that challenged entrenched gender assumptions and provoked debate in the field.
A global view of men’s experiences with partner violence

1 month ago | gmu.edu | Katie Pearce

More than two decades ago, George Mason University researcher Denise Hines began investigating a topic most researchers wouldn’t touch: men as victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). She and collaborator Emily Douglas were the first in the United States to earn federal funding for this line of research, publishing studies that challenged entrenched gender assumptions and provoked debate in the field.
How resilience, caring, and lived experience created a social worker

1 month ago | gmu.edu | Katie Pearce

Before she ever considered social work as a profession, Rocío Rodríguez Morales was already an advocate for her family, starting at a young age. Growing up in Southern California as the oldest of five in a Mexican American home, Rodríguez acted as her family’s unofficial translator and guide—managing doctor’s appointments, school meetings, and social services. “I was doing things most children don’t have to do,” she said.
College of Public Health convenes panel on a growing public health crisis-social isolation

2 months ago | gmu.edu | Katie Pearce

When George Mason University student Jawad H. first heard talk of reducing hours at the 24/7 campus dining hall, he saw more than a logistical issue—he saw a threat to a rare space where students could connect and stave off isolation. “I ran into a friend there at 11 p.m.,” he said duringAs a member of the Student Government at the time, Jawad helped mobilize his peers to activate to preserve the dining hall’s hours—and defend its role as a social lifeline.
Aplastarlo en el espacio | Centro

2 months ago | notiulti.com | Katie Pearce

Por / Publicado 15 de abril de 2025Aplastar roca asteroides en polvo no era la parte difícil. Descubrir cómo hacerlo en gravedad cero fue. “El primer mes de nuestro proyecto, observamos todos estos mecanismos aplastantes que funcionan en la Tierra, y básicamente tuvieron que tirarlos”, dice Jonik Suprenant, uno de los cuatro Johns Hopkins Ingeniería Mecánica Seniors detrás del proyecto de diseño de estudiantes “Asteroid Grinder”. “No trabajan en el espacio”.
Crushing it in space

2 months ago | hub.jhu.edu | Katie Pearce

Crushing asteroid rock into dust wasn't the hard part. Figuring out how to do it in zero gravity was. "The first month of our project, we looked at all of these crushing mechanisms that work on Earth—and basically had to throw them out," says Jonik Suprenant, one of four Johns Hopkins mechanical engineering seniors behind the "Asteroid Grinder" student design project.
The Ozempic shortage is over. What now?

2 months ago | gmu.edu | Katie Pearce

After nearly three years of backorders and pharmacy scrambles, the high-demand weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are finally back in full supply. The FDA recently declared an end to the nationwide shortage of their active ingredients, semaglutide and tirzepatide. During the shortage, pharmacies were temporarily allowed to sell “compounded” versions—custom-mixed alternatives made from raw ingredients.
Johns Hopkins medical students provide comfort through company

Feb 4, 2025 | hub.jhu.edu | Katie Pearce

On a recent visit to the Head and Neck Cancer In-Patient Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Vikas Vattipally chatted with a patient about a range of topics: horseback riding, real estate, tuxedo cats, religion. What the third-year medical student did not discuss with the patient, an affable woman in her 70s, was why she lay in a hospital bed.