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As a first-year setter from Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, Ozarpaci is embracing new experiences—and tasty fast food—in the nation's capital.

James Antony became provost and executive vice president at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on July 1. He comes to George Â鶹ÊÓƵ from the University of California San Diego where he served as Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs. Prior to that he was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Washington, Yale University, and Harvard University.

Headlined by award-winning singer and actress Lea Salonga, the annual benefit event raises funds for student scholarships at the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA). Since its launch in 2006, ARTS by George! has raised more than $4.1 million for Â鶹ÊÓƵ Arts.

The Virginia Cyber Navigator Internship Program (VA-CNIP) has equipped students with the skills to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of election infrastructures. As an intern last summer, information technology major Duong Thuy Nguyen helped secure a rural county’s technology for the upcoming presidential election alongside two George Â鶹ÊÓƵ peers. 

Dana Staley found herself deep in her Master of Public Administration program with a newborn, a fulltime job, and eventually, a pandemic crisis. See how she managed to succeed through it all.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ leadership, faculty, and staff officially welcomed the largest and most diverse incoming freshman class in the university’s history. The incoming undergraduate class—combined freshmen and transfers—also reached an all-time high for George Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Fourteen local high school students spent a week in August learning about renewable energy from electrical engineering professor Liling Huang and a host of local energy engineering professionals. At the end of the week, the students presented their work, a model town powered entirely by clean energy.  

Megumi Inoue, an associate professor in George Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Department of Social Work, led a study-abroad program where students explored the policies, programs, and services in place in Japan to support its aging population.

Nathaniel Socks, Pathways Internship, Department of State. Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior Nathaniel Socks has had two internships in his field, and he credits a course he took his sophomore year with his advisor Jane Walker for helping him get them.

A planned gift from Professor Emeritus Bruce Manchester and Fred Emory is an investment in the team’s historic legacy of success.

Hanna "Bell" Tucker, FOX 5 DC News Weather Channel. Meteorology student Hanna "Bell' Tucker interned at FOX 5 DC News Weather Channel in Bethesda, Maryland, this summer.

A new flexible and wide-ranging partnership between the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in the United Kingdom and Â鶹ÊÓƵ's School of Dance offers exciting possibilities for research, collaboration, and cultural exploration.