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A look inside George Mason’s $107M high-tech labs
Jun 1, 2025

A look inside George Mason’s $107M high-tech labs

George Mason’s new Life Sciences and Engineering Building boosts hands-on learning in forensics, life sciences and tech research in Manassas.

Out and About
Jun 1, 2025

Out & About June 2025

1. Personal finance educator Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche headlined Virginia Credit Union’s Financial Success for Women Summit April 15 in Richmond. (Photo courtesy Virginia Credit Union) 2. (L to R) Philanthropist Kimmy Duong; Ken Ball, dean of George Mason University‘s College of Engineering and Computing; and George Mason President Gregory Washington at an April 25 […[...]

FILE - A "For Sale" sign is displayed in front of a home in Des Plaines, Ill., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
May 2, 2025

Northern Virginia home listings surged 63% in March over 2024

Northern Virginia home listings jumped 63% in March, far outpacing national trends as job cuts hit the region. Experts weigh in on what's behind the spike.

Kimmy Duong. Photo courtesy George Mason University
Apr 25, 2025

McLean business leader’s foundation gives $20M to George Mason University

Kimmy Duong donates $20M to George Mason University, funding scholarships and naming the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing.

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Mar 14, 2025

More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students. The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools[...]

Big deals
Feb 18, 2025

HII’s CEO doesn’t expect major defense spending cuts under Trump

President Donald Trump’s suggestion last week that he could cut U.S. defense spending in half spooked the stock market — but the CEOs of Virginia‘s Huntington Ingalls Industries and Science Applications International Corp. are taking Trump’s statement in stride. Thursday afternoon, Trump said, “One of the first meetings I want to have is with President […]

A home sits inside of a crystal ball.
Dec 27, 2024

Here’s NVAR’s prediction for 2025 NoVa housing market

The Northern Virginia housing market will continue to strengthen in 2025, with moderate price increases and increased market activity, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ 2025 regional housing market forecast, produced with George Mason University‘s Center for Regional Analysis. Examining the past year, Terry Clower, director of the Center for Regional Analysis [...]

Directory of business schools in Virginia
Dec 11, 2024

Directory of business schools in Virginia

(Editor’s note: Listings with logos and longer descriptions are paid listings from display advertisers.) PUBLIC COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (nonprofit, based in Virginia) CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY Joseph W. Luter III School of Business Newport News cnu.edu/schoolofbusiness Business programs: Bachelor’s degrees in accounting, finance, management and marketing. Graduate: Master̵[...]

Xuesu Xiao, George Mason University RobotiXX Lab director, conducts a demonstration with his team’s robots at the Lab's new home in Mason's Fuse building. Photo by Courtney Mabeus-Brown
Dec 6, 2024

George Mason’s Fuse tech hub opens to public

On the third floor of George Mason University‘s new state-of-the-art Fuse tech hub, robots jumped, begged, rolled over and offered a mechanical paw to shake Friday while a small drone hovered above. The endearing welcome by George Mason‘s RobotiXX Lab robots offered a brief glimpse into the future for the group of academics and students […]

George Mason, school districts to launch data science lab school
Nov 29, 2024

George Mason, school districts to launch data science lab school

George Mason University and several Shenandoah Valley school districts are partnering to launch a regional lab school in August 2025 that will focus on data literacy to provide students with training in this high-demand field. The Shenandoah Valley Rural Regional College Partnership Laboratory School for Data Science, Computing and Applications will be located at the […]

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Aug 29, 2024

In the pipeline

As Andre Marshall was speaking to a reporter about cybersecurity in late July, one of the biggest technology failures in recent memory was unfolding in real time. A worldwide Microsoft Windows outage on July 19 brought airports, banks, subways — and even the Marshall household — to a standstill. George Mason University‘s vice president for […]

Like many universities, George Mason University is addressing the problem of how best to reduce costs for students seeking to avoid extreme loan debt. Photo courtesy George Mason University
Jun 28, 2024

Youngkin peppers university boards with GOP power players

With Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees slated to hold majorities on the state’s university boards beginning July 1, the governor announced dozens of last-minute university board appointments Friday afternoon, shortly before the members’ four-year terms take effect Monday. Although many of the new appointees are the usual mix of Virginia business leaders and former state legislato[...]

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