July 20, 2026Computer Science Assistant Professor Ziyu Yao received an NSF CAREER award for $674,100 to peel the layers back on AI, developing new methods for understanding the internal mechanisms of LLMs.
July 17, 2026Research Associate Professor B.H. Baek is developing air quality and emissions modeling systems to help track and predict local and regional air pollutants and their adverse human health impacts.
July 16, 2026As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at George Mason University has unveiled "Immigrants & America 250: Data, Stories, and Policy Across United States History," a first-of-its-kind interactive digital timeline that explores how immigration has shaped the United States from its earliest years to present day.
July 14, 2026Quentin Sanders is developing a new generation of hand exoskeletons that may help people regain independence after stroke.
July 16, 2026The best way to resolve a consumer’s doubts about electric cars is to let them drive one for a day or two. But Ioannis Bellos and Hang Ren, professors in the information systems and operations management area at George Mason University, argue that extended test drives can sometimes do more harm than good, for both profits and the planet.
July 13, 2026George 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 10, 2026Through a generous $3 million gift from Department of Physics and Astronomy Professor Paul So’s SYYK Foundation, George Mason’s College of Science will be able to advance the education of the next generation of quantum scientists.
July 10, 2026Large language models can identify judgmental language in clinical notes but the settings play a major role in accuracy.
July 10, 2026As artificial intelligence (AI) applications like ChatGPT become more commonplace in K-12 classrooms, school district leaders and policymakers will face the challenge of ensuring these tools are used in an ethical, responsible, and environmentally sustainable way. Seth B. Hunter, associate professor of education leadership and senior fellow in the EdPolicyForward center at George Mason University, has developed an interactive tool to help.
July 7, 2026Maryam Parsa received a five-year, $655,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop a new framework for brain-inspired AI.
