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After landing at GMU, food delivery robots roll out at Flagstaff
Gaithersburg-based Sodexo USA and Starship Technologies plan to continue adding campus locations to their food delivery robot partnership. Watch the robots on campus.
4 weeks ago -
George Mason’s law school receives $50 million donation
The gift announced Thursday is the largest ever received by the university.
2 months ago -
Patriot Games: Despite setbacks, George Mason still chasing expectations
After entering the season with the highest expectations since joining the Atlantic 10, George Mason has dealt with setbacks and injuries, but still sits on the brink of a top-four conference finish, potentially setting themselves up for a run at stealing a bid to March Madness.
2 months ago -
George Mason, George Washington rivalry brings ‘Tailgate in the Sky’
A deal that includes bottomless drinks is how the Observation Deck at CEB Tower in Rosslyn is trying to draw in folks for a rivalry game between George Mason University and George Washington University.
2 months ago -
Amazon deal should bring ‘sustained growth’ for next decade, expert says
The company pledged to hire 25,000 people from around our area to work in Arlington, but an expert said the quality of the jobs is more important than the quantity. The fact that the jobs are not dependent on the federal government should boost the economy, too.
2 months ago -
Virginians split over whether Northam should resign, poll shows
As scandal continues to roil Virginia’s government, a new poll conducted by the Washington Post and George Mason University shows Virginians are divided about whether Gov. Ralph Northam should resign after a racist photo was found in a yearbook.
2 months ago -
DC region lost $1.6 billion during shutdown, economist says
The effects of the longest government shutdown in history went beyond the area’s 145,000 federal employees and more than 100,000 federal contractors who missed their paychecks during the shutdown.
3 months ago -
Robots are now delivering food on GMU campus
Food services company Sodexo has partnered with Starship Technologies to deploy a fleet of 25 robots, the largest robot food delivery service on a university campus in the country. Watch video of the fleet in action.
3 months ago -
Local sports teams offering free tickets, reprieves during shutdown
As the partial government shutdown drags toward its third full week and workers face the prospect of missing paychecks beginning Friday, local pro and college sports teams are stepping in to ease the financial burden. Get the details.
3 months ago -
Big question for Amazon’s 2 chosen cities: Will it pay off?
Some experts in regional economics suggested that the payoff for the selected cities would go well beyond Amazon’s initial investment. Stephen Fuller, an economist at George Mason University, estimates that the new headquarters in Arlington would generate roughly $1.3 billion in spending each year after the initial construction is complete. That would support nearly 50,000 jobs in the state, Fuller said, in addition to those at Amazon.
5 months ago -
Scalia statue unveiled at law school that bears his name
Five Supreme Court justices helped unveil a statue of their former colleague, Antonin Scalia, at the law school that now bears his name.
7 months ago -
GMU declares a ‘No Scooter Zone’ at its Virginia Square campus
Signs in front of George Mason University’s Arlington campus in Virginia Square direct dockless electric scooter riders to park the vehicles at a nearby bike rack, rather than abandoning them at random.
7 months ago -
Ex-professor charged with embezzling George Mason funds
George Mason professor Peter Pober had retired earlier this year after multiple allegations of sexual harassment by former students.
8 months ago -
George Mason professor retires, faces multiple harassment claims
George Mason University had begun termination proceedings when Peter Pober, a communications professor, chose to retire.
8 months ago -
Sodexo has 20,000 jobs to fill as the school year approaches
The company is currently hosting job fairs on university campuses across the country, including at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
9 months ago
