March 31, 2006
Following are members of the George Mason community who made presentations to community groups in March as part of the University Speakers Bureau.
For more information on the Speakers Bureau, call 703-993-8846.
March 6—Fred Schack, School of Recreation, Health and Tourism, presented “Exercise, Nutrition and Environmental Effects on Disease and Aging” to Burke Lake Gardens.
March 10—Robert Hawkes, History and Art History, presented “What is History?” to Daughters of the American Revolution.
March 11—Anita Taylor, professor emerita of communication and member of the Women’s Studies faculty, presented “Tales of the Grandmothers: Women and Work” to Fauquier County Public Library.
March 11—Sheryl Friedley, Communication, presented “Presentation Skills” to the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
March 31, 2006
The Basketball Hall of Fame and Chip Hilton Sports have announced that Mason’s Coach Jim Larranaga is the 2006 recipient of the Coach Clair Bee Award.
March 31, 2006
Following are highlights of national news coverage George Mason received during the past week.
March 31, 2006
As of this week, George Mason, in partnership with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, houses a new quarterly journal, Innovations: Technology| Governance| Globalization, published by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press.
March 31, 2006
These days, George Mason University is history in the making. With that idea in mind, Mason’s Center for History and New Media is taking advantage of all the excitement to help record the memories, stories and experiences of anyone willing to share regarding the momentous run of the Patriots basketball team to the NCAA Final Four.
March 30, 2006
Hundreds of exuberant students packed the Johnson Center on Wednesday for a Patriots send-off rally. The team is off to Indianapolis for the first NCAA Final Four game in Mason history.Creative Services photo
March 30, 2006
Following are the winners of the spring 2006 Staff Senate election:
March 30, 2006
George Mason will combine resources and expertise with Boston-based PerkinElmer Inc., a leading provider of drug discovery, life science research and analytical solutions, to create next-generation proteomics technologies to identify, measure and analyze newly discovered biomarkers that may detect early-stage breast, ovarian and lung cancers.
March 30, 2006
Mason has come a long way – and come a long way quickly – since the first student housing complex on the Fairfax Campus was completed in October 1977. Those first apartment-style units housed 498 students.
March 30, 2006
Beginning Monday, April 3, the Office of the Provost will hold forums on the State of Mason Academics at all three campuses. The forum provides an opportunity for exchange and questions between Provost Peter Stearns, relevant members of his staff and the university community.