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Join George Mason University President Gregory Washington as he invites experts, change-makers, innovators, and thought leaders to engage in meaningful conversations about the greatest challenges of our time.
Listen and learn from audacious people from George Mason and beyond who represent the diversity of insight, the agility of collaboration, and the tenacity required in the struggle for a better future that is at the essence of the Mason Nation.
President Gregory Washington hosts each episode of the Access to Excellence podcast, recorded on the campus of George Mason University.
Podcast — EP 64: Navigating AI’s risks and rewards
In 2024, artificial intelligence dominated conversations across the globe, from copyright lawsuits against AI art generators to developing legislation for artificial intelligence regulation. As we enter this new frontier of technological advancement and intelligence, George Mason is positioning itself to be a pioneer in the field.
On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Gregory Washington and George Mason’s inaugural vice president and chief AI officer Amarda Shehu discuss the research possibilities of AI and the role of higher education in AI training and development.
Amarda Shehu serves as George Mason’s Inaugural VP and Chief AI Officer and as an Associate Dean for AI Innovation in the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), where she is also a tenured Professor in the Department of Computer Science. Learn more.
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April 21, 2020University Professor Thomas Lovejoy, known worldwide as the "godfather of biodiversity," tells John Hollis why the great rainforest is so imperiled, and how he fell in love with the region he has visited since 1965 and calls "a biologist
March 10, 2020Mason sport management professor Craig Esherick, a former head coach at Georgetown, tells John Hollis why the tournament might be the best it's ever been, has a new story about Mason's 2006 Final Four run, and discusses different paths t
March 2, 2020Host John Hollis speaks with Shobita Satyapal and Ryan Pfeifle about their discovery of three galaxies with black holes at their centers that, when they collide, could shake apart matter and light up gravitational wave detectors on earth.
February 7, 2020Host John Hollis speaks to Mason’s Wendi Manuel-Scott and George Oberlie about the lives and culture of the slaves at Gunston Hall, and the Enslaved People of George Mason memorial being constructed on Mason’s Fairfax Campus.