George Mason licenses cancer imaging technology to biotech company

SonoVanta™, a patent-pending contrast agent that improves the precision of cancer margin imaging, is being licensed through the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation’s Lab-to-Launch Program.

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Carter School alumna finds harmony between music and mediation

Carter School alumna Avery Cotham traded the choral stage for the mediation table, turning a career pivot into meaningful community impact.

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Faculty philanthropy fuels quantum innovation with $3 million gift

Through a generous $3 million gift from Professor Paul So’s SYYK Foundation, George Mason will be able to advance the education of the next generation of quantum scientists with an endowed professorship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

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George Mason announces four senior leadership promotions

President Gregory Washington has announced four leadership promotions that strengthen the university's executive team and advance George Mason's strategic vision for student success, research excellence, and institutional leadership.

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Misako Rocks! taught students how to draw manga.

Fall for the Book’s Writers in the Schools reaches more than 1,000 students

Carrie Ann Delaney (center) and other advising community members listen intently during the awards ceremony presentations.

Mason Advising Symposium explores best practices and creates community

Computer scientist receives DOE Genesis Award for breakthrough AI–HPC research

George Mason alumna turns a passion for sustainability into a career of service

Fairfax County Government was among the employers meeting with students at the MASI/EFP Career Fair.

George Mason career fair helps create accessible pathways to employment

Geolocation data points generated by an iPhone alongside data from nearby WiFi access points. Despite iPhone location services being disabled, information from surrounding devices is still collected.

Your watch knows what you did last summer

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SixDegrees.org partners with George Mason University to support families, students

Bold Solutions for a Prosperous Future

George Mason University's Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI) is a comprehensive research framework, backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment, to align university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas addressing humanity’s ultimate grand challenge.

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