Interviews conducted by Ryan Thornton. For the third year in a row, students, faculty and alumni will advocate on behalf of several issues facing higher education institutions to Virginia legislators. On Jan. 29, Mason Lobbies will visit the Virginia General…
The Virginia General Assembly is planning to vote on a new joint resolution, SJ226, to commemorate the 240th anniversary of George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights in 2016. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, in order to dedicate a year to,…
The Office of Facilities has yet to publicly release the construction start date for the proposed $73 million building intended to house the College of Health and Human Services. According to a June 2014 press release from the university, Mason…
A summer camp designed by Mason’s STEM Accelerator program was awarded a $20,000 grant on Dec. 15 by Northern Virginia’s Business Women’s Giving Circle. Females of Color Underrepresented in STEM is a week-long camp aimed at middle-school girls. It seeks…
George Mason University psychology professor Todd Kashdan has published a book on why the pressure to always be happy can cause negative effects, particularly in today’s connected society. “I think one of the most toxic messages in our culture is try…
A team of social work professors is studying how poetry, songs and even Play-Doh can improve the mood and memory of the elderly. Professor of Social Work Dr. Holly Matto is leading the research at Birmingham Green, an assisted living…
George Mason University’s student senate passed a proposal to add gender identity and expression to the university’s anti-discrimination policy. The proposal was one of the recommendations made by Mason’s LGBTQ Campus Climate Task Force. A final vote is still pending…
A new cyber security product created by a Mason professor and graduate students was recently released into the commercial market with the help of small local business Kryptowire and the Department of Homeland Security. The product is software that specializes…
An emergency contractor is cleaning up an oil spill that occurred this past Saturday where about 4000 gallons of diesel fuel overflowed from holding tanks at the Central Heating and Cooling Plant on the Fairfax campus. The incident occurred around…
George Mason University’s new Panera Bread was expected to open at the start of the spring 2015 semester, but now the new Johnson Center dining addition will open Jan. 24. According to Mark Kraner, the executive director of campus retail…