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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.

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

Summer 2024 VALHEN Hispanic STEM Academy application now open

George Mason University is excited to partner again with the Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN) to offer the VALHEN Hispanic STEM Academy. This unique experience offers participants a series of interactive and hands-on sessions across a wide range of STEM disciplines, held in Mason’s cutting-edge labs and facilities. VHSA is open to all rising Virginia high school sophomores and juniors, and was designed to meet the unique needs of Hispanic/Latine and other underserved communities.

Two VALHEN participants working with one another on an assignment.

College of Science Annual Report 2022-23

George Mason's College of Science reflects on its achievements during the 2022-2023 academic year. Whether inside or outside the classroom or lab, our science community cultivates a promising research future for new frontiers that is all together different

Annual Report 2022-23

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Mar28

PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense - Environmental Science & Policy

Mar 28, 2024, 12:30 - 2:30 PM

Virtual - please contact espgrad@gmu.edu for Zoom meeting info

Candidate: Drew Arbogast | Title: Individual and socio-environmental factors associated with behavioral and physiological biomarkers of wellbeing in rhinos ex situ
Mar28

Health & Science Careers Week 2024: Sustainability Careers Panel

Mar 28, 2024, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Room 1202, Merten Hall

Join us for this panel discussion to gain industry insights about working for environmental nonprofits, regulatory agencies, consulting firms, and conservation groups. The panel will answer your questions about finding and applying for jobs and internships related to environmental and sustainability studies.
Mar29

International Week 2024

Mar 29, 2024, 9:00 AM - Apr 7, 2024, 5:00 PM

Mason is delighted to welcome you to the forty-third International Week at George Mason University . For the past forty-three years, Mason students from around the globe have joined together to develop a program of activities to showcase their countries and cultures and to allow us to learn and participate