Shayla Brown

Growing up, Michael Marcus Jr.’s family had an important rule: All the children would take part in both a sport and some form of art. For Marcus, that meant basketball and music. A starting forward on George Mason University’s men’s basketball team, Marcus has spent years refining his game on the court while also teaching himself to play the piano in his free time.

At first glance, it might seem unusual for a graphic design major to intern at a car dealership. But for George Mason University rising senior Rayna Roades, her role as a marketing operations intern at Pohanka Automotive has revealed a strong connection between the creative skills she’s learned in the classroom and the work she’s doing in the professional world.

For George Mason senior Meriam Belainass, an internship at a Casablanca, Morocco clinic is hands-on training and a chance to give back to her community.

George Mason hockey defenseman Zaakir Khan traded the ice for rugby, interning with Major League Rugby's Old Glory DC on their playoff run.

A new high-resolution mass spectrometer is coming to George Mason University’s Center for Molecular Engineering (CME) this fall, thanks to $1 million Community Project Funding.

An innovative partnership between George Mason University, Fairfax County, and the United Way is shedding light on how guaranteed income can support working families facing economic hardship.

As debates over digital propaganda, misinformation, and media manipulation intensify, audiences are increasingly unsure what’s fact and what’s fiction across news outlets and social media feeds. At George Mason University, Sergei Samoilenko, associate professor in the Department of Communication, is working to better understand how digital disruption and manipulation practices shape public perception.

During her final semester at George Mason University, Sophia Colby put her environmental policy training into action. Colby traveled to Capitol Hill as part of the Rachel Carson Council’s National Environmental Advocacy Day, where she met with federal lawmakers to discuss climate legislation and community resilience.

As one of the key focal points of George Mason University’s Grand Challenge Initiative, building a climate-resilient society requires not just innovation in sustainable infrastructure, but innovation in how the university prepares future leaders in sustainability.

When George Mason University senior Avery Butler was 16, his family traveled to Cambodia to visit the Killing Fields, the massacre sites associated with the country’s brutal Khmer Rouge era. The experience would change Butler’s perspective on life and inspire him to pursue a professional career in peacebuilding.