Research

George Mason University researchers Cynthia Lum and Christopher Koper are testing solutions to help local police departments balance limited resources while strengthening public trust.

Anonymous donor commits additional $5.3 million to advance research. An interdisciplinary George Mason University research team is breaking new ground in using artificial intelligence to support victims of interpersonal violence. Led by Kat Scafide and Janusz Wojtusiak of the College of Public Health and David Lattanzi of the College of Engineering and Computing, the EAS-ID (Evidence-based AI Software for Injury Detection) project has successfully completed Phase 1: development of a working prototype of a mobile app designed to accurately capture and document bruises. The tool has the potential to transform how clinicians and frontline professionals identify, record, and communicate evidence of injury, particularly in cases of interpersonal violence.

George Mason University has launched its Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI), a comprehensive research framework backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment. The initiative will align university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas addressing what George Mason President Gregory Washington describes as “humanity’s ultimate grand challenge”—securing a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous future.

A faculty team from several programs within the School of Education at George Mason University has been awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant to train mental health services providers in Manassas City Public Schools. The grant is part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to expand student access to mental health services in high-need K-12 public schools. 

An undergraduate student-led Mason Impact project at Mason Korea results in a co-authored article published in the peer-reviewed international journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. “Accessible water quality monitoring through hybrid human–machine colorimetric methods” stems from the Mason Impact project focused on environmental conditions in the Seunggi-cheon stream in Incheon. 

George Mason Social Work Professor Denise Hines co-edits landmark book highlighting an often-overlooked group.

These George Mason students are short-circuiting voice commands, dog whistles, and clickers.

Management professor Kevin Rockmann’s research shows how collegial, cooperative relationships are a feature, not a bug, of great organizations.

George Mason's AI4Defense program is an innovative incubator that empowers high school and early undergraduate students to explore artificial intelligence (AI) applications in national defense.

For firefighters, even training is a risk. George Mason University researchers Craig Yu and Joel Martin are hoping to change that.