GCI-Grand Challenge Initiative

Collaboration between George Mason and local counties help address opioid overdoses, substance use disorder, and behavioral health challenges.

This summer, George Mason University hosted the Pathways to Quantum Immersion Program, preparing high school students for careers in the rapidly emerging field of quantum science.

At George Mason University, researchers at the Center for Advancing Systems Science and Bioengineering Innovation (CASSBI) are leading a new $4.65 million National Institutes of Health-funded R01 study to better understand what shapes those experiences, and how to improve care.

Associate Professor Geoffrey Gilleaudeau joins President Washington to discuss what we can learn about the past, present, and future of Earth’s oceans from sedimentary rocks.

Beginning Monday, September 22, the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University hosts its Fall 2025 Peace Week with the theme “Bridging Peacebuilding, Development, and Security.” This semi-annual series, launched in 2020, now draws thousands of participants to more than 30 in-person and virtual events each semester.

George Mason’s Center for Community Mental Health received a grant from the Potomac Health Foundation that will directly support its Stepped Mental Health Care Program in Prince William County.

Commonwealth, public school and higher education leaders joined community members, parents and students Wednesday for the opening of the Shenandoah Valley Rural Regional College Partnership Laboratory School for Data Science, Computing, and Applications (DSCA Lab School).

Matthew Dalton joined George Mason University as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in May, bringing more than 25 years of experience as a cybersecurity leader at R1 institutions. In his new role with Information Technology Services, he will provide vision and strategy for information security at Virginia’s largest public research university.

Faculty across the College of Education and Human Development, working with University Libraries, are exploring AI-powered ways to bridge the gap between research and practice in education.

With the support of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) training grant, George Mason University researchers are working to integrate comprehensive school-based mental health systems as part of proactive violence prevention programming in public middle schools in Prince William County, Virginia.