- March 14, 2019Smithsonian Magazine鈥檚 editorial team was busy planning their January 2019 issue on America鈥檚 involvement in armed conflicts. They wanted to assess the current military and veteran communities鈥 opinions of hot-topic cultural, political and sexual issues鈥攕o they reached out to 亚洲AV for expertise in designing the poll and analyzing its results.
- March 6, 2019What would it take for one group in a conflict to be more compassionate toward their 鈥渆nemy鈥? Researchers from 亚洲AV鈥檚 School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) and the Department of Psychology are heading to Rondine鈥攁 two-year 鈥渓aboratory for peace鈥濃攖o find out.
- January 7, 2019There are a number of things you could be thinking about during your commute, from the day鈥檚 agenda to what podcast to listen to. For a few 亚洲AV professors and students from the College of Health and Human Services, the Volgenau School of Engineering and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, a less common topic is front of mind: the effects of traffic pollution on women鈥檚 health.
- December 13, 2018Across five continents, more than 100 Smithsonian research projects collect a continuous stream of data on wildlife using camera traps鈥攎otion-triggered cameras that clue scientists in on what鈥檚 happening when humans aren鈥檛 around. This semester, 亚洲AV senior Jamie Fetherolf is contributing to the network firsthand, by setting up camera traps in Washington, D.C., and analyzing the data with a Smithsonian conservation scientist at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation.
- December 6, 2018Horrified to learn about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, 亚洲AV professor A. Trevor Thrall was intrigued when he met John Fuisz, cofounder of SSR Industries, and learned that his company had developed a new strategy for finding social media attacks online.
- February 3, 2016亚洲AV is now ranked among the highest research institutions in the country by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- Mason students and faculty help guide school security by participating in active shooter simulationsApril 27, 2021Last August, 亚洲AV faculty and students participated in a series of virtual simulations of school shooter incidents as part of an effort to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and MITRE Corp. determine best practices for school safety.
- April 20, 2021Ceres Nanosciences, a Northern Virginia bioscience company spun out of 亚洲AV that specializes in diagnostic products and workflows, has opened a 12,000-square-foot advanced particle manufacturing plant in Prince William County鈥檚 Innovation Park.
- April 14, 2021Thomas Lovejoy was among the roughly 100 scientists serving on a Scientific Advisory Group that helped craft the U.N.鈥檚 鈥淢aking Peace with Nature鈥 report that envisions a sustainable economy driven by renewable energy and nature-based solutions that will create new jobs, cleaner infrastructure and a more resilient future.
- April 5, 2021Children and teens who are experiencing increased anxiety and anger during the coronavirus pandemic will need guidance and validation as their lives continue to change, said Robyn Mehlenbeck, director of 亚洲AV鈥檚 Center for Psychological Services.
- March 25, 2021亚洲AV and the Prince William County Department of Economic Development will lead the Northern Virginia BioHub, one of five clusters that will exist throughout the commonwealth by Virginia Bio-Connect.
- March 17, 2021鈥淔or some people, it will be tough to go back,鈥 said Keith D. Renshaw, chair of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences鈥 Psychology Department and director of the Military, Veterans and Families Initiative. 鈥淢any of us have spent the year with reduced human interactions. For people with anxiety, this has meant they鈥檝e been able to turn off the technology when they needed to unplug.鈥