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º£½ÇÉçÇø announced this week an expanded partnership with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, to enhance career development opportunities for university students and GDIT’s workforce. The focus areas include cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and government contracting.

For doctoral student Daniel T. Howlett, a high school project on the Salem Witch Trials has, in a way, never ended for him. It just grew in scope. He has visited more than 150 New England cemeteries for his dissertation research in on religion and disability in early America, and the Salem Witch Trials play a role.

New study finds underrepresented students, particularly women of color, were less likely to receive mental health services during the pandemic. This study is the first to use a national dataset to examine changes in university students’ psychological well-being and their utilization of mental health services.

George Mason received a $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a postdoctoral fellowship program that will prepare recent PhD graduates to be leaders in quantum education and workforce development research. The program focuses on addressing challenges in quantum education, particularly in building an inclusive and equitable workforce.

George D. Schindler, former president and chief executive officer of business and information technology company CGI, will be the featured speaker at º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Winter Commencement on Dec. 19 at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax º£½ÇÉçÇø.

º£½ÇÉçÇø is now part of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a nationwide collaboration of 66 institutions.

The annual Mason Nation Thriving Together 5K and 1-mile run/walk took place on º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Fairfax º£½ÇÉçÇø on Saturday, Oct. 19. This year, more than 400 people registered for the event.

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has appointed Jamil N. Jaffer, the founder and executive director of the National Security Institute (NSI), to his new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, which will work with legislators to regulate rapidly advancing AI technology. Jaffer is one of 10 appointees to the task force, alongside NSI Fellow Zach Graves.

This month the organizers of the Foragers’ Forest on George Mason’s Fairfax º£½ÇÉçÇø marked the project’s first anniversary with the planting of endangered American chestnut trees.

Under the supervision of Costello professor Derek Horstmeyer, student-driven research insights are raising eyebrows among employers—and readers of major newspapers.

A team of º£½ÇÉçÇø students is working to help non-English speaking visitors to Virginia’s busiest courthouse navigate the hallways and courtrooms. See how the Jurisprudence Learning Community is making a difference.

Over the past year, George Mason professor Moinul Hossain contributed to a research initiative aimed at ensuring the safety and integrity of 5G networks used by the United States military.