Research

New research by Schar School professor Sita Slavov hopes to identify how widows can enhance their financial security when it comes to claiming Social Security benefits. See why this work is important to millions of women.

Hundreds of students will help build a first-ever AI tool that tracks monetary penalties and gauges their impact on those who pay them. See what the three-day DataStorm is all about.

A $16.5 million grant for the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), led by Faye S. Taxman, will enable the research network to expand its focus.

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study policy and scientific challenges in making bus fleets less dependent on fossil fuel will bring together experts from a variety of disciplines and three major universities. See what they hope to accomplish, and why.

To better assist Mason’s expanding research activities and provide enhanced support to faculty, the Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP) project will soon introduce a handful of new, easy-to-use tools. In the coming months, new “modules” will assist with managing research involving human subjects, streamlining payroll reporting, overseeing animal care, and adhering to export regulations.

New research shows when cannabis is legal, prescription opioid abuse goes down. What does that mean for public health policy?

The Schar School’s Center for Regional Analysis and the Stephen S. Fuller Institute for Research on the Washington Region’s Economic Future will combine forces for one goal: To help business leaders and policy makers guide the Washington, D.C., region to a prosperous future.

A new book by Schar School associate professor Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera features an exclusive interview with the former secretary for public safety for Mexico. He happens to be in jail awaiting trial for corruption.

Mason scientist creates a smartphone game to combat climate change misinformation