October 30, 2006
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Lawrence W. Levine, professor of history at George Mason University since 1995 and one of the most influential scholars in his field, died of cancer on Monday, Oct. 23, at his home in Berkeley, Calif. He was 73.
October 27, 2006
The Gold Rush has begun: Aseel Al-Mudallal, Student Government president, throws “Gold Rush” T-shirts into the crowd at the Johnson Center. About 500 shirts were given away to encourage students to wear gold to all home athletic games.Photo by Evan Cantwell
October 27, 2006
The George Mason men’s basketball team was picked to finish second in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the conference’s preseason poll.
October 27, 2006
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Kristen Baird has never been to the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, but she knows its plants in the genus Cordia inside and out.
October 27, 2006
Following are highlights of national news coverage George Mason recently received.
Thursday, Oct. 12, Smart Money Magazine
Village People
Developers that don’t emphasize assisted living risk alienating seniors who don’t want to have to leave if they become frail, says Andrew Carle, a management professor who directs the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University.
October 27, 2006
Staff Senate Chair Michelle Carr announced that mid-term elections have been completed and welcomed three new senators who will be inducted on Nov. 8.
October 26, 2006
According to a recent article in the Washington Post, venture capital investments in the Washington region dropped during the third quarter. However, the Business Alliance of George Mason University is doing its part to keep those investments from dipping further.
October 26, 2006
Mason sophomore Katie Kelly earned Colonial Athletic Association Female Swimmer of the Week honors for her efforts this past weekend.
October 26, 2006
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For almost two decades, David P. Baker looked out for No. 1. And that person at the top was his boss, former Alexandria Police Chief Charles Samarra.
October 26, 2006
With the holiday season approaching – and along with it concerns about one’s waistline – the Gazette turned to a number of Mason researchers who focus on some aspect of obesity. Ranging from the complex study of protein in cells to the idea that one’s environment determines one’s weight, their research examines various elements of this life-threatening problem.