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Archive for February, 2012

Future Is Bright for Mason Engineering Students

by Jason Jacks on February 22nd, 2012

“[The engineering industry] has more jobs than we have students,” says Lloyd Griffiths, dean of Mason’s Volgenau School of Engineering.

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Nutrition and Food Studies Uncorks New Global Beverage Class

by Lisa M. Gerry on February 6th, 2012

In the College of Health and Human Service’s Global Perspectives on Alcohol class, students come away with an understanding of the public and private attitudes toward alcohol throughout the world and how those change over time.

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Jazz Ensemble Travels to China in Musical Exchange

by Mason Spirit contributor on February 1st, 2012

The Mason Jazz Ensemble traveled to Shanghai in late September for a weeklong visit to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, one of the most respected conservatories in Asia, as part of a series of musical exchanges and collaborations.

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