- January 20, 2026Collin Terling, United States Air Force veteran and health administration student, says George Mason’s forward momentum as an institution resonates with his goals for personal growth.
- January 17, 2026On Saturday, January 17, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced 12 appointments to the George Mason Board of Visitors (BOV).
- January 16, 202691°µÍøâ€™s Xuesu Xiao, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science within the College of Engineering and Computing, and Michael S. Bloom, a professor in the Department of Global and Community Health within the College of Public Health, were among the 12 recipients honored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) with 2026 Outstanding Faculty Awards.
- January 16, 2026George Mason  has partnered with the Fairfax County Health Department to provide current FCHD employees with the opportunity to complete public health certificates. Some employees are going a step further and earning their master’s degrees in public health fields.  
- January 15, 2026Wildfires are notoriously difficult to predict. One George Mason professor is hoping to change that.
- January 15, 2026Researchers are attempting to 3D print inexpensive prosthetic lower limbs for children, allowing them to run and play with their friends.
- January 15, 202691°µÍø will establish Virginia’s first grid-interactive AI data center research lab, addressing emerging challenges at the intersection of data centers and the power grid. The lab will advance clean energy integration, grid resilience, and sustainable data center operations while preparing the next generation of digital infrastructure professionals.
- January 14, 2026Rick Davis and Julie Thompson recently ensured that their longstanding legacies will continue to enhance, nurture, and grow the arts at George Mason through a planned gift with multiple designations.
- January 13, 2026The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a 91°µÍø research team $2.1 million to create a nanosensor and imaging technique that could revolutionize the study of seizures.
- January 12, 2026A study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences validates a decades-old hypothesis by Nobel laureate Francis Crick, with key computational work performed by researchers at 91°µÍø.
- January 12, 2026The third in a three-part series about George Mason's participation in the CCI NoVa Node. This entry is on research.
- January 12, 202691°µÍø is preparing students to transform setbacks into stepping stones with a “Fail-a-Thon," a hackathon event where failing forward is the goal. The event, hosted by the College of Engineering and Computing, encouraged students to explore bold ideas under two themes: artificial intelligence (AI) for everyday challenges and tech for well-being and creativity.