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Professor Jagadish Shukla’s Gift is the Latest Step in A Remarkable Life Journey

Prof. Shukla with Climate Dynamics department colleagues in 2018. Mason was the first university in the U.S. to award a PhD...
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Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi named Visiting Robinson Professor

For Hakeem Muata Oluseyi (Oh-lou-shey-eee), being named a Visiting Robinson Professor at George Mason University represents...

Padhu Seshaiyer named to new state STEM Education Advisory Board

George Mason University’s Padmanabhan (Padhu) Seshaiyer is one of 10 people named to the new Virginia STEM...

We lift as we climb

George Mason University’s College of Science aims to provide an accessible and inclusive education to students of all backgrounds....

Solomon is first junior faculty member in Chemistry to secure NSF Career Award

George Mason University’s Lee A. Solomon said he owes his National Science Foundation Faculty...

Future Potomac Science Center Pier Named in Honor of Dr. Don Kelso

When Dr. Don Kelso joined the Mason faculty in 1970, both the university, and the field of environmental science, were just...

Thomas Lovejoy is inducted into the National Academy of Sciences

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect Mason’s members in all the academies.  George Mason...

Mason Scientists Receive $1.2M Grant

Congratulations to Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences Professor Julia Nord, Director of Educational and...

“Failed Stars” Caught Speeding: Astronomers Clock the Fastest-Spinning Brown Dwarfs

Astronomers at Western University have discovered the most rapidly rotating brown dwarfs known. They found three brown dwarfs...

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