Archive for March, 2018

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The intent of this minor is to build scientific communication, engagement, and leadership practices. Students will be equipped with the following:

1. The ability to communicate effectively about the science they undertake and the challenges they face in ways that are meaningful related to their field of study.
2. The skills to participate and lead others in scientific ventures. Eight credits of coursework must be unique to the minor.

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Dr. Stanley Zoltek, inaugural director of IT and Computing with George Mason University’s College of Science.

The College of Science is honoring Dr. Stanley Zoltek, a professor engrained in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, and Computational and Data Sciences since 1980. Dr. Zoltek passed away on February 25, 2018.

After graduating with his PhD in Mathematics from SUNY Stony Brook in 1976, Stan joined George Mason University in 1980 as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and was promoted to Associate Professor without term in 1986. Stan became affiliated with the School of Computational Sciences in 2002, and then served as the inaugural Director of IT and Computing when the College of Science was formed in 2006. (more…)

Accolades celebrate the professional achievements of the faculty and staff in the College of Science. The following accolades were published for the month of February 2018 on News at Mason. (more…)