CEC Communications

  • August 27, 2026

    Air pollution is changing, and George Mason researchers are studying what that means for humans.

  • August 17, 2026

    Postdoctoral researcher Mehrdad Ghyabi is leveraging drones, computer vision, and AI to develop innovative bridge inspection technologies that improve infrastructure safety, reduce costs, and support smarter maintenance decisions through advanced structural monitoring.

  • July 30, 2026

    George Mason University researchers are working with an innovative, electricity-free drinking water treatment system in Puerto Rico that could help small rural communities gain reliable access to safe water.

  • July 30, 2026

    The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) has awarded $975,000 to 13 cybersecurity innovation projects through its 2026 CATAPULT and ASCEND funds, continuing its investment in technologies and ideas with the potential to address critical cybersecurity challenges and create real-world impact.

  • July 14, 2026

    George Mason University has launched the Ambassadors of Teaching in the Age of AI (ATAA) program, a new professional learning initiative designed to help educators develop the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the growing role of artificial intelligence in education and society.

  • July 13, 2026

    George Mason University researchers are developing smart swarm technologies that will allow a small number of human operators to effectively coordinate and control hundreds of autonomous robots for defense missions while using a video game to test and improve swarm strategies.

  • July 1, 2026

    The partnership between George Mason and the Charlotte, N.C., company will accelerate scalable manufacturing of microfluidic devices for bio-innovation, drug discovery, and human-relevant research.

  • June 24, 2026

    IndyHAX 2026, sposnsored by George Mason University’s Department of Cyber Security Engineering, brought together high school students to showcase their cybersecurity skills, creativity, and teamwork through a hybrid hackathon and capture-the-flag competition.

  • June 23, 2026

    By pursuing hands-on robotics experiences and undergraduate research, mechanical engineering alum Chigozie Erondu has explored both sides of research and development, from airborne autonomous systems to advanced manufacturing.

  • June 17, 2026

    Cora Sula, a third-year PhD student in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to study artificial intelligence in classrooms in Estonia this fall.