April 3, 2024New EduRank report on university performance in research highlights eighteen George Mason University programs as the best in Virginia, with Mason's entrepreneurship ecosystem as No.1 among all public institutions.
March 27, 2024On the morning of Friday, March 1, Christine Landoll, director of business engagement at the Costello College of Business, welcomed guests to the Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory, or “body farm,” on George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus in Prince William County.
March 21, 2024Co-founded in 2018 by Trevor Montano, BS Accounting ’00, and Derek Horstmeyer, a professor of finance at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, the Montano Student Investment Fund (SMIF) is an all-equity investment fund administered by finance students at the Costello College of Business.
March 28, 2024The college that now bears Donald G. Costello’s name is a fitting testament to his entrepreneurial legacy. This extends not only to coursework and outreach programs, which have long stressed entrepreneurship, but also to the faculty’s research expertise. Indeed, a number of Costello College of Business professors were key contributors to Mason’s being named the #2 university for entrepreneurship research in North America by independent ratings agency EduRank.
March 11, 2024Sarah Wittman, an assistant professor of management at Mason's Costello College of Business, unpacks this complex problem and proposes some potential research-based solutions.
March 1, 2024Mason alumna Kristen Cavallo was named the Virginia Business Magazine Business Person of 2023, a distinction that recognizes her achievements in growing companies while emphasizing diversity in leadership.
February 22, 2024Jiasun Li, an associate professor of finance at the Costello College of Business, has received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. According to the NSF website, the CAREER award is given to “early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.”
February 15, 2024Why the legal framework currently in play to protect our online data isn’t working—and how it might be improved. Brad Greenwood, an information systems professor at the Costello College of Business, researches breach notification laws.
February 13, 2024Deciding whether to reveal someone else’s secrets isn’t just a moral dilemma. It can also have a serious impact on your reputation. Costello College of Business assistant professor of management, Einav Hart, explores this issue in a series of studies.
February 8, 2024Zachary Risseeuw, a senior studying business analytics, worked with the Office of Career Services within the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University to prepare for the accounting firm’s exhaustive interview process.