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Krasnow Institute likely to play role in Obama brain initiative
|On April 2, President Barack Obama proposed to Congress to invest $100 million in the BRAIN Initiative.
BRAIN, which stands for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies, is meant to map the human brain and to create technology that can record brain electrical activity. The goal of the initiative is to find cures for brain conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and autism.
If approved, George Mason University’s Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study is likely to play a major role in Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.
OPINION: Grinds my gears: The Johnson Center edition
|Ahh, the Johnson Center—the focal point of our beautiful campus and the biggest building that freshmen still cannot seem to find until October.
The Johnson Center is truly a one-of-a-kind building. It is a place where all of its sleeping students can dream of eating at the culinary delight that is Mein Bowl, watch movies in the classy basement theatre or study in the never-so-quiet library area upstairs.
Former news anchor Jim Lehrer speaks at Mason
|At a discussion on April 10, former news anchor Jim Lehrer spoke at George Mason University about his experience in journalism, and his views of the industry.
Lehrer served as both an executive editor and an anchor on Public Broadcasting Services’s Newshour.
Jack Censer, dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences, moderated the discussion, which was sponsored by the CHSS, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Mason Wrestling Team.
Lehrer was invited to speak at Mason by his great nephew, Matthew Stull, a wrestler at Mason.
Mason Ke Rang dance team is anything but normal
|Mason Ke Rang is anything but your average dance team. This past week Connect2Mason was able to sit in on one of the team’s practices. Within the first 10 seconds anyone would be hooked.
Mason Ke Rang claimed first place at last year’s International Week Dance Competition, coming in as an underdog as their first year competing. MKR proved themselves as a force to be reckoned with by surpassing the expectations of the competition and challenging the traditional norms of dance within the Mason community.
Update on Arlington campus fitness center– where, when & why
|Roughly eighteen months after 405 Arlington campus students signed a petition to bring a fitness center to the Arlington campus, university officials have deemed the project over-budget, without a definitive solution in place for a fitness facility.
VIDEO: Connect2Mason speaks with Fairfax Mayor Scott Silverthorne
|On Saturday, April 6, Connect2Mason sat down with Scott Silverthorne, mayor of the City of Fairfax. Silverthorne spoke about the changing relationship between George Mason University and the city, affordable housing projects and his favorite places in Fairfax.
New dining options to come to Prince William campus
|New dining options will be brought to George Mason University’s Prince William campus in an effort to expand the satellite campus .
Three franchise restaurants—Subway, Zabb Thai, and Wings, Pizza-N-Things—will be coming to Beacon Hall, a multi-use building that will feature graduate apartments upstairs.
Civil engineering students to bring water to Nicaraguan community
|This summer, civil engineering students in Engineers for International Development will implement a project intended to bring accessible water to a small community in Nicaragua.
EfID plans to install a new well, a solar-powered water storage tank, and pipes to transport water to homes in the Grande Sabana community of Nicaragua. The community has two inefficient wells and no way to store water.
Cabrera to hold online discussion with students
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| President Cabrera will hold an "Ask-Me-Anything" on George Mason's sub-reddit on April 19 (photo courtesy of GMU sub-reddit). |
On April 19, President Ángel Cabrera will hold an online discussion with students through an "Ask-Me-Anything" session on George Mason University's sub-reddit.
Students can ask any questions from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The sub-reddit group has hosted previous AMA's with Fairfax County Supervisor John Cook and Josh Cantor, director of transportation and parking services for the university.
A look into Mason's 2013 International Week
|Hot on the heels of Pride Week, George Mason University will host International Week – a weeklong series of events that aim to celebrate the diversity of Mason students and faculty. From Monday, April 8 to Friday, April 12, there will be dozens of events on the Fairfax campus that help remind students of their membership in a global community.