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The Movers and Shakers Mixer event returned to �鶹��Ƶ Square in late September, connecting �鶹��Ƶ students with Arlington’s business, government, and community leaders.

George A. Akerlof, who shared the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Sciences with Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz, gave this year's Haynes Lecture.

�鶹��Ƶ students are taking pictures of the campus flora, fauna, and fungi with their smartphones—sometimes in the dark—to capture the university’s biodiversity. They are trying to record as many species as possible in this fall's Bioblitz 2023, which continues through Nov. 19.

Paul E. Misener, a scientist, lawyer, engineer and innovator will be the featured speaker at �鶹��Ƶ’s 2023 Winter Commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, in EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

An event on Nov. 3 at the �鶹��Ƶ Square campus celebrated the "topping out" of the Fuse building, meaning the structural frame of the building is complete.

�鶹��Ƶ has been recognized as a Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists for promoting safe, accessible bicycling on campus. The League of American Bicyclists is a grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the rights of people who bike.

In my last message about the unfolding conflict in Israel and Gaza, we shared that security efforts are in place to address safety concerns, and services are in place to assist people in crisis. Since that time, we have organized pre-existing campus services into a coordinated approach, which we are calling the Patriot Plan for Community Safety and Well-Being.

�鶹��Ƶ’s new Fuse at �鶹��Ƶ Square destination in Arlington will reach a major milestone this month with the “topping out” of what will become a 345,000-square-foot collaborative and digital innovation space in the heart of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor.

�鶹��Ƶ is No. 1 among public universities for research performance in entrepreneurship, and No. 2 overall nationally, in the latest report from EduRank.

For more than 30 years, the Celebration of Distinction has recognized the outstanding achievements of �鶹��Ƶ’s alumni, faculty members, and students. This year’s event, hosted by the �鶹��Ƶ Alumni Association on Oct. 20, once again focused on elevating and honoring �鶹��Ƶ excellence.

The annual Campus Legends and Lore Walking Tour takes the �鶹��Ƶ community on a spooky stroll around Fairfax Campus with an educational twist.

On Friday, Oct. 27, �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Department of Psychology hosted a grand opening of its new facility for the Center for Community Mental Health and Center for Evidence-Based Behavioral Health, two centers whose research and community services are deeply connected to strengthening our communities.