Shaping the quantum future in Virginia

With support from a $3.7M GO Virginia grant, George Mason will be home to the Virginia Quantum Hub. President Gregory Washington and QSEC executive director Patrick Vora shared the news at a Washington Post LIVE event this week.

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George Mason earns Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability

George Mason is the only Virginia institution and only public R1 on the East Coast to earn the new classification, integrating sustainability across curriculum, research, operations, career prep, and community engagement.

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George Mason establishes Virginia Quantum Hub

With support from a $3.7 million GO Virginia grant, a new Virginia Quantum Hub at George Mason University is building the ecosystem necessary to globally shape the future of quantum.

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George Mason ranks #1 in Virginia for innovation

U.S. News & World Report's 2027 Best Colleges ranks George Mason No. 1 in Virginia and top 50 nationally for innovation, No. 1 among Virginia public universities for upward mobility, and top 20 nationally in cybersecurity and writing in the disciplines.

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George Mason’s first Grand Challenge Exchange Day builds connections across disciplines

George Mason's first Grand Challenge Initiative Exchange Day brought together more than 200 faculty members to talk to about the GCI-related work being done and launch the call for Year 2 research proposals.

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Students working in the Kinesiology Lab at the Life Sciences and Engineering Building on the Science and Technology Campus.

George Mason partners with Shenandoah University on admissions pathway for physical therapy doctorate

Upper Level Democracy Lab students tour the Executive Mansion in Richmond, VA

Richmond trip includes meeting with Governor for Upper-Level Democracy Lab students

Game, Set, Content: This George Mason student-athlete brings followers inside Division I tennis

NIH R01 grant funds study of physical activity and binge eating in children

Chef George Charbel (right) is the senior executive chef for Mason Dining and the Chartwells Higher Education 2026 Chef of the Year.

Meet the Mason Nation: Chef George Charbel has the recipe for success

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Bold Solutions for a Changing World

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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