February 17, 2026Despite federal funding delays, George Mason’s Center for Infrastructure in the Era of AI is building strong industry partnerships in its inaugural year.
February 17, 2026George Mason University’s leadership in advancing 21st-century education took another leap forward this month when several university researchers were named to a statewide project exploring the impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on teaching and learning in higher education classrooms.
February 10, 2026Don Tapscott, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) and one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society, recently led a town hall-style conversation on identic AI, an emerging era of AI where AI evolves from its use as a tool to an active participant in our lives. Identic AI is the subject of a new book he co-authored with Joseph Bradley, You to the Power of Two: Redefining Human Potential in the Age of Identic AI.
January 28, 2026Through the Educational Research Alliance of Northern Virginia, a research and practice partnership that connects George Mason faculty with K–12 and state leaders, the College of Education and Human Development is convening some of the region’s most forward-thinking voices to define what readiness for AI in education truly means.
January 22, 2026George Mason researchers are leading a Department of Energy–funded project to make AI more energy-efficient and private by using brain-inspired computing and novel spintronic devices.
January 15, 2026Wildfires are notoriously difficult to predict. One George Mason professor is hoping to change that.
January 15, 2026George Mason University will establish Virginia’s first grid-interactive AI data center research lab, addressing emerging challenges at the intersection of data centers and the power grid. The lab will advance clean energy integration, grid resilience, and sustainable data center operations while preparing the next generation of digital infrastructure professionals.
January 12, 2026A study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences validates a decades-old hypothesis by Nobel laureate Francis Crick, with key computational work performed by researchers at George Mason University.
January 12, 2026George Mason University is preparing students to transform setbacks into stepping stones with a “Fail-a-Thon," a hackathon event where failing forward is the goal. The event, hosted by the College of Engineering and Computing, encouraged students to explore bold ideas under two themes: artificial intelligence (AI) for everyday challenges and tech for well-being and creativity.
December 3, 2025AI adoptions making inroads in senior living organizations.