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Research Focus

At Mason, our research mission is to create a safer, more sustained world with extended life quality. We have strategically assembled the following areas that encompass communities of practice whose knowledge and research are oriented towards this goal. Our Research Focus profiles these communities in an effort to foster interdisciplinary research explorations and to facilitate access to both individuals and centers of expertise.

Spotlighting Research

Check out our Spotlight on current and past research projects at Mason.

This week: Patrick Gillevet: Tackling Lobster Mystery Disease

Last week: Lee Talbot: A Passion to Explore

Researcher Profiles

The researcher profiles present our Emerging Researcher, Scholar, Creator awardees and their current research initiatives.

Mason Research 2010 Mason Research 2011 Mason Research 2012 Mason Research 2013 Mason Research Magazine

Mason Research is an annual magazine produced by the Office of Research and Economic Development and the Office of University Relations. For recent featured articles about research at Mason. (2013 Online)

A collage of Mason Research magazine covers ranging from 20010 to 2013.

Neuroscientist Leads Research on Crowdsourcing Brain Data

... The George Mason University researcher is the lead investigator on a grant from the prestigious National Academies Keck Futures Initiative that is a step toward giving researchers another tool in their work. It's a data overload worth organizing because, as Ascoli points out, such a "knowledge base" could reveal patterns, show untapped areas for future research and cut duplication. ...More

Grad Student's Published Paper Gets Tweeted by President Obama

Students often look to their professors or mentors for validation of their work. In Peter Jacobs' case, the president of the United States has endorsed his research. ...More

Study Provides Insight into Nesting Behavior of Dinosaurs

A university study into the incubation behavior of modern birds is shedding new light on the type of parental care carried out by their long-extinct ancestors. ... More

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