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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. 

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Earn your bachelor’s and master’s degree in as little as five years

Get ahead with Mason’s Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s (BAM) program. Waived application fee, apply up to 12 graduate credits toward both degrees, pay undergrad rates for grad courses, and finish your master’s sooner—saving time and money.

Master's students at graduation

Environmental science major lands internship with United States Geological Survey

Environmental science major Melanie Medrano has long aspired to work in the federal government, in a role she describes as being on the front lines of creating meaningful environmental change. She took a major step towards that goal by starting an internship with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), where she will assist in their communication efforts through December 2025.

Camacho (center) with her mentors Abby Lynch (left) and Jackson Valler (right) at the Reston offices.

The Grand Challenge Initiative — Bold Solutions for A Prosperous Future

George Mason University's Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI) is a comprehensive research framework, backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment, to align university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas addressing humanity’s ultimate grand challenge.

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Nov17

MS Thesis Defense - Environmental Science and Policy

November 17, 2025

Nov 17, 2025, 1:30 - 3:30 PM

Johnson Center 336, meeting room F

Candidate: Trinity Mills | Title: Access Against Alienation: Exploring the Status and Implications of Public Access to Conservation Easement Properties in Virginia
Nov18

Dissertation Defense - Anusha Srirenganathanmalarvizhi - Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

November 18, 2025

Nov 18, 2025, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Exploratory Hall Room 2312

Virtual: email asrireng@gmu.edu for link.

PhD Candidate: Anusha Srirenganathan Malarvizhi PhD of Science, Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science Dissertation Title: A Geospatial and Deep Learning Framework for Fine-Grained Spatiotemporal PM2.5 Estimation based on Multi-Sourced Air Quality and Meteorological Data Dissertation Chair: Chaowei Yang, PhD, Department of Geography and Geoinformation
Nov18

PhD Dissertation Defense - Environmental Science & Policy

November 18, 2025

Nov 18, 2025, 1:30 - 3:30 PM

Exploratory Hall 3301 and virtual on Zoom. 
To join by Zoom, please register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/38aap67p 

Candidate: Shawn Smith | Title: The effects of humans on avian survival and communication

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