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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ leadership, faculty, and staff officially welcomed the largest and most diverse incoming freshman class in the university’s history. The incoming undergraduate class—combined freshmen and transfers—also reached an all-time high for George Mason.

Fourteen local high school students spent a week in August learning about renewable energy from electrical engineering professor Liling Huang and a host of local energy engineering professionals. At the end of the week, the students presented their work, a model town powered entirely by clean energy.  

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study policy and scientific challenges in making bus fleets less dependent on fossil fuel will bring together experts from a variety of disciplines and three major universities. See what they hope to accomplish, and why.

George Mason scientist Fereshte Ghahari Kermani received the prestigious Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant from the National Science Foundation to continue her research on the complex quantum phases in graphene materials.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) has received additional support from Google to launch the Accelerated College and Employability Skills (ACCESS) Academy with Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS).

A new flexible and wide-ranging partnership between the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in the United Kingdom and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's School of Dance offers exciting possibilities for research, collaboration, and cultural exploration.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s popular FOCUS outreach program marks its 10th anniversary this summer and continues to expand its science and tech immersion programs.

With the support of a 4-VA award, George Mason researcher Sabine Doebel had the opportunity to collaborate with colleague Angeline Lillard, a widely respected developmental psychologist at the University of Virginia.

To recognize Mason Korea's 10th anniversary, President Gregory Washington is joined by former campus dean Robert Matz and associate professor Gyu Tag Lee to discuss the growth of Mason Korea, the influence of Korean pop on global culture, and more.

Through 4-VA@Mason, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty members have embarked on new pilot research projects in collaboration with higher education institutions throughout Virginia.