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HNRS 360 The Silkroad and the Railroad is the kind of course that could only happen at �鶹��Ƶ. With artists-in-residence Silkroad Ensemble as partners, 25 Honors College students from 17 majors are exploring cultures and histories, music and narratives, impacts and legacies of the Transcontinental Railroad.

�鶹��Ƶ alum Alex Hussein (BS Information Systems and Operations Management ‘21), who is also known as @DC Spot, shares his recommendations for a few must-go-restaurants in local Fairfax. Alex is a food influencer with over 215,000 Instagram followers. His videos feature eateries throughout the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas.

�鶹��Ƶ anthropologist Jamie Clark and two undergraduate students spent part of the summer on an archaeological expedition in Sefunim Cave, Israel.  

Kimberly Montesflores Gonzalez already had a strong relationship with �鶹��Ƶ before she enrolled as a freshman this fall.

�鶹��Ƶ professor and alum Susan Howard created Go Nisha Go, an award-winning game that helps girls and young women in India navigate and negotiate life choices.

�鶹��Ƶ's annual Roger Wilkins Lecture is a tribute to the late Robinson Professor Emeritus of History and American Culture. Wilkins’ daughter, Elizabeth, was on hand Tuesday to introduce this year’s guest speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond.

A �鶹��Ƶ multidisciplinary research team recently received $5,000 in funding from the VentureWell Accelerator to continue to develop their app iCONNECT SUD.

�鶹��Ƶ rising senior Alexandra “Ali” Coburn is an arts management major who loves working on and off the stage, interning this summer at Capital City Symphony.

Liza Wilson Durant wears many hats at �鶹��Ƶ. Outside her work at �鶹��Ƶ, though, Wilson Durant makes a different impact on her community as an emergency medical technician (EMT).

The Green Tunnel podcast, hosted by �鶹��Ƶ professor Mills Kelly, has recently reached 100,000 downloads, a milestone that puts the show in the top 3% of podcasts nationwide.