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- September 6, 2022Dr. Michael Nickens, an associate professor of music at Mason, explains how he transforms from his mild-mannered persona into Doc Nix, the flamboyant leader of the Green Machine, the nation’s No. 1 pep band. Actor Bill Murray is a fan of the band, and Nix is pretty good on the tuba.
- September 6, 2022“An evening like no other,” ARTS by George! makes its in-person return on September 24. The philanthropic event, headlined by Emmy® and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, raises support for student scholarships in visual arts, dance, music, theater, game design, film, arts management, as well as for the Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performance at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.
- August 31, 2022Mason Korea was honored to welcome George Mason University President Gregory Washington for his inaugural visit to the campus.
- August 29, 2022A team of Mason employees researchers has secured a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE Catalyst grant to support increasing diversity among faculty within the university’s STEM programs
- August 26, 2022The Inclusive Teaching and Curriculum Initiative seeks to foster a more welcoming atmosphere for all students
- August 24, 2022Over the summer, Mason School of Art student, Steven Luu was entrusted by the Uniting Us Organization to design a public mural.
- August 24, 2022At the Art of Mindfulness Summer Series event, which took place at the Van Metre Plaza at Mason Square in Arlington, participants explored their creative side.
- August 23, 2022Money Has No Smell is a group exhibition that presents works by three artists: Ignacio Gatica, Mariana Parisca, and Gabriella Torres-Ferrer. Curated by ACOMPI (Jack Radley and Constanza Valenzuela) and mentored by Rosario Güiraldes, the exhibition brings together recent works that trace flows of currency to and from the artists’ places of origin, in the process addressing the complexity of globalized and interdependent financial systems.
- August 22, 2022Mason Korea officially partnered with NCSoft, a leading game development and supply company in Korea, at a MOU ceremony held at NCSoft R&D Center today.
- August 17, 2022This summer Mason seniors Mirella Guzman-Escobar and Jacques Lykes are interning in the office of the House Creative Services, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at the U.S. House of Representatives.
- August 12, 2022The Hansa Carrier accident caught the attention of Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer in May of 1990. Using the sneakers’ unique serial numbers, his research team gathered data from beachcombers who discovered shoes washing ashore through 1992.
- August 3, 2022George Mason University's College of Engineering and Computing partnered with the College of Science to provide weekends filled with fun activities for students – rooted in STEM learning.