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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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George Mason Virginia Climate Center Releases First-Ever Statewide Climate Assessment

George Mason University’s Virginia Climate Center (VCC) has unveiled the Commonwealth’s first comprehensive, peer-reviewed climate assessment—a landmark report that provides science-based insights into Virginia’s changing climate and its impacts on communities, infrastructure, and the economy.

VCC Climate Assessment

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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Apr 17

Analysis Seminar: The Spin and Loop O(N) Models

Apr 17, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Speaker: Morgan Shuman, GMU Title: The Spin and Loop O(N) Models Abstract Date/Time: Friday, April 17, 11:30am Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 4106 or Zoom
Apr 17

CAGS: A characteristic-free approach to isolated singularities

Apr 17, 2026, 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Speaker: Yotam Svoray, The University of Utah Title: A characteristic-free approach to isolated singularities Abstract Time: Friday, April 17, 12:30pm – 1:30pm Location: Exploratory Hall, room 4106 and Zoom
Apr 17

Applied & Computational Mathematics seminar: Emerging Methods in Pattern and Shape Analysis

Apr 17, 2026, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Speaker: Zachary Grey, NIST Title: Emerging Methods in Pattern and Shape Analysis Abstract: Image segmentation yields massive ensembles of curves—often thousands or tens of thousand per data set—that encode shape information essential for scientific inference. We present a new pattern‑recognition framework that couples these curve ensembles with efficient inference tools

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