- September 2, 2026George Mason University and Oxford-based frontier computing company TreQ announced a groundbreaking partnership this week to bring open-architecture quantum infrastructure to the Commonwealth of Virginia beginning with the first open-architecture quantum computing system in the state and National Capital Region.
- August 31, 2026This summer, George Mason University’s Veterans and the Arts Initiative, based at the Hylton Center, received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
- August 27, 2026George Mason University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Marion Underwood today announced that Andre Marshall, vice president for research, innovation, and economic impact, has accepted an assignment with the National Science Foundation (NSF) as program director, Strategic Partnerships Hub.
- August 25, 2026Show your Patriot pride every mile of the journey: New George Mason University license plates are now available through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and every license plate purchase helps support student scholarships.
- August 24, 2026Board of Visitors member Shawn Chambliss Purvis honors her father with a $50,000 scholarship for George Mason electrical and computer engineering students.
- August 24, 2026George Mason Athletics raised a record $4.4 million this year—its highest ever—fueling scholarships, facilities, and support across all 22 varsity sports.
- August 21, 2026The Sharmas have made a gift to George Mason University that will name the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the Costello College of Business in their honor.
- August 19, 2026Education leaders across Northern Virginia gathered at George Mason to tackle a pressing question: how to prepare students to use AI responsibly.
- August 18, 2026As South Korea accelerates its national investment in quantum science and technology, George Mason University's Quantum Science and Engineering Center (QSEC) is strengthening its engagement with the country's leading research institutions and regional innovation partners.
- August 17, 2026George Mason will soon offer a doctoral degree in cybersecurity, a milestone reflecting the rapid evolution of the field and the continued growth of the university's Department of Cyber Security Engineering (CYSE).
- August 12, 2026NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) and revenue sharing have become inescapable parts of the lexicon of today’s new college sports landscape, but George Mason University’s assistant vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics Marvin Lewis wants to make sure that everyone knows exactly what that entails.
- August 12, 2026Last year, Fall for the Book’s annual Writers in the School series reached nearly 1,200 K-12 students in the Fairfax County Public Schools with their Writers in the School series. The program, organized by the George Mason University-based festival, is designed to introduce students to authors and encourage interest in reading and writing.