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Mason professor Andrew Peterson and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania have received a $3.1 million grant funded by the National Institute on Aging to investigate how it can improve health outcomes for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

A study abroad visit to the Texas-Mexico border expands worldviews and gives international security students a firsthand view of the realities of the issues facing both governments.

Led by the Office of Annual Giving, Mason Vision Day 2023, held on April 6, highlighted the challenges posed by student food insecurity—which is a growing issue at Mason and at college campuses across the nation. This year, Mason Vision Day raised $290,000 for Mason causes with nearly $90,000 dedicated to student food insecurity.

Eighteen Arlington Public School seniors got an in-depth look into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) this summer thanks to ºÚÁÏÉç’s new AI Scholars program.

U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) formalized a partnership with ºÚÁÏÉç for joint research, rapid capability development, warfighter training, and education to support the mission readiness of the Ninth Air Force.

PSYC 461 Advanced Topics in Human Factors is an interactive, hands-on curriculum that challenges students to solve real-life issues offered for the first time in the spring 2023 semester.

In May 2023, Mason honored philanthropist Diane Portnoy with an honorary doctor of humane letters, given in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to society and decades of service in support of immigrants and refugees.

The Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at ºÚÁÏÉç and Restorative Arlington, a local 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides restorative justice services to the schools, legal system, and communities of Arlington County and the City of Falls Church, have signed an affiliation agreement that would facilitate collaboration between the two organizations and further cement the Carter School’s profile as a key resource in alternative dispute resolution in the DMV.

Jackie Ferree has been selected as Mason’s first Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Services following a national search.

Located in ºÚÁÏÉç’s Special Collections Research Center in Fenwick Library, this collection consists of the papers of the Nobel Prize-winning economist James M. Buchanan and documents his career and research from the mid-20th century through the early 2000s.

On June 28, Dean Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly, and James Kinter, director of Mason’s Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, discussed how the Virginia Climate Center is helping communities increase resilience to the impacts of climate change.

The monthly podcast, which has been a showcase for the high-level talent Mason has within its faculty, published its 50th episode on July 11, featuring former deputy and acting FBI director Andrew McCabe.