Buzz McClain

It was the collapse of the job market in the early 1980s that put Terry Clower—who spends his days studying the vagaries of employment and other economic dynamics—on the path to the position he holds now as director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University.

Thousands of commuters may wonder if there’s enough parking at the new Wiehle-Reston East stop on Metro’s Silver Line, but few, says Jeong Yun Kweun, will think about the public-private partnership that made it possible. Kweun, a PhD student at George Mason University’s School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, is working on a study that may have impact on parking at all the stops, including those not yet built.

It took six years—eight, if you count the two to get the master’s degree—for Craig Wiener to receive his PhD in biodefense from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.

The tattered and stained clothes on the table belonged to a young girl; the soiled garments, broken hair accessories and still-tied shoes are all that is left of her. The items were found buried in her grave, a grave she shared with a second person, most likely a relative.

It’s a question just about everyone faces at some point: Will I remain healthy and will I be happy after retirement?

Transportation consultant Christine Sherman discovered the importance of developing public-private partnerships to leverage resources for the enhancement of real-time transportation information.