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º£½ÇÉçÇø is now ranked among the highest research institutions in the country by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

As you know, last week º£½ÇÉçÇø made the decision to test our most at-risk population—our residential students—to see if there was any significant impact from the Labor Day holiday. I’m pleased to share that with 97 percent of those results in, we have seen a remarkably low rate of transmission: just 11 positive students out of more than 2,400 test results, or a 0.45 percent positivity rate.

º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Thomas Lovejoy was elected to the National Academy of Sciences this week, joining an elite group of 120 scholars recognized this year for their contributions to science and research.

Mason faculty, staff, students, contractors, and their families and friends can register to receive their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, April 28 at Mason’s EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, VA.

Last August, º£½ÇÉçÇø faculty and students participated in a series of virtual simulations of school shooter incidents as part of an effort to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and MITRE Corp. determine best practices for school safety.

Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman discusses ethical dilemmas in pulic service

This spring, Mason senior Elizabeth Cheang landed an internship that provided her with a unique opportunity to research COVID-19 cases and use public data sets to discover virus hot spots in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

º£½ÇÉçÇø has begun administering COVID-19 vaccinations to students.

First Lady Jill Biden will be º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Commencement speaker next month, headlining the May 14 virtual event honoring nearly 9,700 graduates.

Playing football for University of Notre Dame was something Steve Elmer said he could only dream of when he was younger. His talent combined with a scholarship had him playing on the field with a golden helmet as freshman. He became one of the team’s most experienced offensive linemen, having 30 starts to his name.

Ceres Nanosciences, a Northern Virginia bioscience company spun out of º£½ÇÉçÇø that specializes in diagnostic products and workflows, has opened a 12,000-square-foot advanced particle manufacturing plant in Prince William County’s Innovation Park.

Mason cadets fly to Marine Corps Base Quantico to complete a simulated military mission.