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The Sustainable Geo Infrastructure (SGI) group takes their work beyond the laboratory and into the real world...all the way to a road near (or under) you.

In July 2025, Associate Professor Nathalia Peixoto traveled to Uganda as a Fulbright Specialist and immersed herself in the vibrant academic environment of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). Her month-long journey was more than a professional endeavor; it was also a profound exploration of resilience, creativity, and connection across cultures.

Tanvir Arafin, an expert on transportation security systems, could steal your car...but don't worry, he won't.

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.

Professor Lizhi Wang, a new faculty member with a joint appointment in George Mason University’s Department of Bioengineering and Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, has brought his systems approach to optimizing agriculture, livestock farming, and now human health.

George Mason has a one-of-a-kind off-road test bed to put autonomous vehicles through their paces.

This is the first of a three-part series about George Mason University’s role as the NoVa Node headquarters of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), Virginia’s main access point for workforce development, cybersecurity innovation, and research.

Diana Veronez brought her research in flood hazards and water resources from Brazil to work on her PhD in George Mason's renowned Flood Hazards Research Lab.

Researchers at George Mason University will collaborate on an NSF planning grant to develop resilience solutions and technologies. They will work with Indigenous communities, industry partners, government agencies, and six academic institutions.

When George Mason University cyber security engineering student Noah Hinger interned at Surefire Cyber in summer 2023, his managers were so impressed with his work that they invited him back. Thanks to his previous experience, the Honors College student was able to take on more responsibility this summer at the computer security company and contribute to more projects.

Fatima Majid was not just the only one-person team in the top 10 award winners at a recent National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) cyber competition, she was the only student team. Yet she placed ninth out of 51 teams, most of them comprising working professionals.

A team of George Mason University students joined with students from the University of Florida to take first prize at Hack@DAC 2025 in San Francisco.