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May 16-18, 2012: The Science of Complexity Symposium

The Science of Complexity: Understanding the Global Financial Crisis symposium is well underway at Mason’s Arlington Campus.  The symposium, hosted by the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study and the Santa Fe Institute, seeks to explore the dynamics of the crisis through the lenses of finance, economics, complex systems, neuroeconomics, and computational social science.  (More details) ...

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April 9, 2012: Krasnow Faculty & Staff Service Awards

Seven of Krasnow’s faculty and staff members were honored at Mason’s University Day Celebration.  Staff members are honored at this event for the years of service provided to Mason in increments of 5-years.  We would like to congratulate the following members of the Krasnow Institute on their achievements and thank them for their dedication to ...

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January 25, 2012: Dr. Giorgio Ascoli Receives Honor from SCHEV

Dr. Giorgio Ascoli received top honors today as one of twelve recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Award presented by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.  Dr. Ascoli is one of two Mason faculty to receive the award this year.  Dr. Ascoli is the Director for the Center for Neural Informatics, Structure, & Plasticity ...

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January 16, 2012: Capitals Hockey Event

Krasnow was pleased to host guests and supporters for a night of hockey at the Verizon Executive Suites on Friday.  Not only is this an opportunity to thank supporters but also an opportunity for meaningful discussions between researchers, staff, and guests about the importance of the research endeavors Krasnow is involved with. As for the ...

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December 5, 2011: Dr. Ascoli Nominated for SCHEV Award

Dr. Giorgio Ascoli was nominated, along with seven other Mason faculty, to receive the 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award.  The award recognizes superior accomplishments in teaching, research, and public service.  Krasnow extends its congratulations to Dr. Ascoli and wish him luck!

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October 24, 2011: Krasnow Launches New Website

Many months of work have gone into the success of this project.  We welcome you to explore the new site and we hope you like what you see.  The institute would like to give special thanks to our designer, Caleb Hartman, and our IT specialist, Jayshree Sarma for their hard work this summer and into ...

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October 11, 2011: Advanced Studies

Dr. Jim Olds, Director of the Krasnow Institute, recently posted about the artwork at Krasnow.  What is the science behind artistic expression?  Read his post.

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August 25, 2011: Translational Research in Action Series Comes to a Close

Over the past several weeks, the summer seminar series “Translational Research in Action” brought together faculty from Mason and INOVA clinicians.  The team has begun work on the planning for the 2012 season building upon a successful program highlighting translational research and education. Dr. Emmanuel Petricoin will present a dynamic lecture on “Clinical proteomics technologies ...

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June 16, 2011: Mason and INOVA Collaborate on Translational Research Seminar

The Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study is pleased to present a summer seminar series entitled “Translational Research in Action.”  The seminar series is focused on the path from scientific discovery to clinical implementation, and will highlight the collaborative research being conducted between Mason and INOVA. Robert Lipsky, Director of Translational Research at the Department of ...

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June 15, 2011: Tom and Jeannemarie Davis visit the Institute

Earlier this month, Jim Olds was host to former U.S. congressman Tom Davis and his wife Jeannemarie Davis. The Davis’ have been staunch supporters of the Institute over the last several years and the congressman is a member of the Krasnow Advisory Board. The meeting included discussion of Krasnow’s current and future goals with regard ...

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