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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 15

MS Thesis Defense - Environmental Science and Policy

Apr 15, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Potomac Science Center, Room 3102

Candidate: Jose R. Meneses Montano | Title: Spatiotemporal patterns and morphological impacts of parasitic coinfection in an estuarine crab host
Apr 15

MS Thesis Defense - Environmental Science and Policy

Apr 15, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Virtual on Zoom - please register:
https://tinyurl.com/26u5h9jt

Candidate: Rwan Alsaadi | Title: Seasonal dynamics of suspended algae in the North Fork Shenandoah River, VA
Apr 15

15 Apr (CLIM) Davitt, Emissions Tracking

Apr 15, 2026, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Aaron Davitt, Climate Trace Enabling actionable emissions tracking with Climate TRACE: High-resolution global emissions data with timely updates. Wed, 15 Apr, 1:30pm Innovation Hall 131 and via Zoom (for link, email bklinger@gmu.edu) Host: Luis Ortiz Efforts to mitigate anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions are often constrained by

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