- Tue, 12/12/2017 - 16:33
When the U.S. Postal Inspection Service assigned forensic chemist Stephanie Smith to a temporary assignment to support the Security and Crime Prevention Group, one of her first duties was to write the job description of a new permanent scientific advisor position.
- Wed, 12/06/2017 - 09:39
The United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s rightful capital, and plans to relocate the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv, could prompt a violent reaction from the Arab and Muslim worlds, a George Mason University professor said, and decrease U.S. influence in the Middle East.
- Tue, 12/05/2017 - 10:26
A little more than a year into a Virginia-oriented political polling partnership, George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and the Washington Post have expanded the scope of polling to include surveys on topics with national interest.
- Mon, 12/04/2017 - 11:26
Higher taxes and more expensive health care could have “a devastating effect on the rural poor and those on Indian reservations,” said Tonya Neaves, director of the Centers on the Public Service at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.
- Mon, 12/04/2017 - 10:03
How countries invest in their own economic futures is key to raising the standard of living, developing innovation and avoiding internal and external conflicts, said Schar School of Policy and Government professor Zoltan Acs.
- Wed, 11/29/2017 - 15:21
Researchers at George Mason University and Stanford University have teamed up to assess the risks, benefits and governance of the emerging field of genome editing. The study is the only unclassified, independent academic project of its kind, said Gregory Koblentz, director of George Mason’s Schar School of Policy and Government biodefense graduate program and co-principal investigator.
- Fri, 11/17/2017 - 10:19
Is the coup in Zimbabwe good or bad news for the country and its people?
- Thu, 11/16/2017 - 11:18
Some 250 people turned out Monday night for a post-election post-mortem from the campaign managers for Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus.
- Tue, 11/14/2017 - 15:23
Two hundred forty-six dollars a month seemed like a lot of money to Chris Jones in 1974. That was the amount of the veterans’ stipend he received when he enrolled in college after finishing a six-year stint in the U.S. Army. But just as important as the amount was the fact that the college, San Jose State, gave him a three-month advance on the stipend to cover his living expenses while he started classes.
- Mon, 11/13/2017 - 11:59
Joe Russell said he is trying — really trying — to not think too much about the interview that could change his life.