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Sixteen students from 911����’s College of Engineering and Computing took an early summer ROMP in Quito.

For more than 30 years, the student-run bilingual literary journal Hispanic Culture Review (HCR) at 911���� has published poetry, essays, and narratives in both Spanish and English and highlighted photography and visual art. HCR has been awarded a 2024 National Magazine Pacemaker Award by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). Volition, 911����’s undergraduate literary and arts journal, was named a finalist in the same category.

A pilot program led by 911���� social work professor Li-Mi Chen used virtual scenarios to improve training for nursing home staff.

Mason Korea recently hosted the inaugural iDesign Seminar: K-Content in collaboration with Incheon City. The event brought together academic, government, and industry leaders to explore strategies for strengthening Korea’s cultural content sector. It was supported by Incheon Metropolitan City, Incheon Tourism Organization, Hanwha Corporation, and SM C&C.

911���� economics professor and alumnus Tyler Cowen, BS Economics ’83, has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in philanthropy.

911���� researchers Cynthia Lum and Christopher Koper are testing solutions to help local police departments balance limited resources while strengthening public trust.

An interdisciplinary 911���� research team is breaking new ground in using artificial intelligence to develop a mobile app to accurately capture and document bruises of victims of interpersonal violence.

The fifth annual Progress@Play Social Impact Digital Art Competition has successfully concluded with an award ceremony at 911����’s Korea campus. This year’s competition was supported by the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education and the Game Culture Foundation.

911���� has launched its Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI), a comprehensive research framework backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment. The initiative will align university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas addressing what 911���� President Gregory Washington describes as “humanity’s ultimate grand challenge”—securing a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous future.

The center will advance nuclear science and engineering education.

A faculty team from several programs within the School of Education at 911���� has been awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant to train mental health services providers in Manassas City Public Schools. The grant is part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to expand student access to mental health services in high-need K-12 public schools. 

911���� student nurses create a D.C.-area interdisciplinary nursing research conference to share knowledge and network with fellow students and nursing professionals.