Campus News

George Mason University’s Thomas Lovejoy was elected to the National Academy of Sciences this week, joining an elite group of 120 scholars recognized this year for their contributions to science and research.

Mason faculty, staff, students, contractors, and their families and friends can register to receive their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, April 28 at Mason’s EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, VA.

Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman discusses ethical dilemmas in pulic service

George Mason University has begun administering COVID-19 vaccinations to students.

First Lady Jill Biden will be George Mason University’s Commencement speaker next month, headlining the May 14 virtual event honoring nearly 9,700 graduates.

Mason cadets fly to Marine Corps Base Quantico to complete a simulated military mission.

George Mason University is offering two COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week for students on Wednesday, April 21 and Friday, April 23.

Black-footed ferrets were once thought to be extinct, until a small population was discovered in Wyoming in 1981. The species is still endangered, but scientists—including a George Mason University researcher and students at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC)—are coming to the rescue.

In December 2020, Willa, a black-footed ferret who died in 1988, was cloned using her cells that had been frozen. That clone, Elizabeth Ann, is now the first North American endangered species to be cloned in the United States. Senior Research Scientist Klaus-Peter Koepfli conducted critical research on her genetic cell line.

These Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area's Community Conversations, “Vaxx Facts: Our ‘Shot’ at Recovery,” feature experts from the member institutions who have years of experience working and researching in public health, the sciences, and medicine, as well as presidents from the universities within the consortium.