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George Â鶹ÊÓƵ is the home for the new $19.5 million NASA Landolt Space Mission. Led by the College of Science’s Peter Plavchan, with the College of Engineering and Computing, this mission will launch an artificial star in orbit to help scientists calibrate telescopes and measure brightness.

Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ proudly welcomes David Tarter as the new Executive Director for the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship (CREE) and Master’s in Real Estate Development Program.

With tick bites on the rise, College of Science and College of Public Health are collaborating to improve detection, diagnosis, and treatment with urine testing.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ announces James Soto Antony as new provost and executive vice president.

Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner allocate $921,000 to expand training capacity and accelerate workforce development. Federal funding supports Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Center for Health Workforce to serve as centralized technical assistance hub for Virginia health workforce development.  

Â鶹ÊÓƵ today announced an anonymous $4.85 million gift to advance groundbreaking research on bruise and injury detection for individuals who experience interpersonal violence. The funding will help develop new tools in imaging technology using a light source that is five times better than white light for identifying and visualizing bruising across all skin tones for use by forensic nurses, social service providers, and law enforcement.

The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, the top-ranked national public institution for peace and conflict resolution, has partnered with Rotary International, one of the largest global membership service organizations, to provide education and develop modalities to assist Rotary clubs in promoting local, regional, and global peace.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ, AWS collaborate on Renewable Energy Lab and Sustainable Data Center Engineering concentration

Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Accenture partner to improve student experiences and student educational outcomes.

Fairfax City mayor and Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumna Catherine S. Read (BA ’84) and Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Business Dean Ajay Vinzé will sign a partnership agreement on October 2 aimed at promoting economic growth in the city while giving students access to experiential learning opportunities that will benefit local businesses and students. 

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2024 rankings puts Â鶹ÊÓƵ at #51 among all public universities and #105 among all universities nationwide. Â鶹ÊÓƵ retains its top 20 ranking position for innovation and improved to a top 50 (#49) university for veterans, according to these national rankings.

Total enrollment of over 40,000 students is a record for Virginia