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  George Mason University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The George Mason University's School of Law was founded in 1972 as the International School of Law, a private institution in Washington, D.C. In 1979, GMU acquired the school and moved it to Arlington, VA. The ABA awarded the School full accreditation in 1981.
Mason was awarded $25 million, in 2005, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, for construction of a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at the Prince William Campus in Manassas.
George Mason University was catapulted into the national spotlight in March 2006, when its men's basketball team qualified for the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament by defeating the Michigan State Spartans, the defending champion North Carolina Tar Heels, the Wichita State University Shockers, and the top-seeded Connecticut Huskies (UConn).
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 George Mason - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Mason was born on December 11, 1725, at the Mason family plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia.
George Mason also suffered from the condition known as gout for a large part of his life, and in accordance with current medical treatment, relied upon bloodletting.
Mason was appointed in 1786 to represent Virginia as a delegate to a Federal Convention, to meet in Philadelphia for the purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation.
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 College Profiles - George Mason University
Originally a college of the University of Virginia, George Mason University was established as an independent, coeducational institution in 1972.
George Mason is committed to meeting the needs of a highly sophisticated Northern Virginia community often characterized as a prototype of the high-tech, information/service-based economy of a post-industrial, knowledge-driven era.
George Mason University is a member of the NCAA and participates in sports at the Division I level.
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 ACE | George Mason University
George Mason University (Mason) was founded in 1957 as the Northern Virginia branch of the University of Virginia and became independent in 1972.
George Mason will encourage diversity in its student body and will meet the needs of students by providing undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses of study that are interdisciplinary and innovative.
Mason has two on-campus housing options for undergraduates with international interests: Global Village (housing for freshmen who are also enrolled in the common linked courses) and Cultural Passports (housing that brings together international and non-international students at the sophomore, junior, or senior levels).
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 George Mason University
George Mason University (GMU) is a catalyst for the region, and its role as a vibrant center closely involved with all dimensions of its surrounding communities is essential to its distinctive character and future development of the Northern Virginia region.
The concept of the distributed University, with campuses strategically placed to serve the needs of the Commonwealth and the region, is the driver behind the physical development of the institution.
George Mason University is the 8th largest employer in Northern Virginia and annually contributes more than $500 million to the local economy.
www.greaterwashington.org /highered/pages_media/colleges_media/collegespop_media/GMU.html   (4929 words)

  
 CampusChamps.com - George Mason University Athletics
George Mason University began as the Northern Virginia Branch of the University of Virginia in Fairfax, VA in 1957.
The ‘Patriots’ of George Mason University compete in the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA).
The George Mason Men's Golf Team was ranked third by the Mid Atlantic Region Golf Committee in the standings released after the 2005 fall campaign.
www.campuschamps.com /college_spotlight/george_mason_university.shtml   (450 words)

  
 How To Apply   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Admission to George Mason University is competitive in that the number of qualified candidates for admission far exceeds the number of new students we can accommodate.
Students with outstanding academic achievement may be considered for admission to George Mason University at the end of their junior year.
George Mason's College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) code for the SAT is 5827; the ACT code is 4357.
admissions.gmu.edu /ugrad/howtoapply.html   (1832 words)

  
 Press Releases - George Mason University
These and other goals are included in George Mason's Plan 2007, a new comprehensive report that outlines the university's growth plans in such areas as students, faculty and academic programs.
Additionally, within the next few years, George Mason is looking to establish a presence in Loudoun County based on input and needs expressed by residents of that region.
George Mason's academic programmatic emphasis, as stated in the report, will continue to "grow out of the needs of the Greater Washington area and the commonwealth of Virginia." Policy studies, information technology, the arts, the sciences, conflict resolution, management, health sciences, education and the social sciences will be among the disciplines most emphasized.
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 The Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (ICES) at George Mason University
The Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (ICES) at George Mason University is a research center and laboratory specializing in experimental economics.
ICES is located at George Mason University's Arlington, VA campus and is affiliated with the GMU School of Law, School of Management, Department of Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Mercatus Center.
If you are a George Mason University student and are interested in earning cash in an economic experiment, please sign up with our online recruiter.
www.ices-gmu.org   (266 words)

  
 Graduate Programs at George Mason University
George Mason's program in cultural studies is distinctive in several respects.
By contrast, the cultural studies program at George Mason explicitly seeks to link the social sciences and the humanities, combining methods of interpretation and explanation to explore the production, distribution, and consumption of cultural objects in their social contexts.
Graduates are trained for positions in university departments of psychology, human development, and neuropsychology; in teaching hospitals; and in laboratories that conduct research on intervention strategies, program evaluation, and longterm consequences of early experience.
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 George Mason University, Office of Admissions - Welcome!
Our prime location just outside Washington, DC makes Mason the destination for students from all over the world.
Mason features Nobel laureate faculty members, Division I sports teams, a technologically advanced campus, and an outstanding extracurricular life for our students.
As the largest university in Virginia, Mason offers all the experiences of a large college campus, yet embodies a community approach as we work closely with our students both inside and outside the classroom.
admissions.gmu.edu   (177 words)

  
 George Mason University - SourceWatch
George Mason University is a Virginia-based University, situated close to Washington, D.C. It is notable for hosting over 40 right-wing research centers and affiliates including the Institute for Humane Studies and the Mercatus Center.
The university began as the Northern Virginia branch of the University of Virginia in 1957.
It was this funding that help establish (and continues to support) the University's unrivalled set of right-wing "study centers", which aim to recruit and support young, free-market-oriented students - typically through paid-for "study trips", seminars, and placements.
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 Grad Profiles - George Mason University
George Mason University began as the northern Virginia branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 before being established as an independent member of the commonwealth's system of colleges and universities in 1972.
Mason is a distributed university with three campuses, in Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William Counties, each with a distinctive academic focus that plays a critical role in the economy of its region.
George Mason's Fairfax campus is nestled in a heavily wooded tract of 677 acres and includes a 10,000-seat sports arena and entertainment complex, a Center for the Arts with a 2,000-seat concert hall theater, and a two-pool Aquatic and Fitness Center complex.
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 Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university | CNET News.com
George Mason is a public university located in Fairfax, Va., a suburb of Washington, DC, with smaller campuses in Arlington, Va., and Prince William County.
That was in reaction to a Virginia state law, enacted as a response to identity fraud concerns, that required state agencies and universities to change their practices.
George Mason is not alone among universities in suffering a security breach.
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 George Mason University News
STAFF WRITER The George Mason University basketball team may have been the Cinderella team that reached the Final Four last season, but the Patriots football team is still a lonely step child.
George Mason is planning to convene a mascot focus group by the end of the month to propose a mascot replacement for Gunston."> College Basketball Friday, June 2, 2006; Page E02 After George Mason's Final Four...
Jai Lewis, the focal point of George Mason's magical run to the Final Four, will begin his pursuit of an NFL career with the Giants.
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 GoMason.com - The Official Athletic Site of the George Mason University Patriots
George Mason University freshman goalkeeper Sean Kelley (Lexington, Ky.) earned Colonial Athletic Association Brine co-Rookie of the Week honors for his efforts this past weekend as announced by the conference office.
The George Mason women's tennis team won their opening match, but lost the next three in the Towson 4+1 Invitational this past weekend.
The George Mason women's soccer team, playing without two of its top midfielders, struggled with a lack of depth and the Patriots were at times overwhelmed by the speed of 25th-ranked Georgia as the Bulldogs defeated Mason 4-0 in the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic in Charlottesville, Va.
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 George Mason University || Physics and Astronomy
If you are interested in why the physical universe is the way it is, and if you have good math skills, consider majoring in physics.
Physics majors study the nature of matter and energy, from subatomic particles to the far reaches of the universe.
They learn how an understanding of physics forms the basis for explaining many phenomena in other natural sciences, all of which ultimately are based in physics.
www.physics.gmu.edu   (196 words)

  
 GMU-TV
GMU-TV's Richard Wood and Stacey Rathbun were part of the award winning production team that brought "Owensville" top honors at the DC 48 hour film festival.
The film, which will appear in the upcoming DC Shorts Film Festival, was highlighted in a recent Mason Gazette article.
George Mason University Television is internationally and nationally recognized as a leader in distance education and public interest programming.
www.gmutv.gmu.edu   (150 words)

  
 Welcome to George Mason University!
Mason fans give the team a rousing send off on their road to the 2006 Final Four.
Provost to Hold Forum on the State of Mason Academics
Mason's Resident Theater Offers Mentoring for Mason, High School Playwrights
www.gmu.edu   (118 words)

  
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The Center is housed in the School of Public Policy, and draws substantially on the School's faculty in regional science, technology policy, governance, and international commerce.
In early June Roger Stough, in conjunction with Piet Rietveld of the Free University of Amsterdam, arranged a workshop in Athens looking at developments in transportation regulation.
As a partner in the George Washington University Consortium's International Summit on Aviation Safety and Security, TPOL trains senior level aviation officials on new international safety and security requirements.
www.gmupolicy.net /transport2003   (1933 words)

  
 George Mason University || Physics and Astronomy
Astronomy Education is the study of student reasoning in astronomy and the teaching of astronomy.
The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life.
www.physics.gmu.edu /research   (1138 words)

  
 George Mason University Libraries
University Libraries works closely with the University's Copyright Assistance Office to comply with the provisions of this law.
The Agreement on Guidelines from the House Report of the Copyright Act of 1976, which suggests the educational application of the fair use factors, shall be followed when determining what may or may not be digitized for electronic reserves.
At the end of each semester, an electronic reserve document will become inaccessible unless it is in the public domain, or the permission has been granted for more than one semester.
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 George Mason University || Physics and Astronomy
George Mason University Physics and Astronomy alumni are the best.
Schur, an Associate at Booz·Allen, received a M.S. degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1998 and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics from George Mason University in 1991.
During the eight years since finishing at GMU I have worked as both analyst and software engineer on a wide variety of projects.
www.physics.gmu.edu /alumni/index.html   (1722 words)

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