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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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 team cracks the code on vulnerability in ARX's system
A team of faculty and students from George Mason recently discovered a vulnerability in the widely used anonymization tool ARX. They presented their findings at one of the world's most prestigious computer security conference. Learn more about their discovery.
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.
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.
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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
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