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Before his appointment as the dean of the College of Science, Cody W. Edwards served as interim dean for the college since July 2024. During his time at George �鶹��Ƶ, Edwards has held numerous leadership positions, including executive director of the Smithsonian-�鶹��Ƶ School of Conservation and senior associate dean of academic and faculty affairs in the College of Science.

A summer study-abroad adventure took students to London and Oxford—with the Schar School dean. See what they did and who they met and learn why study-abroad is vital to higher education.

�鶹��Ƶ President Gregory Washington was a panelist at an American Council on Education (ACE) briefing on Capitol Hill that focused on universities partnering with industry to address shortages in the health care workforce.

When Liang Luo steps into a classroom—or works on a film, for that matter—she brings with her a rare blend of scholarship, creativity, and cultural sensitivity. This fall, Luo begins her role as chair of �鶹��Ƶ’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages, a position that recognizes her academic leadership as well as her global perspective. 

Innovation and collaboration take center stage at George �鶹��Ƶ's new Life Sciences and Engineering Building.

�鶹��Ƶ received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a program providing hands-on nanofabrication training and education to people seeking a career change.

Foreign languages major Yamileth Hernandez-Becerra and community health major Melody Campos received a Best Poster award for their research, “Community Roots, Linguistic Equity: The Power of Outreach in Dual Language Immersion,” during the Summer 2025 OSCAR Celebration of Student Research and Impact in August.

When the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) convened the first round of its high-tech competition at Fuse at �鶹��Ƶ Square, they should have known it would end with a strong George �鶹��Ƶ showing.

Scientists, nurses, and researchers in �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Public Health (CPH) have successfully progressed to the third phase of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program studying a broad range of early life exposures on child health.

The �鶹��Ƶ men’s basketball team will host a 20th-Anniversary Commemoration of its historic run to the 2006 NCAA Final Four on Saturday, December 13, when the Patriots face former conference rival Old Dominion at EagleBank Arena.

�鶹��Ƶ has appointed Massimiliano Albanese as executive director of the Institute for Digital Innovation (IDIA)—a pivotal move as the university strengthens its position as a leader in cutting-edge research and technological advancement.

George �鶹��Ƶ’s Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities is implementing AI in collaboration with the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications. It may forever change the way 9-1-1 operators are trained.