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Academic programs that bring opportunity
Just outside the nation's capital, we've built connections with government agencies and industry partners working at the forefront of scientific research. Combine those with our advanced facilities for getting real-world work experience and options for tailoring your degree, and our students have more opportunity to land jobs, internships, and research collaborations that really help them stand out.
Campus Foragers’ Forest turns 1
In October, the organizers of the Foragers’ Forest on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus marked the project’s first anniversary with the planting of endangered American chestnut trees.
$1.2M NSF funded fellowship at George Mason aims to foster diversity in quantum science workforce
George Mason University received a $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a postdoctoral fellowship program that prepares recent PhD graduates as leaders in quantum education and workforce development research. The program focuses on addressing challenges in quantum education, particularly in building an inclusive and equitable workforce.
George Mason scientist secures $1.4M DTRA grant to study viruses’ impact on organ health
Department of Biology researcher Aarthi Narayanan recently secured a $1.4M grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to investigate how an infection spreads between organs, and how a therapeutic will impact connected organs. The work will initially focus on mosquito-transmitted viruses while Narayanan hopes to expand the implications from these studies to other human disease states.
