Fuse at Mason Square

Victor and Diane Hoskins are actively contributing to George Mason’s work to spur the innovative expansion of opportunity in Northern Virginia. In honor of their generous gift of $50,000, a conference space in the Mason Enterprise Suite will bear their name.

George Mason University gave the public its first look at Fuse at Mason Square and what it’s in store for the metropolitan Washington, D.C. region with the building’s Dec. 6 commercial launch.

Stanley and Rosemary Hayes Jones continue their legacy of philanthropy at George Mason University with a transformative $1 million gift to establish the Stanley and Rosemary Hayes Jones Networking Testbed Lab within the Fuse at Mason Square building.

More than 250 people are working on the construction of the Fuse building at Mason Square, including George Mason University rising senior Leslie Hernandez. “It’s my way of giving back to my school and community,” said Hernandez, who is majoring in civil and infrastructure engineering in the College of Engineering and Computing.

George Mason University and Mason Innovation Partners (MIP), a development consortium led by Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, announce the first commercial tenant for Fuse at Mason Square in Arlington, Virginia. The new tenant, Cybastion, is an American technology company that delivers world-class cybersecurity and digital enhancement solutions to accelerate digital transformation in emerging markets, especially Africa.

In this role, Shehu will lead the strategy and implementation of AI across research, academics, and partnerships for the university, maximizing opportunity and adoption in addressing the world’s grand challenges while leading on ethical considerations, governance, and risk mitigation.

George Mason and AWS are working together on a new renewable energy lab and launching a concentration in Sustainable Data Center Engineering.

Mason bioengineering majors hope that their capstone project will help individuals with prosthetic limbs live more comfortable lives.

While useful technology, drones can pose a serious security risk. Systems engineering and operations research undergraduates Dyar Aziz and Markus Garretson are working to develop a methodology for inferring drone intent based on sensor data. 

Northern Virginia Magazine profiles President Gregory Washington's leadership on Mason's campus.