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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.

Students work in Deborah Polayes Biology of Microorganisms Lab. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Office of Communications and Marketing

Join us for George Mason Space Day

George Mason Space Day is an exciting, collaborative, and engaging event, with an aim to educate the public on the technology and science behind some of the leading aerospace projects in the area. The day offers lectures from those at the forefront of space exploration and a number of organizations with hands-on space-related activities, educational information, and more. Reach for the stars with us on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 3 to 9 p.m.

Student looking through telescope

Rev up your engines for a great cause

Join us on Sunday, September 22 from noon to 4 p.m. for the Science of Cars, a car show in support of the Elissa Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund for College of Science graduate students. Enjoy over 200 stunning cars, food trucks, raffles, and more at this family-friendly event. Admission is FREE, but a $10 donation in memory of Elissa is encouraged.

Science of Cars

Edwards appointed interim dean of College of Science

Interim Provost Kenneth Walsh has appointed Cody W. Edwards as the interim dean of the College of Science, effective July 1. Edwards has served as the senior associate dean for faculty and academic affairs in the College of Science, where he has played a critical role in shaping academic policies and enhancing faculty development. He has also served as executive director of the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) for nearly eight years. 

Interim Dean Cody Edwards in Exploratory Hall

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Sep23

Neuroscience Student Research Update: "Developing Machine Learning Algorithms to Investigate the Maturation of Hippocampal Networks"

Sep 23, 2024, 4:30 - 5:30 PM

KB 229

IPN PhD Student Diego Gonzalez will present his research progress " Developing Machine Learning Algorithms to Investigate the Maturation of Hippocampal Networks." Abstract The ability to recall contextual memories develops during the late postnatal period in rodents and humans after birth. Infant humans and juvenile rats are able to retrieve
Sep24

A Braver Campus Dialogue: Bridging Mason’s Political Differences

Sep 24, 2024, 5:00 - 6:30 PM

Merten Hall

The Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement is partnering with Braver Angels , Bridge USA , and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni to host A Braver Campus Series . The first event in this series for fall 2024 is A Braver Campus Dialogue: Bridging George Mason University’s Political
Sep25

Women Building Bio 2024

Sep 25, 2024, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Norfolk, VA

Virginia Bio’s Women Building Bio Conference celebrates the contribution of women to the life sciences in the Commonwealth and beyond. The 9th annual conference returns to the Hampton Roads area and is hosted at the newly named Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. They will