Research

The Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at George Mason University has received $9.9 million to establish a unique fellowship that will provide nationals from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras critical tools to help strengthen democracy and fight corruption in their home countries.

Biodefense graduate Janet Marroquin Pineda wins a significant award for answering “the most challenging U.S. security and science policy questions with objective analysis.”

Her pioneering work examining the professional experiences of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women in the U.S. lands an Organization Development and Knowledge Management master’s student an award from the university’s president’s office.

A new study finds that when Medicaid is cut, psychiatric hospitalizations go down—while negative public outcomes go up.

Schar School professor David Hart has his legacy rewarded with a lifetime fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

New research shows when cannabis is legal, prescription opioid abuse goes down. What does that mean for public health policy?

The Schar School’s Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise assumes responsibility for a pioneering data project that is crucial to the nonprofit sector.

The Schar School’s Center for Regional Analysis and the Stephen S. Fuller Institute for Research on the Washington Region’s Economic Future will combine forces for one goal: To help business leaders and policy makers guide the Washington, D.C., region to a prosperous future.

An important new study shows how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing of PVC. It also shows what might happen if it’s business as usual.

A new grant brings the Schar School and Duke University together in an effort to help U.S. communities devastated by the opioid crisis.