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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 22

SSB Spring 2026 Student Research Day

Apr 22, 2026, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

SSB Spring 2026 Student Research Day, sponsored by the School of Systems Biology. Student Research Day is a venue for students in SSB and other Science & Tech campus departments – including undergraduates – to present the research they have been working on throughout the semester. Event Details: Date: Wednesday
Apr 22

Thesis Defense - Piper Thacher, Biology MS

Apr 22, 2026, 12:00 - 2:00 PM

Candidate: Piper Thacher Program: Biology MS Date: Wednesday April 22nd, 2026 Time: 12: 00 PM Place: Zoom For full Thesis Defense Announcement Click Here
Apr 22

22 Apr (CLIM) Varuolo-Clarke, Western N. American Precip

Apr 22, 2026, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Arianna Varuolo-Clarke, Dartmouth U Exploring past, present, and future precipitation variability over western North America in the Community Earth System Model Wed, 22 Apr, 1:30pm Innovation Hall 131 and via Zoom (for link, email bklinger@gmu.edu) Host: Tehreem Qureshi My research investigates how well Earth system models capture precipitation variability –

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