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January 22, 2026

Brainpower inspires energy-efficient AI

The key to energy-efficient AI could lie in the human brain. George Mason University researchers Maryam Parsa (PI) and Giorgio...
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January 16, 2026

George Mason partners with the Fairfax County Health Department to support employees in earning public health certificates and degrees 

George Mason University has partnered with the Fairfax County Health Department to provide current FCHD employees with the opportunity to complete...
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January 15, 2026

Printing play: A path forward for children with prosthetics

A child who uses a lower-limb prosthesis faces unique challenges when it comes to activities most children take for granted,...
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January 13, 2026

George Mason team earns $2.1M to study seizure dynamics

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a George Mason University research team $2.1 million to create a system that...
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January 12, 2026

Groundbreaking study reveals hidden complexity in human genetics

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team recently showed that two harmful genetic variants, when...
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January 9, 2026

George Mason University leads phase 2 clinical trial for pill to help maintain weight loss after GLP-1s

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have transformed obesity treatment, but maintaining weight loss after the medications stop remains a...
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December 1, 2025

Recognizing the need for more precise community investments to support youth mental health

Parks, libraries, recreation centers, and sidewalks, ideally, would serve to improve the quality of living for residents, but it is...
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November 24, 2025

Caregivers: the invisible backbone of dementia care

For 12 years, Lily Liu cared for her mother with Parkinson's disease in her D.C. apartment, weathering the pandemic and...
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November 21, 2025

Our bodies ‘talk,’ listen carefully: College of Public Health researcher helps chronic pain sufferers reduce opioid misuse

Our bodies send us signals throughout the day to prompt us into action. Our stomachs growl to indicate we’re hungry,...
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November 20, 2025

A new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship opens in Mason Korea

As Korea and the United States deepen their cooperation in technology and entrepreneurship, Mason Korea has opened a Center for...
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November 18, 2025

A new era of global growth: George Mason and Naugen launch international innovation accelerator

This month, a new Northern Virginia International Soft-Landing Accelerator (NISA) program, designed to help start-ups from around the globe find...
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November 10, 2025

George Mason and Walter Reed Bethesda collaborate to support veterans through the arts

This year marks the 10th anniversary of George Mason University's Veterans and the Arts Initiative—an important example of George Mason's...
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November 6, 2025

Mind over matter: Detecting Alzheimer’s before it takes hold

Abolfazl Safikhani, an assistant professor in the George Mason University Department of Statistics, is a principal investigator on a new...
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October 29, 2025

New program reduces burnout in dementia caregivers, novel research evaluation proves

As the old saying goes, you cannot pour from an empty cup. To give time and energy to others, it...
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October 28, 2025

With NIH grant, George Mason researcher refines AI storytelling tool for dementia care

For people living with early memory loss, recalling and sharing life stories can be a powerful act. It’s the idea...
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