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Roommates should “sit down and have a full discussion” about who’s coming and going and where, Keith Renshaw, the director of psychology at George Mason University, told me. “Ask: ‘How strict does everybody want to be about social distancing?’

Lydia Craig, our center's doctoral student, and Lauren Kuykendall, one of our center's senior scholars, researched how friendships impact employee well-being. Their research has been published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior:

George Mason University is committed to protecting the health of its community. Its resources include up-to-date plans and procedures, identification of student health services clinics, and attention to its study-abroad programs.

Washington’s appointment garnered excitement outside the world of engineering. Keith Renshaw, who chairs the Psychology Department at GMU, said he was excited to have a president who has experience as a faculty member.

When we are kind to one another, the dopamine surges in our brain, telling us that we've done something good. When you drop something, and I pick it up for you, and I see a smile on your face, I get a surge of reward," Dr. Stephen Lippi, a behavioral neuroscientist at Angelo State University, said.

The more that experts examine curiosity, the more they find evidence to suggest that it’s the secret sauce in a happy, fulfilling life. “If you take the fundamental things that people tend to want out of life — strong social relationships and happiness and accomplishing things — all of these are highly linked to curiosity,” says Todd Kashdan, a professor of psychology at George Mason University and author of Curious?

For the most part, university administrators face the pressure to solve this problem. “Increase funding for graduate students!” is the mantra for many.

Todd Kashdan, professor of psychology and director of the Well-Being Laboratory at George Mason University, has received funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in the amount of $1.5 million under a three-year grant .

Prior to her coaching career, Accaiya Evans double-majored at George Mason University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, alongside a Bachelor of Arts in integrative studies in 2010. Evans was a member of the Patriots women's track and field program from 2006-08.