April 25, 2022For the past decade, Mason alum Germán Perilla, cofounder and director of the Honey Bee Initiative, has led Mason’s honey bee efforts.
April 25, 2022This spring a small team of George Mason University students used the Patriot Green Fund to enhance the diversity of the university’s Honey Bee Pollinator Garden. This garden, which sits outside of Roberts House on the Mason’s Fairfax Campus, serves as a biodiverse pollinator haven for the bees currently residing nearby in one of the Honey Bee Initiative’s apiaries.
April 21, 2022Sponsored by the Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) and the Business for a Better World Center, the 17 Rooms-U produced dozens of ideas, some of which were combined during follow-up conversations. Groups championing those ideas are now receiving up to $5,000 in seed money to implement their sustainability plans.
April 20, 2022Ingrid Guerra-López, PhD has been named the next dean of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at George Mason University. She will assume this role on July 1, 2022.
April 22, 2022The first Mason Day took place four years before the university’s first Commencement, and it’s been the event to look forward to ever since.
April 18, 2022Philosopher and activist Cornel West was the debut guest of the Schar School’s new Race, Politics, and Policy Center.
April 18, 2022George Mason University alum Charniele L. Herring has made history with her barrier-breaking career in Virginia state politics.
April 18, 2022Bethany Usher, associate provost for undergraduate education at George Mason University, has been elected to serve as president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).
April 15, 2022American Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, George Mason University Professor Edward Maibach, and Admiral James Fogo III, USN (Ret.) will provide keynote interviews during the 15th annual STAR-TIDES Capabilities Demonstration, which runs from Monday-Wednesday, April 18-20, at Merten Hall on the Fairfax Campus.
April 14, 2022On June 10, 2010, Mason opened the Biomedical Research Laboratory (BRL) on the Science and Technology Campus in Prince William County. Here, Mason researchers have been able to advance their groundbreaking work on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases.