Arwa Sawan, a Washington, D.C.-based producer and host of news programming for the Alhurra television network, says her bachelor of individualized study degree will help her tell compelling stories and market them to the widest audience.

Professors from Bioengineering and the School of Dance collaborate on research into motor adaptation and memory consolidation. “When we study motor control, we study the human ability to learn and refine movement,” says bioengineering professor Wilsaan Joiner.

Andrew Sachs, a graduate student in Environmental Science and Policy, collaborates with Alia Gholoom, a master's student in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, on the construction of a green roof on top of the Rappahannock River Parking Deck.

Global affairs major Beverly Harp co-founded a Mason chapter of the Roosevelt Institute, a public policy organization that fosters a network of student-run think tanks.

PhD candidate Andrew Salamone, who is visually impaired, created a podcast for a history class assignment that originally called for students to create a video.

Laurence Bray, associate chair of the Department of Bioengineering, developed the popular Applied Neurotechnologies course, which combines classroom learning with clinical experience at Inova Fairfax Hospital’s campus. “The class filled up in half a day,” Bray said.