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Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been named a military friendly institution by Viqtory, Military Friendly for the 10th year, an important distinction for a university committed to veterans and other nontraditional students.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam last week lifted the mask requirement for people who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. As a public university, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is complying with the Governor’s order, eliminating face covering and distancing requirements for all fully vaccinated people, effective today, June 2. 

Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans, has committed $175,000 to advance Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s community health initiatives.

A repeated donor has gifted an additional $2 million to Emergent Ventures India to help in the country's fight against COVID-19.

As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT), Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Bank of America recognized 157 high school women for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology

Lee A. Solomon is first junior faculty member in Chemistry to secure NSF Career Award

Dilafruz Khonikboyeva, BA ’10, MS ’14, grew up during the civil war in Tajikistan, and said it was her experience of living through conflict that motivat

As we turn our attention to the Fall Semester, we must all continue to do our part and work together to keep Â鶹ÊÓƵ safe. This starts with new policies for COVID-19 vaccination, testing and masking.

The first floor of Vernon Smith Hall has been converted into an innovation pilot space, foreshadowing work that will be done in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s new Arlington Campus building.

With racial tension high in the United States, and the need for equity growing ever stronger, students and faculty at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Antonin Scalia Law School participated in a 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge virtually in March and April. The challenge, created by diversity expert Eddie Moore Jr., focuses on the Black American experience and is designed to advance deeper understandings of the intersections of race, power, privilege, and oppression, and guide participants in becoming more aware and engaged regarding racial equity.

Following decades of war and genocide in Sudan, in April 2019 a mass movement from civilians overthrew the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir. As the country transitions to democratic rule, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution is working to empower civilians to use their voice to impact the future. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ team, working with partners in Sudan, has been interviewing and video recording oral histories of 100 Sudanese civilians who have lived through both war and peace. Their answers, which expand upon their experiences, also include their vision for a just Sudanese society.

The sudden reversal of CDC mask recommendations has prompted many questions about what this means for Â鶹ÊÓƵ. As we review changing protocols, we will continue to require masks when on campus, and will provide an update with definitive guidance when we have it. As we consider these factors and review the changing protocols, we will continue to require masks when on campus, just as we have done this past year.