- Wed, 03/21/2018 - 13:48
James Pfiffner, a Schar School of Policy and Government professor who specializes in presidents and their Cabinets, talks about possible reasons for the typical early stability in presidential Cabinets. Read more in NPR.
- A Schar School Force at the 79th Annual American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) ConferenceTue, 03/20/2018 - 08:30
The Schar School of Policy and Government was front and center at this year’s annual American Society for Public Administration meeting, held in Denver, Colorado, March 9-13. More than a dozen faculty members and students presented in panels and workshops on several well-received topics, including education policy, third party governance, and integrated emergency operation, among others.
- Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:34
In March 2017, a University of Alberta project, funded by Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc., announced the reconstruction of the horsepox virus in a laboratory, with the intention of developing a new smallpox vaccine.
- Thu, 03/15/2018 - 16:43
When it comes right down to it, President Donald Trump had no choice but to push Rex Tillerson out as Secretary of State, a George Mason University professor said.
- Thu, 03/15/2018 - 12:44
In an op-ed, Michael Hayden writes that until the United States authorizes robust and sometimes destructive responses to cyber attacks, its cyber power will remain "in the barn."
- Wed, 03/14/2018 - 16:26
For Arne Duncan, the key to successfully educating and preparing students for career paths is relevance.
- Tue, 03/13/2018 - 14:05
Schar School professor Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley and biodefense doctoral student Saskia Popescu review two new books on the emerging science of gene editing.
- Tue, 03/13/2018 - 13:59
"Northern Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock (R) has done a reasonably good job of insulating herself from the immense unpopularity of President Trump. But there is another issue that could pose a serious threat to her reelection this year: guns."
- Tue, 03/13/2018 - 13:54
Janine Wedel, author of the book "Shadow Elite" and a professor at George Mason's Schar School of Policy and Government, talks about the rise of government contractors. Read more in Rolling Stone.
- Fri, 03/09/2018 - 11:50
Monday evening about 300 students, staff members and faculty attended a 90-minute policy talk about foreign relations at George Mason University’s Founders Hall auditorium in Arlington, Va.