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George Â鶹ÊÓƵ doctoral student Caroline Toth looks at how adolescents’ social media use is associated with the structure of their in-person friendship networks. Her research shows that friendships were more likely among youth with similar levels of problematic social media use and digital status seeking.

The George Â鶹ÊÓƵ women's basketball team has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Team of the Week after going 2-0 last week and extending their best start in conference history to 10-0.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will launch the Space Forward Frontiers Seminar Series in spring 2026, a one-credit, in-person course developed with Northrop Grumman and the College of Engineering and Computing that is open to students of all majors interested in the space industry.

Loveline Phillips never contemplated the academic path she found at the Schar School. But now that she’s discovered how her research skills can help others, there’s no stopping her.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ recently held its first-ever Qualitative Research Day, an event for PhD students of all disciplines to engage in hands-on and interactive opportunities with the goal of learning new qualitative research techniques and methodologies. The inaugural event is the latest innovation in George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s ongoing efforts to find new ways to support its PhD students.

Collin Terling, United States Air Force veteran and health administration student, says George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s forward momentum as an institution resonates with his goals for personal growth.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ  has partnered with the Fairfax County Health Department to provide current FCHD employees with the opportunity to complete public health certificates. Some employees are going a step further and earning their master’s degrees in public health fields.  

Â鶹ÊÓƵ is preparing students to transform setbacks into stepping stones with a “Fail-a-Thon," a hackathon event where failing forward is the goal. The event, hosted by the College of Engineering and Computing, encouraged students to explore bold ideas under two themes: artificial intelligence (AI) for everyday challenges and tech for well-being and creativity.

Graduate students now have a new resource to help them navigate the graduate school experience: Graduate Success Fellows.

When Supreet Singh immigrated to the United States from India in 1999, it was to join her husband, Jaspreet, whom she had met through an online dating site. The couple married in Fairfax, Virginia—the same city where Jaspreet graduated from Â鶹ÊÓƵ years earlier. Knowing Supreet’s ambition to build on her master’s degree in biochemistry, Jaspreet encouraged her to enroll at George Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ film and video studies students are working with Entertainment 2 Affect Change (E2AC), an organization that provides creative students and individuals the opportunity to use storytelling to share the mission and impact of local nonprofits.

A mini career fair in October brought together 17 students and nine employer partners for a networking experience designed with intention: a quieter, structured environment where neurodivergent students could practice professional skills without the sensory overload of a conventional career event.