This Week at USU - December 1 2025

[Uniformed Services University - News]

01 December 2025

Mission Ready: USU Accelerates Innovation and Education for Warfighter Health

From deploying AI that cuts wound complications in half to launching new strategies for PTSD and radiation readiness, USU is redefining what's possible in military medicine. Read on to discover the critical advancements ensuring our warfighters stay mission-ready in a rapidly evolving world. Read More

Bioengineering Journal Names TTW-supported Therapeutic Peptide Study "Editor’s Choice" for Wound Healing Advances

The journal Bioengineering has named a USU-supported study as an "Editor's Choice" for its breakthrough in using TSN6 therapeutic peptides and hydrogels to accelerate the healing of severe, full-thickness wounds. This innovative approach offers a promising solution for combat burn victims and trauma patients by significantly improving tissue regeneration and potentially reducing the need for painful skin grafts. Read More

USU’s Center for Deployment Psychology Named One of America’s Top Online Learning Providers by Newsweek

Newsweek has named USU’s Center for Deployment Psychology one of America’s Top Online Learning Providers for 2026, recognizing its critical role in training clinicians to treat PTSD and deployment-related challenges. Read on to discover how innovative tools like virtual reality simulations are helping CDP set a new standard in military mental health education. Read More

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In Remembrance

LCDR Henry E. Lang, USN (Ret.) A devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, respected Navy Nurse Corps officer, USU alumnus, and cherished mentor to countless colleagues and students, Henry passed away on November 21, 2025, near his home in Florida while training for an upcoming triathlon.  Henry was an integral part of the United States Navy first as an enlisted sailor and then as a Navy Nurse and CRNA until his retirement in March 2025. Henry graduated from the USU Graduate School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia program in 2013. He was part of the GSN and RNA program faculty from September 2021 until his retirement. Henry's impact went far beyond the GSN and CRNA community. Outside of the GSN, Henry was certified as a Master Facilitator for the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Patient Centered Communication Course, Relations in Health Care. Henry was passionate about this initiative and was still involved after his retirement in assisting the DHA on their journey to full adoption across the entire enterprise. Henry dedicated himself to the art and science of anesthesia, earning the deep trust of surgeons, the gratitude of countless patients, and the admiration of generations of nurse anesthesia residents and colleagues. Known for his calm presence in the operating room and an uncommon gift for teaching complex concepts with clarity and kindness, he shaped the careers of hundreds of CRNAs and left an enduring mark on the profession he loved. Henry's zeal for life, million-dollar smile, and unmistakable laugh will be missed.

USU Events

GWIMS Seminar 02 DEC 1200 - 1300 EDT "Overcoming Obstacles to Women's Health in Deployed Environments"

LRC Workshop 04 DEC 1300 - 1400 EDT "Essential Search Skills"

AWC Workshop 04 DEC 1400 - 1445 EDT "Write with Purpose: A Workshop for Kicking Off Your Writing Projects"

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