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George Mason University received a gift with an impact of $36 million from the Kimmy Duong Foundation to name the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing within the College of Engineering and Computing. The university’s Board of Visitors approved the name change on April 1, and it will become official pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia this summer.

The Acoustical Society of America recently elected Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Kathleen Wage as a Fellow, a prestigious honor.

George Mason University and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) have launched the Mason-DOLI Innovation Lab to advance public sector innovation and enhance occupational safety through AI-enabled predictive analytics.

Assistant Professor Xuesu Xiao received two prestigious awards for his significant contributions to robotics and leadership of the RobotiXX Lab, where he develops autonomous robots for challenging environments and supports the next generation of roboticists.

The Engineering and Computing Student Council (ECSC) at George Mason University empowers students by enhancing communication with faculty, addressing academic challenges, and encouraging community involvement.

This year, two professors will be recognized with Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence in Research.

George Mason students developed a browser-based tool aimed at improving how users interpret and engage with online health information at a recent hackathon.

George Mason University computer science major Nasrin Ali has a unique accomplishment—she has completed two internships with Microsoft and begins her third this summer.

In the most recent U.S. News and World Report Rankings, the College of Engineering and Computing made postitive strides.

With state-of-the-art teaching labs and fabrication facilities, the Life Sciences Engineering Building (LSEB) lets students and faculty get their hands dirty in this brand-new multiuse active learning space. The ribbon cutting didn’t officially happen until March 27, but LSEB already experienced a housewarming.

The Fundamentals in Engineering (FE) exam is a source of terror for many aspiring engineers. It’s the ultimate final, testing skills from every core competency students learn over the course of their degrees. Those who pass are taking the first step in becoming a certified licensed professional engineer (PE).