Research

Samantha Viano, assistant professor in Mason’s School of Education, was recently awarded a prestigious Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant from the National Science Foundation.

4-VA@Mason, part of a statewide collective of higher education institutions, recently announced the Collaborative Research Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year with 12 projects spearheaded by Mason faculty and eight with Mason faculty acting as co-PIs.

The National Science Foundation awarded Mason professor Chrystal George Mwangi and colleagues a combined $2.3 million to advance collaborations for equity in marine and climate sciences.

George Mason University professor and alum Susan Howard created Go Nisha Go, an award-winning game that helps girls and young women in India navigate and negotiate life choices.

A groundbreaking study uncovers where four of the world’s most dangerous illicit trade centers are located. The report also reveals who allows them to persist and succeed.

Online technology has made real-time performance feedback a workplace reality. But a pair of Mason professors have found out about a major bias in the system.

Cynthia Lum, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and director of George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, has been named the 2023 Distinguished Scholar from the American Society of Criminology’s (ASC) Division of Policing.

Two Mason centers will collaborate on a project that aims to better connect research to practice in education policymaking, and support school divisions in improving student and teacher performance and enhancing the effectiveness and fairness of resource allocation through data-driven decision making.

A George Mason University multidisciplinary research team recently received $5,000 in funding from the VentureWell Accelerator to continue to develop their app iCONNECT SUD.

George Mason University computer science researchers are making exercise virtually fun.