GCI-Grand Challenge Initiative

Taiwan’s national security is at a precarious inflection point. A Schar School online platform looks to raise awareness of the threats to the island nation. See what the Taiwan Security Monitor is and meet the students behind it.

Extended reality (XR) can give students experiences they might otherwise miss, but its success depends on thoughtful design, accessibility, and support.

New offerings and a healthy dose of competition leave campers happily humming along.

Associate Professor Liling Huang and executive director of the Institute for a Sustainable Earth Leah Nichols join President Gregory Washington to discuss the intersection of innovation and sustainability.

In the Polarization and Violence Transformed Peace Lab, researchers and practitioners are developing methods for peace-oriented responses to the negative impacts of extreme polarization and conflict around the globe.

Since 2010, the Center for Community Mental Health’s (CCMH) mission has been twofold: train George Mason University students to become behavioral health care professionals, and provide evidence-based, accessible, and affordable mental health care to members of the Northern Virginia community. 

Digital health researcher Y. Alicia Hong’s WECARE intervention will invigorate resilience in family caregivers of individuals with dementia

Collaboration between George Mason and local counties help address opioid overdoses, substance use disorder, and behavioral health challenges.

This summer, George Mason University hosted the Pathways to Quantum Immersion Program, preparing high school students for careers in the rapidly emerging field of quantum science.

At George Mason University, researchers at the Center for Advancing Systems Science and Bioengineering Innovation (CASSBI) are leading a new $4.65 million National Institutes of Health-funded R01 study to better understand what shapes those experiences, and how to improve care.