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For Northern Virginia native Ryan McIntyre, the path to a master’s in environmental science and policy at Â鶹ÊÓƵ began with something simple: a love for the outdoors and a family connection.

For the past few weeks, these George Â鶹ÊÓƵ students developed policy memos based on various socioeconomic and environmental issues facing Northern Virginia and together worked in groups to develop recommendations for addressing them. But now their audience is far more formidable: Virginia State Senator Stella Pekarsky.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ researcher Alireza Ermagun has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address mobility challenges caused by nuisance flooding.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ received a $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a postdoctoral fellowship program that will prepare recent PhD graduates to be leaders in quantum education and workforce development research. The program focuses on addressing challenges in quantum education, particularly in building an inclusive and equitable workforce.

College of Science researcher Aarthi Narayanan recently secured a $1.4M grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to investigate how an infection spreads between organs, and how a therapeutic will impact connected organs.

George Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientist Fereshte Ghahari Kermani received the prestigious Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant from the National Science Foundation to continue her research on the complex quantum phases in graphene materials.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s popular FOCUS outreach program marks its 10th anniversary this summer and continues to expand its science and tech immersion programs.

As George Â鶹ÊÓƵ doctoral student Jericho McLeod reviewed literature on disease transmission as part of his PhD work, he and George Â鶹ÊÓƵ professor Eduardo López noticed a gap in the models and now seek to correct it.

Researchers in George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) and Tulane National Primate Research Center conducted a breakthrough proof-of-concept study, published in Nature’s Gene Therapy, that found a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-like virus particle that could cease the need for lifelong medications.

The Virginia Board of Education approved funding for Â鶹ÊÓƵ to launch the Shenandoah Valley Rural Regional College Partnership Laboratory School for Data Science, Computing, and Applications (DSCA).