George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) announced the public sound and light installation Arcadia, created by artist Sam Nester and offered in partnership with the School of Art’s Murals at Mason and Mason Exhibitions initiatives.- During three games this season, Mason alumna Callie Brownson has filled in as a position coach for a Cleveland Browns’ coaching staff member dealing with positive COVID tests.
- Mason is switching to saliva based COVID testing for Spring 2021. Sample analysis will be conducted at labs at the Science and Technology Campus.
Efforts to combat climate change by George Mason's Ed Maibach have not gone unnoticed.- George Mason University alumnus Gregory Fowler, who earned his master’s degree in English in 1995, has been named president of University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).
- Mason's Continuing and Professional Education is helping address the skills gap from multiple perspectives.
- George Mason University has signed a collaboration agreement to give Noble Life Sciences access to the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases BSL-3 facility at the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas.
- Horizon Hall, the centerpiece of the Core Campus Project on George Mason University's Fairfax Campus, will be open on Jan. 25.
- During the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. children and teens are increasingly struggling with mental health issues as they become more disconnected from their peers and school routines.
The largest number of graduates in university history overcame the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis to complete their coursework and earn their degrees.
