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School Reaches and Exceeds Enrollment Goals
The School of Public Policy announced the final numbers for applications and new student enrollment for spring semester 2002.

School of Public Policy Graduate Selected as Dean of Naval Postgraduate School
Douglas A. Brook, a 2001 graduate of the Ph.D. program in public policy at George Mason, recently began his new position as Dean of the School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

New Masters of Public Policy Program Moving Ahead; First Graduate to Finish in Fall
In January the Virginia State Council for Higher Education officially approved the masters of public policy program at George Mason, and now the program's first graduate will finish in August.

Business Enterprise Center Creates New "Graduate Wing" for Second Stage Startup Companies
George Mason's Business Enterprise Center (BEC), part of the School of Public Policy's Mason Enterprise Center, has recently completed an evaluation and business plan to expand its services.

George Mason's Transportation Program Helps Develop Trans-Atlantic Links
The STELLA/STAR initiative is a three year collaborative effort establishing trans-Atlantic links between transportation professionals from Europe and the United States.

ICASIT and George Washington University Partner on Two New Projects
George Mason's International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT) and George Washington University's Schools of Business and Public Management and Engineering Management announced at a luncheon on February 27 a partnership on two projects.

Techventure Partnership Expands Service and Relocates to Fairfax Campus
The Techventure Partnership, a joint venture of the School of Public Policy's Mason Enterprise Center and the Center for Information Technology (CIT) is relocating its offices to GMU's Fairfax campus.

Grant Enables ICASIT to Facilitate JSTOR in Developing Countries
As part of a continuing grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT) has been working to link universities in developing nations to JSTOR, a major research tool that the Mellon Foundation introduced in 1995.

Interest in Education Drives Ph.D. Candidate's Research
When Susan Aud started taking classes toward her Ph.D. in public policy in the fall of 1997, professors asked the students to subscribe to journals and read up on research areas that interested them. To decide which policy arena to familiarize herself with, she didn't have to look very far.

EVENTS
Professor Button Participates in African Development Forum
Public Policy Professor Kenneth Button traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in early March to present a paper at the third African Development Forum.

School of Public Policy Co-Hosted Conference on International Governance of New Technologies
The George Mason University School of Public Policy and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) co-hosted a two-day conference, "International Governance of New Technologies," on Monday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 12.

ARRIVALS
Former NASA Chief Health and Medical Officer Joins Public Policy Faculty
Arnauld Nicogossian, MD, a Senior Advisor to the Administrator at NASA, joins the School of Public Policy this year as a distinguished visiting professor.

Petersen Is New Tenured Full Professor
Professor John Petersen joins the public policy faculty this semester as a full professor. He will be teaching classes on International Finance and Globalization and U.S. Government Financial Systems.

Professor Paelinck Continues Collaboration with School of Public Policy
Professor Jean Paelinck, a retired member of the faculty at the University of Erasmus in Rotterdam, Netherlands, again is on the George Mason campus this semester, working with the School of Public Policy for this his fifth visit since 1996.

Woodcock Joins Faculty as Research Professor
Dr. Ted Woodcock recently joined the public policy faculty at George Mason as a research professor.

PUBLICATIONS
Professor High Edits Newly Released Book
School of Public Policy Professor Jack High is the editor of a new collection of economists' writings on the subject of competition.

Professor Susan Tolchin's New Book Released
Public Policy Professor Susan Tolchin's new book, Glass Houses: Congressional Ethics and the Politics of Venom, written with her husband, journalist Martin Tolchin, was released in September 2001.

Public Policy Faculty Publications
Recently published articles by members of the School of Public Policy faculty: Kenneth Button, Desmond Dinan, Thomas Gulledge, Dean Kingsley Haynes, Todd LaPorte, Stuart Malawer, Connie McNeely, Wayne Perry, James Pfiffner, Kenneth Reinert, Chris Rodrigo, Stephen Ruth, Rainer Sommer, Susan Tolchin and John Warfield.