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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.
George Mason Opens Data Science Lab School in Shenandoah Valley
George Mason University, in partnership with Frederick County Public Schools and regional districts, has launched the Shenandoah Valley Rural Regional College Partnership Laboratory School for Data Science, Computing, and Applications. The school offers rural high school students hands-on learning, dual-enrollment opportunities, certifications, and pathways into STEM careers that meet Virginia’s growing workforce needs.
Bioinformatician maps her own path to NIH fellowship
Soukaina Amniouel, MS Bioinformatics and Computational Biology ’20, PhD ’24, turned her first genome assembly project at George Mason into a career-defining skill that now shapes her postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Guided by resilience and innovation, she developed a patented machine learning model to improve chemotherapy outcomes and continues to advance drug therapies for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
From Volunteer to National Impact: Michelle Ryan Named 2025 Mason Science Distinguished Alum
Michelle Ryan, PhD Environmental Science and Policy ’15, turned her passion for volunteering into a career of national impact as an environmental program manager and practice leader at Tetra Tech. Collaborating with the U.S. EPA on critical water issues, Ryan also continues to give back to Mason as an educator, alumni leader, and co-founder of the Mason Science Mentorship Program.
