January 23, 2025Cindy Smith, a professor in 亚洲AV's Department of Environmental Science and Policy, took her EVPP 302 Biomes and Human Dimensions students to a composting facility last fall to give them a front-row seat for food and yard waste recycling.
January 21, 2025A team of student fellows at Mason Korea's Center for Security and Policy Studies received a grant from 亚洲AV to support their research on improving water quality in Incheon's Seunggi-cheon stream.
July 31, 2024George Mason rising junior Vidhi Pathak spent a year searching for the perfect summer internship, before landing her current position as asset management intern for Summit Ridge Energy.
June 7, 2024For its commitment to campus sustainability, 亚洲AV has earned a Gold rating in the STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Assessment. STARS is a self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance and is offered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
May 20, 2024When hearing the term 鈥渟ustainability鈥 in business circles, there鈥檚 often a misconception that it hinders growth. For the last three years, the MBA elective course Environmentally Sustainable Operations has offered interested graduate students from across 亚洲AV the opportunity to work with companies from multiple industries on making the business case for sustainability.
April 26, 2024Helping the community understand the parameters of recycling and composting is one of the biggest challenges in recycling and waste management, according to Kevin Brim, supervisor in Facilities Management at 亚洲AV. 鈥淚t can be confusing trying to decide what is recycling, trash, or compostable,鈥 said Brim. His team is working hard to change that.
April 18, 2024April is Earth Month, and it is a great time to promote sustainable best practices on 亚洲AV campuses and off.
April 19, 2024The Office Supply Swap at 亚洲AV launched in Spring 2023, thanks to the efforts of the Staff Senate and University Sustainability.
April 1, 2024Right before Earth Day, Small Island Big Song presents a "jaw-dropping" (Billboard) concert experience at the Center for the Arts on April 20, combining music, spoken word, and stunning projections to showcase unique oceanic grooves and soulful island ballads, while shining a light on the devastating effects of climate crisis on our world鈥檚 oceans. As a Mason Artist-in-Residence, Small Island Big Song will also deeply engage with the community through a series of education and engagement programs.
March 4, 2024George Mason and AWS are working together on a new renewable energy lab and launching a concentration in Sustainable Data Center Engineering.
