College of Science

Two George Mason University graduate students have been awarded prestigious Boren Fellowships.

Mason alumni John Whalan, Elaine "Chipper" Petersen, and Bob Veenstra built the university's first telescope and observatory with $200 in start-up funds from the Physics Department.

Virongy, which was started by Mason researcher Yuntao Wu in 2013, is one of the life science companies that is part of the Northern Virginia BioHub, which was recently established through Virgina Bio-Connect

Graduating with a bachelor of science in biology and minor in health, disease, and culture, Natalie VanderNoot is headed to Brown University this fall to pursue a master’s degree in public health.

While in the hospital because of the injury he sustained playing basketball, Mason biology major Sean Diment decided to change his major and study to become a health care provider.

Peraton CEO Stu Shea, who will speak at Mason's Commencement May 20, discusses success, life, careers, and how Mason prepares graduates for the world ahead in this Q&A.

The K12 Quantum Workforce Development Project will help develop quantum curricula in local public high school systems to better prepare a diverse quantum workforce in Northern Virginia.

Road salt has been touted as a lifesaver when it comes to combatting icy roads. Yet using this snow-melting mineral has a dark side once it enters waterways. Graduating senior Maggie Walker, through the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC), is gathering data at local streams to influence change.

When Mason PhD student Gifty Mensah was working on her master’s degree in microbiology, she realized the tangible impact of research.

Jim Trefil, a Mason physicist and Robinson Professor, explains the importance of a scientific worldview. The author of more than 50 books and one of the developers of the modern theories about quarks as a fundamental component of the universe, Trefil is helping pioneer a new way of teaching science.