Why George Mason

In a new study, Farrokh Alemi, Janusz Wojtusiak, and Sorina Vlaicu, all of the Department of Health Administration and Policy, along with Raya Elfadel Kheirbek of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Washington, DC and George Washington University’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences, examine whether there is racial disparity in 30-day readmission rates for veterans hospitalized with heart failure.

When Aubrey Whitehead counsels his daughter, Khaliah, about schoolwork, he tells the high school senior to focus less on grades and more on inquiry.

Each year System Engineering students from around the country gather at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point NY, to test their wits against the best system engineers in the nation. Thirteen teams from the George Mason University's systems engineering department competed this year.

Veterans are front and center year-round at George Mason University, not only today on Veterans Day.

After almost nine years of military service, Frank Ellin, BS Tourism and Events Management ’13, decided to separate, honorably and at the height of his career, from the United States Marine Corps.

Retired Col. Charles Bailey knows firsthand how satisfying a research career in the military can be and wants to attract more military students to do their graduate work at George Mason University.

Joshua, a two-year-old black Labrador Retriever, padded through the Johnson Center last Wednesday afternoon during prime lunch time as he made his way to the Office of Military Services. Despite the distractions of food smells and loud chattering of students, Josh dutifully followed his trainer’s lead.

On Jan. 13, Mason participated in the Military Spouse Career Forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the D.C. Department of Employment Services and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.