March 20, 2026Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty member, Ningshi Yao, received a $750k grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to establish a hands-on mechatronics training program aimed at building the next generation of high-tech engineering technologists.
March 9, 2026David Eichinger’s journey from Navy Reservist and federal scientist to graduate researcher in robotics shows how George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s flexible, veteran‑supportive computer science master’s program empowers non‑traditional students to build new careers with confidence.
February 27, 2026Â鶹ÊÓƵ Competitive Cyber teamwon first place at the ninth annual Commonwealth Cyber Fusion and Virginia Cyber Cup. The high‑intensity, four‑hour capture‑the‑flag competition showcased their skill, teamwork, and growing leadership in Virginia’s cybersecurity community.
February 23, 2026HackFax x PatriotHacks 2026 united two Â鶹ÊÓƵ tech communities for a high‑energy Valentine’s weekend hackathon, blending workshops, industry networking, and student creativity into one collaborative, community‑building event.
February 16, 2026Director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's digital forensics program Jim Jones explained to national news outlets how seemingly lost or inaccessible home‑security footage related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie can still be recovered and used as critical evidence.
January 26, 2026Â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.
January 13, 2026The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a Â鶹ÊÓƵ research team $2.1 million to create a nanosensor and imaging technique that could revolutionize the study of seizures.
January 12, 2026A study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences validates a decades-old hypothesis by Nobel laureate Francis Crick, with key computational work performed by researchers at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
December 17, 2025George Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate student Kevin Landry turned his passion for honeypots into a hands-on classroom project, leading his team to build a customized cyber trap that attracted real-world attackers and gave students an eye-opening look at cloud security.
November 17, 2025A multi-major team from Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Engineering and Computing earned second place at Saucethon, a hardware-focused hackathon, gaining online attention for their creative cat-themed rescue robot and showcasing George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s collaborative, interdisciplinary strength.
