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President Gregory Washington joined a group of Virginia government, education and community leaders at the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to promote the commonwealth as the best site for the new FBI headquarters.

On February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, �鶹��Ƶ’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution hosted “One Year After: Ukraine War Analysis and Prospects,” an all-day virtual event to discuss the effects of the war and potential post-war contexts. The event featured Romantsova Oleksandra, executive director of the Center for Civil Liberties, the first Ukrainian organization to win a Noble Peace Prize. The recognition, which the human rights organization received in 2022, was due in part to their work documenting war crimes against civilians in occupied areas of Ukraine.

Last year, students at �鶹��Ƶ joined contestants from around the world to predict the peak bloom date of cherry trees at  four global locations. The international Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition was a huge success and is gaining traction during its second annual run. 

Experts and leaders in the fields of education and information technology came together at �鶹��Ƶ to discuss how advances in the digital landscape can be harnessed to solve the unique challenges facing today’s educators in a two-day Dell Technologies Innovation Summit held in February at �鶹��Ƶ Square in Arlington, Virginia.

The new Graduate Division, directed by Associate Provost Laurence Bray, plays a lead role in preparing well-rounded and diverse graduates to contribute to research productivity and workforce development.

Professors from �鶹��Ƶ's Dewberry School of Music and �鶹��Ƶ's School of Dance collaborated to create a performance that brought together dancers and musicians live onstage.

�鶹��Ƶ's College of Engineering and Computing Associate Professor Liling Huang is establishing a new lab at the �鶹��Ƶ Square campus to advance smart grid research, education, and workforce development.

�鶹��Ƶ President Gregory Washington told the Board of Visitors (BOV) on Thursday, Feb. 23, that “there may not be a better place in the state to make an investment” than �鶹��Ƶ.

A panel discussion on gun safety in Virginia brings in regional leaders as well as a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting survivor.

Nearly two dozen �鶹��Ƶ faculty members, from seven �鶹��Ƶ schools and colleges, provided their expertise to the 120 Initiative, an all-hands-on-deck effort from the 18 institutions in the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area to find solutions to reduce gun violence.

The Schar School’s Bonnie Stabile is headed to the White House.

The City of Fairfax's new mayor, Catherine Read, is the first woman—and the first �鶹��Ƶ alum—to be Fairfax's mayor.