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Mechanical engineer Jeffrey Moran, whose lab focuses on self-propelled micro- and nanoparticles, has loved outer space since childhood. Now, one of his experiments, exploring aerosol thermophoresis, will be carried out on the International Space Station. 

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý alumnus and former track star Rob Muzzio, BS ’87, finished fifth in the decathlon competition during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was one of 10 Patriots who qualified for the Summer Olympics that year.

Congratulations to the college’s first credentialed registered dietitian Eli Kalman-Rome.

Each summer, MBA students at the Costello College of Business travel abroad as part of their global residency experience. John Davis, the Costello MBA student ambassador, shared his experience and the project he and his team completed in the UAE.

Samuel Dalachinsky could have attended college tuition-free in Florida. But his experience at the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Forensics in the summer of 2022, before his senior year of high school, convinced him to look at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý rising junior Vidhi Pathak spent a year searching for the perfect summer internship, before landing her current position as asset management intern for Summit Ridge Energy.

Through 4-VA@Mason, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý faculty members have embarked on new pilot research projects in collaboration with higher education institutions throughout Virginia.

Did Homo naledi bury their dead? A Netflix documentary says yes, but new research published by ÐÔÊӽ紫ý anthropology professor Kimberly Foecke says no.

As part of a two-day annual planning conference and ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Board of Visitors meeting, the BOV elected new officers on Friday, with an alumnus chosen to serve a two-year term as rector.

Livija Kaktaite started her journey at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý in 2018 as an undergraduate global affairs major. This past May, she graduated with her master’s in international security from the Schar School of Policy and Government. During her time as a Patriot, she also played point guard and shooting guard on the women’s basketball team. Now as an alum, she continues to run up the hill—Capitol Hill.

In an effort to support the pipeline of urgently needed special education teachers, the Behrmanns have created a scholarship for ÐÔÊӽ紫ý undergraduates working in the Mason LIFE program.

Think you know a lot about ÐÔÊӽ紫ý? Let’s find out if we can stump you with this Patriot Pop Quiz. Question: Which nearby former high school building did ÐÔÊӽ紫ý once own and use as part of its campus?