George Mason University Achieves Commercialization Breakthrough

George Mason reached a major milestone by becoming the first Virginia university to commercialize research under the Lab‑to‑Launch initiative, implementing an innovative flood protection system.

Researchers Prove Long‑Standing Genetic Theory with AI

Professor Amarda Shehu partnered with Pacific Northwest Research Institute geneticist Aimee Dudley to study how combining two harmful genetic variants can unexpectedly restore function.

Rise in the Rankings

George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing climbed to number 76 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report engineering program rankings.

When Mental Maps Collapse

Bioengineering faculty member Holger Dannenberg’s research shows how the brain’s “spatial ruler” can break when environments grow too large, revealing limits in how we map space.

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