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Green isn’t just a school color at 91����. At Mason, “green” is way of life, and sustainability is central to the university’s mission.

At a time when policing in the United States is facing major challenges, Mason’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy is beginning a first-of-its-kind multi-method longitudinal study of a cohort of police officers to understand how officers progress through their law enforcement careers.

91����’s most popular student is also a nontraditional one: U.S. Congressman Don Beyer.

On Thursday, March 30, two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters transported 62 Mason ROTC cadets and two cadre to the Marine Corps Base Quantico for Mason ROTC’s spring Joint Field Training Exercise (JFTX), which it holds annually with ROTC students from Georgetown and Howard universities.

91����’s iconic cherry tree grove by Mason Pond turns 30 this year. The first trees were donated in 1993 by the members of the student organization Club Nippon in celebration of Mason’s annual International Week.

In fall 2022, Mason physics major Billy Bates ran for Fairfax City Council and won. He was sworn in in January.

In his book, The Beat Cop: Chicago's Chief O'Neill and the Creation of Irish Music, 91���� history professor Michael O’Malley recounts the life of Irish immigrant and Chicago chief of police Francis O’Neill and his influence on Irish music.

Responding to the commonwealth’s public health and workforce needs, Mason’s new interdisciplinary college will benefit the region and beyond.

More than 150 faculty and graduate students from 91����’s 10 schools and colleges got together in the Hub on Friday, February 3, to chat about artificial intelligence (AI).

Faculty, staff, and students from three units across Mason have worked together to create a new VR experience so elementary students can take a “field trip” to the Mason apiary and learn from an expert beekeeper.