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For Hakeem Muata Oluseyi, one of the nation's best-known astrophysicists, being named a Visiting Robinson Professor at Â鶹ÊÓƵ represents the natural progression of his career.

The tourism and hospitality industries have been confronting increasing challenges related to both the pandemic and climate change, according to experts from Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD).

Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Gregory Washington and a host of Â鶹ÊÓƵ student, faculty and staff representatives welcomed the largest incoming class in the university’s history at two convocations Friday, Aug. 20.

The fight to slow the spread of COVID-19 continues as George Â鶹ÊÓƵ prepares for the fall semester

A key component of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s return to campus this month is addressing the mental health of students and employees and providing additional resources for those who might feel anxious about coming to campus or who are struggling to deal with the ongoing pandemic.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ boosts the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region economy by supplying an educated, skilled, and multifaceted workforce, by partnering with key employers, and through the Â鶹ÊÓƵ-based Virginia Small Business Development Center.

Derek Horstmeyer, who specializes in corporate finance at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s School of Business, has guided about 15 students with independent research projects and then helped them get recognition for their work.

Freshmen moving into the residence halls on Wednesday, Aug. 18, marks the start of the 2021-22 academic year at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

As the government in Afghanistan collapsed and the Taliban seized power on the heels of the American exit from the country, Ellen Laipson, former vice chair of the U.S. National Intelligence Council and director of the international security program at the Schar School of Policy and Government, gave her assessment of the situation in an opinion piece for Asia Times.

Mandatory vaccinations and a return to wearing masks indoors on campus are two of the primary tools Â鶹ÊÓƵ will use this fall to provide a safe living, learning and working environment.