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The new issue of the Schar School’s The Pulse is now online. Meet the new professors and the new alumni chapter president; catch up on the latest national ranking for the Schar School’s public policy program; learn about accolades and tributes for the school’s personnel; see a collection of the virtual graduation caps created by the Class of 2020, and more.
READ MOREDo We Have To? Schar School Experts Explain ‘How to Vote in a Pandemic.’ (And Yes, You Have To.)
A panel of Schar School professors and students explained how to vote in a pandemic.
Study: Government Reimbursement of Live-Donor Kidneys Increases Supply by 17%
A new Schar School study shows how government reimbursement for living-donor kidney transplants benefits all those involved.
Grant to Study How to Disrupt Illicit Cyber Trade of Narcotics and Counterfeit Drugs
The Schar School’s Louise Shelley and engineering professor Edward Huang land a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how to disrupt illicit trade in drugs.
Mike Henry: What Does a Campaign Manager Do? A Lot!
Mike Henry, former campaign manager to Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, and others visits Professor Steven Pearlstein’s second First Tuesday event of the semester.
Schar School, DOD Homeland Defense and Security Center Team Up for Podcast Series
The Department of Defense turns to Schar School experts to host a series of video podcasts addressing major national security problems.
New to the Schar School: Juliette Reyes
Incoming freshman Juliette Reyes discovered Mason as a forensic camp camper. Now she’s double majoring in government and international politics and conflict analysis and resolution.
Veteran Political Pollster Peter Hart Inaugurates First Tuesday Speaker Series
Peter Hart discusses presidential campaigns and what to look out for in the preliminary polling during the first First Tuesday event of this election season
On Eve of 9/11, Intelligence Insiders McRaven and Morell Describe the Hunt for bin Laden
Top-level intelligence insiders describe how Osama bin Laden was found and executed.
After the Beirut Explosions, This Schar School Terrorism Researcher’s Grandmother Brought Hope Through the Piano
A viral video of a woman playing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ in her apartment rubble following the Beirut explosion gave hope to many, including her Schar School researcher granddaughter.
Master’s Student Creates Database for Hospice Industry
An intern at the Schar School of Policy and Government created a database of resources for hospices.