February 15, 2024A new study by the Center for Regional Analysis shows the inventory of affordable workforce housing will increase if new arenas are built in Alexandria.
February 14, 2024Six whirlwind months as a visiting professor on a Fulbright fellowship at the Schar School helped sinologist Gundumella Venkat Raman teach, learn, and make connections in Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2024Two Mason faculty members received year-long grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), part of 260 grants worth $33.8 million from the NEH this year for humanities projects across the country.
January 24, 2024Mark J. Rozell, dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government, and Jeremy D. Mayer, associate professor, attribute the increased success of Black Democratic candidates for statewide office in parts of the South between 2017 and 2022 to demographic changes and an increased willingness of whites to vote for Black candidates running on progressive platforms. Rozell and Mayer use five case studies in their award-winning book to argue that the conditions that precipitated these electoral successes are likely to continue in the future.
January 9, 2024With his Minerva Project, Distinguished University Professor J.P. Singh wants to understand “how preferences or interests from society, business, or other government actors shape policy in terms of what countries are doing with their national AI infrastructures.”
December 6, 2023A new project, led by Schar School associate professor Jennifer Victor, aims to increase voter awareness and turnout at Mason.
November 24, 2023A Chinese scientist modified the genes in human embryos that became living babies. A new paper takes note of the world’s reaction, particularly within China.
November 22, 2023A weekend-long conference near Washington, D.C., brought undergraduate students from several universities together to learn the art of policy communications. The sessions were taught by practitioners in an event hosted by the Schar School.
November 21, 2023After seeing a family member struggle with inadequate help in dealing with the criminal legal and treatment systems available, Faye S. Taxman devoted her career to developing change. In November, she received the criminology field’s highest honor.
November 16, 2023Are flying saucers real? Are they a national security threat? The outgoing director of the Pentagon’s UAP program and a Washington Post intelligence reporter discuss what’s new and known in the UFO world.
