Students

Each day, an estimated 130 people die from an opioid-related overdose in the United States. As part of a Capstone case study competition, 11 Global and Community Health students had the opportunity to develop and present evidence-based programs to address this alarming statistic.

For 21 straight nights, graduating senior Yasser Aburdene spent his evenings protesting in front of the Bolivian Embassy in Washington, D.C., fighting for democracy in the midst of a controversial election victory by Evo Morales. He had no idea his advocacy would land him in the spotlight at one of the most historic sites for human rights.

Hard work pays off. George Mason University winter graduate GaYoung Lee knows that much to be true.