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George Mason researchers are coming up with a variety of ways to improve people’s lives.

George Mason baseball alum South Trimble, BS Business ’23, and current graduate student Danny Hosley took the field in front of a sold-out crowd as part of the Banana Ball World Tour at Nationals Park in July.

George Mason �鶹���� has received Virginia Board of Education funding for two of 14 lab schools being established around the commonwealth.

Third-year Mason LIFE student Madison Schittig contributes her unique visual point of view as a photography intern with George Mason's Office of �鶹���� Branding.

Stanley and Rosemary Hayes Jones continue their legacy of philanthropy at George Mason �鶹���� with a transformative $1 million gift to establish the Stanley and Rosemary Hayes Jones Networking Testbed Lab within the Fuse at Mason Square building.

George Mason �鶹���� is using $1 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to enhance emergency response, specifically using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve training and other capabilities of the emergency communication systems in Northern Virginia.

This year, College of Public Health professor James (Jim) Metcalf joined some very rare company, becoming the fourth George Mason �鶹���� faculty member to mark 50 years of service.

Since graduating from George Mason �鶹����, alum Alex Plank, BA Film and Video Studies ’10, has worked professionally on films and television series as an associate producer and actor. Plank is also an autism activist who works toward more authentic neurodiverse representation in media.

Each year, the George Mason �鶹���� Alumni Association’s annual Celebration of Distinction recognizes outstanding alumni, faculty members, and students.

The Hylton Performing Arts Center opened its doors at George Mason �鶹���� in 2010, and Marit Majeske, education coordinator, has been along for the ride ever since. Located on George Mason’s Science and Technology Campus in Manassas, Virginia, the Hylton Center is managed by the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

In July, Charles “Cully” Stimson, JD ‘92, was elected as rector of the George Mason �鶹���� Board of Visitors. A businessman and attorney, Stimson is the deputy director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, Senior Legal Fellow, manager of the National Security Law Program, and senior advisor to the president at The Heritage Foundation.

Daniel Gartenberg became passionate about the study of sleep during his graduate studies at George Mason. He is now founder and CEO of SleepSpace and a scientific advisor to other companies in the sleep science field.