Schar School of Policy and Government

Biodefense is a fascinating field that marries public health, political science, policy, and science. While we used to think of biodefense as a response to bioterrorism, recent years have expanded its role to account for all infectious disease threats, regardless of origin. 

George Mason University has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to lead its Center of Excellence in Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis.

The idea for his doctoral dissertation came to Erik Goepner in 2010 when he was an Air Force officer working in a remote village in Afghanistan.

Paul L. Posner, Professor and Director of the Schar School’s Masters of Public Administration program at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the age of 70.  He is survived by his wife Arlene, daughter Jenny, and two grandsons.

Joe Russell, a junior government & international politics major, was awarded the Truman Scholarship. Joe, an Honors College student, was one of 62 awardees out of 768 applicants to be awarded the prestigious scholarship.

George W. Johnson, George Mason University’s fourth and longest-serving president, died on Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

Fairfax, Va. (May 25, 2017) - George Mason University is announcing that former Virginia Secretary of Education and former first lady Anne Holton will join the faculty as a visiting professor.

The idea of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un developing a missile that can carry a nuclear warhead and potentially strike U.S. bases in Japan is a serious threat, he said.

The troubles surrounding President Donald Trump are leading to some heated rhetoric, including Sen. John McCain saying the Russia probe is becoming “Watergate size,” and Rep. Al Green calling for Trump’s impeachment on the House floor.

Nereyda Sevilla believes she has a way to change how authorities and the public respond to disease outbreaks perceived to be transmitted by air travel. If she’s right, it could potentially save billions of dollars in misdirected federal and state money and give millions of air passengers more precise information about infections.