July 1, 2025
George Mason is part of Northern Virginia’s first innovation district, launched with transformational grant from GO Virginia
Thanks to a major investment from GO Virginia, Northern Virginia’s first Innovation District is taking shape, laying the groundwork for...
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June 20, 2025
International study reveals glyphosate weed killers cause multiple types of cancer
A comprehensive carcinogenicity study on the world’s most used herbicide, glyphosate, involving scientists from Europe and the U.S., has found...
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June 20, 2025
George Mason’s Health Services Research PhD students and faculty share policy research at AcademyHealth 2025
Health Services Research PhD students and faculty from the Department of Health Administration and Policy (HAP) in George Mason University’s...
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June 12, 2025
Health administration major navigates the intersection of business and health
Growing up, Claire Leonard got a glimpse of what health care could look like beyond hospital walls. Her aunt, a...
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June 11, 2025
Engineering students in Ecuador give locals a leg up
It could have been just another frivolous start to the summer, full of parties and pools before kicking off internships...
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June 10, 2025
Virtual reality adds empathy to dementia care
At a conference on aging two years ago, Li-Mei Chen slipped on a pair of virtual reality (VR) goggles and...
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June 5, 2025
Groundbreaking mobile app captures and documents bruises to help survivors of interpersonal violence
An interdisciplinary George Mason University research team is breaking new ground in using artificial intelligence to support victims of interpersonal...
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June 4, 2025
Student nurses converge for an interdisciplinary research conference organized by George Mason students
Tara Altay, a PhD student in George Mason’s School of Nursing, noticed an unfortunate conference trend: a decrease in attendance...
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June 4, 2025
George Mason awarded $5 million from U.S. Department of Education to increase school counselors in high-need schools
A faculty team from several programs within the School of Education at George Mason University has been awarded a U.S....
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May 29, 2025
George Mason professor teaches Pre-K-12 teachers how to make their lessons more accessible
Ten years ago, navigating the intersection of Roanoke River Road and Braddock Road by George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus was...
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May 20, 2025
Leading the charge: George Mason researchers advocate for older adults in Capitol Hill campaign
Li-Mei Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Social Work, and Health Services Research PhD student Linda Hayes Bennett...
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May 13, 2025
The opportunity to conduct research is fueling this community health student to discover life-saving cancer treatments
During her sophomore year at George Mason University, College of Public Health student Paris Stephens sought to gain more experience...
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May 12, 2025
Study reveals natural selection at play among Tibetan women
Any pregnant woman in her third trimester can attest to feeling short of breath. Pregnancy in a low-oxygen environment, then,...
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May 9, 2025
How resilience, caring, and lived experience created a social worker
Before she ever considered social work as a profession, Rocío Rodríguez Morales was already an advocate for her family, starting...
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April 22, 2025
George Mason bioengineering team’s start-up is the next wave of athletic rehabilitation and performance
Based on their years of research studying how student-athletes move, George Mason University bioengineering professors Parag Chitnis and Siddhartha Sikdar...
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