Â鶹ÊÓƵ

During the fall 2024 semester, Â鶹ÊÓƵ students had the opportunity to apply their classroom curriculum to a real-world museum environment. The students, led by art history professor Robert DeCaroli, worked directly with objects in the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Asian Art as part of the ARTH 495/595 Curating an Exhibit course.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ psychology professor Thalia R. Goldstein’s work focuses on children's developing social and emotional skills, and how such skills intersect with imaginative activities. In her latest book, Why Theatre Education Matters: Understanding its Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Benefits (Teachers College Press, 2024), she pulls together the research she’s conducted on social and emotional learning and cognitive development.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ researcher Andrea Weeks played a key role in identifying an ancient seedling linked to the biblical myrrh. The seed, a yellow and fragrant resin from the Commiphora tree, was discovered in the Judean desert and revived by a team of researchers.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ is in the business of discovery, and the Office of Technology Transfer works hard to bring these innovations to the marketplace.

The user-inspired CropSmart Digital Twin (CSDT) decision tool will help take the guesswork out of crop management decisions with services that will be easily accessible to users through both web portals and smartphone apps.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers are working to revolutionize Lyme disease detection and diagnosis with urine testing.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers are working on a bruise detection system that can be used across all skin tones and leverages artificial intelligence (AI), imaging and light technologies, forensic reports, and clinical expertise to increase data collection and access to care for trauma victims. The tool could become an app on a smartphone that clinicians can use to assess the age of bruises.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers are coming up with a variety of ways to improve people’s lives.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ baseball alum South Trimble, BS Business ’23, and current graduate student Danny Hosley took the field in front of a sold-out crowd as part of the Banana Ball World Tour at Nationals Park in July.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has received Virginia Board of Education funding for two of 14 lab schools being established around the commonwealth.

Third-year Â鶹ÊÓƵ LIFE student Madison Schittig contributes her unique visual point of view as a photography intern with George Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Office of University Branding.

Stanley and Rosemary Hayes Jones continue their legacy of philanthropy at Â鶹ÊÓƵ with a transformative $1 million gift to establish the Stanley and Rosemary Hayes Jones Networking Testbed Lab within the Fuse at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square building.