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Camp Pendleton, Ca - Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion's Bravo Company, Weapons Platoon, also known as the "Awesome" team, push a sled weighing more than 180 pounds during the Tactical Athlete Challenge at Camp Pendleton's Paige Fieldhouse, Aug. 28, 2012. Photo By: Lance Cpl. Trevon S. Peracca (via MCI West website).
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New Graduate-Level Mason Certificate for Tactical Athlete Trainers
Tactical athletes require physical ability, stamina, and strength to function in their physically demanding jobs, for example, as soldiers and emergency responders. Similar to athletes who participate in regular sports, tactical athletes must be strong, fast and agile—but also have the endurance to perform repeatedly and on short notice.
Mason's new Tactical Athlete Strength, Conditioning and Injury Prevention Graduate Certificate features a six-course, 18-credit-hour, 100% online curriculum. The program will provide graduates with the foundational knowledge, skills, and abilities to become leaders in tactical strength, conditioning and injury prevention. The first cohort starts in June 2020.
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These 3D models demonstrate how protein painting technology works. The regions that aren’t painted when the proteins are bound (shown white in the illustration) can be detected by mass spectrometry and inform drug development. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services.
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Translational Research Partnership Awarded $400,000
A partnership between Mason, Virginia Tech, and Monet Pharmaceuticals was one of six collaborations recently awarded a total of $3.3 million in funding from Virginia Catalyst, a 501(c)(3) non-profit created by the Virginia General Assembly. Virginia Catalyst is funded by the Commonwealth’s General Fund and seven Virginia public research universities and provides grants for collaborative projects, investments to create research tools, and infrastructure to address major unmet healthcare needs and drive economic growth in Virginia.
The award funds research into the use of protein painting to discover new immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of lung cancer and brain metastasis. In 2019, Monet Pharmaceuticals licensed the protein painting technology developed at Mason.
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Ken Harvey (right), acknowledged as one of the greatest Washington Redskins, kicked off a previous Galileo's Science Café with Professor Shane Caswell presenting "Everything you Need to Know about Concussions and Repetitive Head Traumas in Sports," sponsored by Prince William County and ATCC. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University.
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Galileo's Science Cafe Series Returns
Popular lectures back at the Hylton
Join us at the Hylton Performing Arts Center this spring for the Galileo's Science Cafe! Hear about the latest findings surrounding hot topics in science and medicine that affect our everyday lives and the decisions that we make! Bring your family and friends for a free, casual, interactive science discussion. Learn from the experts and speak with them.
Doors open at 6:00 pm, with food and beverage available. Scientific discussion begins at 7:00 pm, followed by a Q&A and meet-the-scientist and networking reception. Spring lecture topics:
- February 18: Keeping our Soldiers Safe: Understanding, Treating, and Preventing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
- March 4: Designing Smart Sensors to Improve First Responders’ Response Time
- April 1: Exploiting the Geospatial Revolution to Improve Community Resilience
- May 6: Combating Pediatric Obesity to Promote Healthy Futures in the Latino Community
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Keeping our Soldiers Safe: Understanding, Treating, and Preventing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Hylton Performing Arts Center
February 18, 7:00 pm
February's Galileo's Science Café is presented by Emanuel Petricoin, Co-Director, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine.
RSVP
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MerMagic Con 2020
Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center
February 21 - 23
MerMagic Con includes Classes, Workshops, and Programming for all levels of mermaid enthusiast - guppy to pro! Mermaid Gala on Saturday night. Vendor Hall full of Mermaid Magic.
Get Tickets
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Hidden Figures Screening
Verizon Auditorium, Colgan Hall
February 27, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm
University Life SciTech and the SciTech Executive Office invite you to attend a screening of Hidden Figures, an Oscar-nominated film about black women mathematicians working at NASA during the Space Race. The film features Katherine Johnson, the namesake of the largest building on SciTech Campus.
Free pizza also will be available after 6:30 pm.
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Designing Smart Sensors to Improve First Responders’ Response Time
Hylton Performing Arts Center
March 4, 7:00 pm
March's Galileo's Science Café is presented by Brenda Bannan, Associate Professor, Instructional Technology, College of Education and Human Development.
RSVP
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Spring Trail Walk
Piedmont Trail
Mondays, March 16 - April 27, 12:00 - 12:45 pm
Take a break outside and enjoy a quiet walk on the Piedmont Trail. Meet at the Green and White Tent behind Katherine G. Johnson Hall and walk the 1-mile forest loop that surrounds The Edge.
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Pitch in on the Piedmont
Piedmont Trail
April 4, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Rain or Shine!
Work side by side with students, staff and community members to move a mountain of mulch. Bring water to stay hydrated, gloves if you have them, and a snack. Wear comfortable clothing (layers) and closed-toed and heeled shoes that you won’t mind getting dirty or wet.
Learn more: Cathy Holt, cholt10@gmu.edu
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