- June 22, 2021
A new study shows why government agencies should adopt Robotic Process Automation. Bottom line: It makes government work better.
- June 21, 2021
A trio of Schar School professors assumes the editorial leadership of a seminal nonprofit journal.
- June 15, 2021
A Schar School professor uncovers “hidden figures” in Jim Crow-era Kansas City high schools.
- May 25, 2021
Schar School of Policy and Government assistant professor Fengxiu Zhang lands a grant to begin work on a timely issue: infrastructure.
- April 28, 2021
Illegal goods can have deadly consequences. Whether it’s a counterfeit face mask that doesn’t provide a frontline worker adequate protection from COVID-19, or a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl (a synthetic painkiller 50-100 times more potent than morphine), millions of lives can be at risk.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers and students at George Mason University is working to stop such criminal activity. Thanks to a nearly $650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)—and a $16,000 grant supplement awarded to two undergraduates on the team—they will be investigating how to disrupt illicit supply chains, influence policy, and ultimately save lives.
- Wed, 04/21/2021 - 13:48
A Guggenheim ‘Distinguished Scholar Grant’ will help the Schar School’s Philip Martin and colleagues to study post-conflict peacebuilding in Côte d’Ivoire.
- Mon, 03/29/2021 - 11:48
A new $400,000 grant will enable Schar School and CINA experts to combat illicit trade that disguises itself as cybercurrency transactions.