The Mason Spirit

Deanne Kaczerski’s, BS Psychology ’98, the digital executive editor of Travel + Leisure and Departures, has an impressive resume in lifestyle journalism, though none of it comes as a surprise for the ambitious Kaczerski, the youngest person in her graduating class from Mason.

Continue Reading Taking the Digital World by Storm

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Mason community has rallied, supporting students in unprecedented ways. From mid-March through May, University Life distributed more than $2.53 million in emergency assistance to more than 2,377 students.

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In response to COVID-19, senior Denys Kuratchenko and others from the MIX’s maker community created 3D-printed personal protective equipment (PPE), with Kuratchenko setting up a “print farm” in his apartment.

Continue Reading Patriot Profile: Denys Kuratchenko

The university plays a vital role in the region, and during the pandemic this was never clearer.

Continue Reading Making a Difference in the Region and Beyond

A team from Mason helped the National Gallery of Art measure the popularity of artists in their collection during their first-ever datathon, “Coding Our Collection.”

Continue Reading Art Meets Analytics

Mounir Alafrangy, BA Art History ’10, was one of four crew members, known as analog astronauts, who were selected from a large pool of applicants to be part of Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) Mission XX, a space mission simulation to Phobos, the largest moon of the planet Mars.

Continue Reading Mission to Mars

The George Mason University Libraries received a $334,720 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to preserve the papers of the late Nobel laureate and Mason professor James M. Buchanan.

Continue Reading Preserving the Buchanan Legacy

It isn’t surprising that many of Mason’s alumni have been working on the front lines of the pandemic. Here are a few who have come to our attention.

Continue Reading Going the Distance: Essential Alumni

During two weeks in March, Mason faculty and staff made the Herculean push to move everything online.

Continue Reading How Did Mason Put More than 5,000 Classes Online? Fast.