Buzz McClain

A virtual workshop brings together stakeholders in the energy and innovation sectors to discuss regulatory sandboxes.

A new master’s degree alum—and former professional basketball player from Lithuania—is spending the summer gaining experience on the Hill and beyond. Meet Livija Kaktaite.

When the war with Russia disrupted Tetiana Khutor’s work in Ukraine, she found a temporary home at the Schar School. The “scholar in exile” hopes to develop relationships in Washington that will help rebuild her homeland.

President Biden’s performance in the June 27 debate with Donald Trump did not go well, to say the least. One Schar School professor warned about the consequences of such a mishap a year ago. Read Jeremy Mayer’s take in USA Today.

A $1 million grant from the U.S. Senate will create a new interdisciplinary center at George Mason designed to help Virginia small businesses take advantage of advances in artificial intelligence. Read who is behind this first-of-its-kind center and how it will work.

The Schar School and the Washington Post team up to deliver data on the uncommitted and “double haters”—registered voters who may decide who wins the presidency in 2024.

Rona Jobe says her 2013 Master of Public Policy degree prepared her to help other women and minorities elevate their businesses. Now she’s a Rising Star winner from a major nonprofit.

A course teaching graduate students how to successfully manage large-scale crises prepares them for even more prominent public-facing roles. Read about the class and the professor teaching from experience, James Olds.

A weeklong boot camp for selected early-career researchers will teach them how to communicate policy ideas to those who can enact change. And they’ll be learning from those who have been there.

Schar School adjunct professor and former longtime Dutch diplomat Gerrit van der Wees receives one of Taiwan’s top civilian honors: the Order of the Brillian Star with Grand Cordon.