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The 2006 Final Four run by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ men’s basketball team was an achievement so improbable, so unprecedented, that it transformed how the college basketball world viewed possibility itself. Now, 20 years later, the Patriots will honor that magical postseason journey on Saturday, December 13, when they host Old Dominion University at EagleBank Arena.

Costello College of Business dean Ajay Vinzé has been named interim provost at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, President Gregory Washington announced Wednesday.

On George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 300th birthday, we come with a question: What is a legacy? What does it mean to be remembered?

This fall, eight Â鶹ÊÓƵ LIFE students interned across 16 different congressional offices on Capitol Hill as part of the Gregg and Livingston Harper Congressional Internship Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.

As Korea and the United States deepen their cooperation in technology and entrepreneurship, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Korea has opened a Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Songdo. This center is the global extension of the center of the same name at the Costello College of Business in Fairfax.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Virginia Climate Center (VCC) has unveiled the commonwealth’s first comprehensive, peer-reviewed climate assessment—a landmark report that provides science-based insights into Virginia’s changing climate and its impacts on communities, infrastructure, and the economy.

This month, a new Northern Virginia International Soft-Landing Accelerator (NISA) program, designed to help start-ups from around the globe find guidance, connections, and lab or office spaces at no cost, was launched to help develop new technologies in life sciences.

James (Jim) Antony, PhD, will become the next vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of San Diego, effective March 1, 2026. Jim became provost and executive vice president at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on July 1, 2024, coming from the University of California San Diego where he had served as dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ, in partnership with local school divisions, received more than $150,000 from the Virginia Department of Education to pilot the Principal Registered Apprenticeship Program.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Veterans and the Arts Initiative—an important example of George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s long-standing commitment to assisting military-connected learners as they embark on new paths following their service.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Fuse at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square was among the projects cited when Edgemoor Infrastructure and Real Estate received national recognition for industry leadership and sustainable development.

An open house at Fuse at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square offered an exciting glimpse into the future for Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s ACCESS Academy, complete with robotics demonstrations and hands-on technology experiences. Behind the buzz and energy was a deeper message: Through a collaborative partnership with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), ACCESS Academy freshmen will take their first college course this spring, an opportunity rarely available to ninth-grade students.