George Mason University Korea launches x-minute city project with EU and Korean partners
Mason Korea profiled, with Joshua K. Park and Dakota McCarty quoted. Read more.
Nov. 3, 2025 | ChosunBiz
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George Mason alum and Marine Corps veteran enters new role as president of University of West Georgia
George Mason University alumnus and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Christopher Michael “Mike” Johnson, MAIS ’11, was recently appointed University of West Georgia’s ninth president. He stepped into his new role on August 1. Learn more about his new role.
Manouchehri is this year’s Winter Commencement speaker
Ali Reza Manouchehri, BA Philosophy ‘99, co-founder and chief executive officer of MetroStar, a company he started as a George Mason University student, will be the featured speaker at Winter Commencement on December 18 at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus. Learn more about Manouchehri.
George Mason and King’s College London win Google Award to fight AI-driven romance scams targeting older adults
George Mason researchers received $100,000 to conduct a multi-national study in order to create educational tools to help older adults safely navigate dating apps. More on how the study plans to prevent "romance scams."
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative helps launch new start-ups
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Accelerator is a five-month innovation program that fuels cybersecurity entrepreneurship across Virginia by teaching professors and start-ups to bring technology to market. Discover more.
Costello hosts first AI Symposium
Costello College of Business welcomed students and local business community members to its first-ever Artificial Intelligence Symposium. Sponsored by NABA and Deloitte, the event highlighted the evolving role of AI in the workforce. Read more.
Forged in passion, not just fire: This alum is on a hot streak
George Mason alumnus Andrew Hutsell recently put his engineering skills to the test in an episode of the History Channel’s Forged in Fire, a competition show that challenges bladesmiths to create weapons under tight deadlines. See how his engineering background helped him cut a small slice of fame.
George Mason faculty awarded 14 grants from 4-VA
Thanks to grants recently awarded by 4-VA, faculty across George Mason are leading or participating in innovative new projects to further research and education this academic year. Discover more about these innovative projects.
George Mason researcher is using AI to identify human trafficking hot spots
Illicit massage businesses (IMBs) run by human trafficking rings are rampant in the United States. Assistant Professor Abhishek Ray has helped build what may be the best artificial intelligence-driven tool to root them out. Read more about IMBWatch.
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Larry Pfeiffer is quoted. Read more.
Nov. 1, 2025 | Washington Post
San Francisco's Mission District is mourning an iconic bodega cat after it was run over by a Waymo
Missy Cummings is quoted. Read more.
Nov. 2, 2025 | Business Insider
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From the situation room to Netflix: Larry Pfeiffer goes Hollywood
Larry Pfeiffer, executive director of the Schar School’s Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security, served as a consultant for Netflix's A House of Dynamite. See how Pfeiffer brought his experiences as chief of staff of the CIA to the studio.
Mason Career Academy launches to aid students, recent grads, displaced workers
Along with technical training, the platform, offered through Coursera, also includes professional development tools that help sharpen skills in resume writing, interviewing, and job readiness.
Courses are taught by instructors from top companies and institutions, and completed credentials can be added directly to resumes or LinkedIn profiles.