Schar School of Policy and Government

Industry leaders and members of the academic transportation planning and policy community came together at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government on April 23 for a day-long conversation about a subject no less important than the future of mobility in the 21st Century.

Are the effects of anti-vaccination attitudes perpetuated by social media platforms? Annette Prieto, a Master’s in Biodefense student at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, set out to find out.

The pressure was on as students in the Schar School of Policy and Government’s PUPB 500: Theory and Practice in Public Policy course eagerly awaited their chance to present their policy briefs to a decision-making and intelligence briefing expert, Michael Morell, on Tuesday, April 23, at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus.

The characteristics it takes to earn an PhD are the same it takes to assume a role of major responsibility in a company or organization, said John A. Zangardi.

More than 50 students, faculty members, and practitioners in the global energy, economics, and technology fields attended the Third Annual Mason Energy Symposium on Thursday, April 25, held at George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus.

What do news headlines about the North Korean nuclear weapons program, the Huawei CFO arrest, the use of chemical weapons in Syria, and sanctions against Venezuela have in common? These headlines all involve the use of trade to influence the course of international events.

Early in the spring semester, Schar School of Policy and Government associate professor and director of research Naoru Koizumi traveled to Bangladesh to continue research on organ sales and trafficking, specifically kidney harvesting.

Thursday, April 18—It was the day Schar School of Policy and Government undergraduates had been waiting for: Their research posters would finally be displayed and judged, with not just grades at stake, but also the possibility of winning $100.

The Schar School of Policy and Government’s Center for Energy Science and Policy welcomes Visiting Research Scholar Omid Shokri.

For many undergraduate students in the Washington, D.C., area, working on Capitol Hill or the federal government is a dream job, especially at the entry-level just out of school.