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Just outside the nation's capital, we've built connections with government agencies and industry partners working at the forefront of scientific research. Combine those with our advanced facilities for getting real-world work experience and options for tailoring your degree, and our students have more opportunity to land jobs, internships, and research collaborations that really help them stand out.  

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Five of Seven Selected GCI Projects Focus on Science

The GCI is a comprehensive research framework driving bold solutions for a prosperous future. Backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment, GCI aligns university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas addressing humanity’s most pressing challenges. See the first wave of selected projects, including five of the seven led by Mason Science researchers and involving more than two dozen College of Science faculty.

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Oct9

Topology, Algebraic Geometry, and Dynamics Seminar (TADS): The Symplectic Nature of Noncentral Reducible Representations in SU(2) Character Variety

Oct 9, 2026, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Speaker: Shuo Liu, University of Maryland Title: The Symplectic Nature of Noncentral Reducible Representations in SU(2) Character Variety Abstract: I will introduce my latest work, using an explicit example, the representation of the fundamental group of a closed surface of genus greater than or equal to 2, into SU(2), to
Oct15

15 Oct (GEOL) - Denniston, Australian savanna bushfire collapse

Oct 15, 2026, 4:30 - 5:30 PM

Speaker: Rhawn Denniston Title: Stalagmites reveal post-colonial collapse of high-temperature bushfire in Australian tropical savanna Time: Thu, 15 Oct, 4:30pm ET Location: Exploratory 1309 and via Zoom (for link, email ggilleau@gmu.edu) Host: Geoffrey J Gilleaudeau
Oct22

American Society for Intercellular Communication (ASIC)

Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 PM - Oct 24, 2026, 2:00 PM

William F. Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland

There's still time to register. Visit the ASIC website or send an email to hcox9@gmu.edu . The meeting is organized by a group of investigators seeking to create a platform for informal exchange of ideas on emerging questions and cutting-edge developments in the field of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs), Extracellular Particles

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