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NuScale Energy Exploration Center at Fuse offers students a state-of-the-art simulated reactor control room

The NuScale Energy Exploration Center at Fuse at Mason Square, created in partnership with NuScale Power, will help prepare the next generation of nuclear professionals to engage with the evolving energy industry. Learn more about the center.

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Business as a force for good

Costello residency students travel to New York City for an up-close exploration of sustainable development goals and nonprofits addressing some of those needs.

Follow the Impact Fellows' journey.

Tyler Cowen, George Mason professor and alum, named a top philanthropist by TIME

Professor Tyler Cowen, BS Economics ’83, has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in philanthropy. Cowen is being recognized for his leadership of Emergent Ventures.

Discover how this program supports entrepreneurial thinkers and doers with extraordinary potential.

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Mason Korea hosts record-breaking digital art competition

The fifth annual Progress@Play Social Impact Digital Art Competition, supported by the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education and the Game Culture Foundation, centered on creative ideas and sustainable solutions to social issues. Discover more.

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Patriot Profile

The former soccer player turned Stearns Scholar Athlete member of the George Mason rowing team shares her perspective on campus activities, academics, and the rewards of stepping outside of your comfort zone.

Read more about Midori.

"Spheres" uses strings to build bonds of peace

Student composers recently had their works performed as a collaborative project in the Dewberry School of Music. The project explores how reading, writing, listening, interpreting, and ultimately, reacting are influenced by point of view, giving insight into the arts as a form of peacebuilding dialogue.

Learn more about the project.

Mason Career Academy launches to aid students, recent grads, displaced workers

Along with technical training, the platform, offered through Coursera, also includes professional development tools that help sharpen skills in resume writing, interviewing, and job readiness.

Courses are taught by instructors from top companies and institutions, and completed credentials can be added directly to resumes or LinkedIn profiles.

Learn more and access the benefits of micro-learning

Undergraduate research impact

Mason Korea students used their research to write an article for the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Their project, based on a stream local to the Incheon campus, proposes updated approaches to water quality monitoring. In addition, the undergraduates gained experience in the realm of scholarly research and publishing.

Learn about their work.