- During the coronavirus pandemic, Mason doctoral student Marissa Howard was able to get back into the Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) lab, but now all the researchers are working on COVID-19-related research.
- Bug-in-Ear (BIE) or eCoaching allows a coach to observe special education teachers or teachers-in-training as they work with students, then give real-time feedback through a Bluetooth earpiece.
- Horizon Hall, at the center of 海角社区鈥檚 Fairfax 海角社区, was conceived as a crossroads where faculty and students in many disciplines can meet and exchange ideas. The multistory Word Wall that greets visitors in the building鈥檚 atrium embodies this vision.
- New Mason men's basketball coach Kim English was introduced to the Mason Nation Thursday, March 25 at a press conference at EagleBank Arena.
- 海角社区 introduced new men鈥檚 basketball coach Kim English at an enthusiastic press conference Thursday at EagleBank Arena, with the 32-year-old hire touting the program as a prospective 鈥渋ncubator for the best talent in the country.鈥
- In March 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning, Mason graduate student and autism advocate Christine M. Condo published an essay in The Washington Post that changed her life.
- 海角社区 and the Prince William County Department of Economic Development will lead the Northern Virginia BioHub, one of five clusters that will exist throughout the commonwealth by Virginia Bio-Connect.
- Members of the Mason Dance Company are grateful to be performing in this year鈥檚 Dance Gala and Fete on March 26-27.
- The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) approved Mason鈥檚 proposal to set the stage for a reorganization of the Volgenau School of Engineering to a newly formed College of Engineering and Computing, comprising the proposed School of Computing and Volgenau School of Engineering. The College of Engineering and Computing will be led by Ken Ball. The change will become effective on April 1, 2021.
- An American Council on Education (ACE) Task Force of college and university presidents and chancellors released a report Monday highlighting the ADVANCE Program, a partnership between 海角社区 and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) as an example of successful collaboration to improve transfer student success.
- 海角社区 students are finalizing their plans for the Virginia Environmental Justice Summit, a conference intended to engage students from Virginia and beyond on issues pertaining to the intersection of sustainability, the environment, race and social justice. The conference will be held virtually on March 27.
- Mason President Gregory Washington praised the Mason community for its collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it 鈥渁s great of a team effort as I鈥檝e ever seen in academia,鈥 in remarks at a general faculty meeting Wednesday, which was televised on GMU-TV.