Research

This year, billions of Brood X cicadas emerged in the United States and generated quite a buzz, according to environmental experts. They also prompted questions about whether they are safe to eat, and who would want to eat them.

Lincoln Mullen is taking a divine approach to computational research with a grant from the Library of Congress. The award will advance the work of America’s Public Bible, which explores how American newspapers from the 19th and early 20th centuries used the Bible.

A trio of Schar School professors assumes the editorial leadership of a seminal nonprofit journal.

A Schar School professor uncovers “hidden figures” in Jim Crow-era Kansas City high schools.

George Mason University is well represented among the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

George Mason University researchers are collaborating with Fairfax County on an autonomous shuttle program that is the first of its kind in Virginia.

As K-12 school districts throughout the country reexamine their early reading programs, Seth Parsons, a George Mason University education expert, said schools should invest in teacher development and training to reach all students.

Can enemy groups learn to develop compassion for one another? That was the question Carter School professor Daniel Rothbart set out to answer in his research at Rondine, a two-year “laboratory for peace.” Now, the results are in.

“This is the first in-depth case study of compassion among civilians who live in conflict zones,” said Rothbart, who collaborated with George Mason University professors Thalia Goldstein, Marc Gopin and Karina Korostelina. “We hope this is a model that can help create new practices for peacebuilders to cultivate compassion.”

Lee A. Solomon is first junior faculty member in Chemistry to secure NSF Career Award

The localized enlargement of arteries in the brain, known as cerebral aneurysms, can have devastating consequences. Mason researcher Juan Cebral and his team are studying major risk factors for aneurysms and how to identify high-risk patients who need prompt and aggressive treatments.