Mariam Aburdeineh

American ginseng has been nicknamed “green gold” for good reason. The root that grows wild across the Appalachian Mountains can fetch more than $500 per pound and has been used medicinally for generations to support everything from brain function to the immune system.

Saving an endangered species is possible, but it takes a village. Conservationists, including three George Mason University alumni working at the Smithsonian and a current student, are part of the team at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) and the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) working to ensure red pandas move off the endangered list.

Six students at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School are participating in the school’s new Immigration Litigation Clinic and advocating for clients facing a range of complex immigration proceedings.

How does an aspiring intelligence professional learn about the intricacies of global security when the field is highly specialized and secretive? For students at George Mason University, the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at the Schar School of Policy and Government helps pull back that curtain, allowing for a more complete examination of intelligence and its interplay with U.S. national security.