Research

Voter turnout around the country was down. But in Fairfax County, one polling place saw a miniscule decline while others saw steep drop-offs. Here’s how George Mason’s students made sure Mason Nation cast its ballots.

New research by Schar School professor Sita Slavov hopes to identify how widows can enhance their financial security when it comes to claiming Social Security benefits. See why this work is important to millions of women.

Hundreds of students will help build a first-ever AI tool that tracks monetary penalties and gauges their impact on those who pay them. See what the three-day DataStorm is all about.

A team of researchers, led by Professor Justin Gest of the Schar School, examines whether and how climate change shapes human mobility.

Three Schar School researchers examine how vaccine mandates exacerbated the labor shortage in the health care industry.

With a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Assistant Professor Fengxiu Zhang will study policy and scientific challenges in making bus fleets less dependent on fossil fuel.

A $16.5 million grant for the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), led by Faye S. Taxman, will enable the research network to expand its focus.

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study policy and scientific challenges in making bus fleets less dependent on fossil fuel will bring together experts from a variety of disciplines and three major universities. See what they hope to accomplish, and why.

To better assist Mason’s expanding research activities and provide enhanced support to faculty, the Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP) project will soon introduce a handful of new, easy-to-use tools. In the coming months, new “modules” will assist with managing research involving human subjects, streamlining payroll reporting, overseeing animal care, and adhering to export regulations.

In a global first, the Schar School’s Center for Business Civic Engagement partners with Romania’s Babeș-Bolyai University to address advancements in intelligent automation.