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- March 2, 2026
The George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ women's basketball team has captured a share of the 2026 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship—the first regular season conference title in program history. The Patriots closed league play with a program-best 16-2 conference record, marking their strongest Atlantic 10 ever.
- February 9, 2026
On Saturday, February 7, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ student and reigning world figure skating champion Ilia Malinin helped power the United States to a team figure skating gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
- December 16, 2025
McKay is now the president of Jim McKay Chevrolet, a sponsor for many student activities and sports at George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, and Intercollegiate Athletics has been at the heart of her personal connection with the university. Since the mid-1990s, she’s been an avid Patriots fan, attending many men's and women's basketball games, including the ones out of town, often with her daughters and now her grandchildren.
- December 12, 2025
More than two decades ago, three Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ students launched a company from their dorm room with a belief that technology would drive change in the federal government. Today, that company—MetroStar, a venture-backed leader in AI enabled services—has come full circle. The company is proud to announce a multi-year strategic partnership with George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, solidifying a shared mission to empower the next generation of tech leaders and public servants.
- December 11, 2025
The 2006 Final Four run by the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ men’s basketball team was an achievement so improbable, so unprecedented, that it transformed how the college basketball world viewed possibility itself. Now, 20 years later, the Patriots will honor that magical postseason journey on Saturday, December 13, when they host Old Dominion University at EagleBank Arena.
- November 10, 2025
As Virginia faces growing shortages in the health care workforce, the Claude Moore Foundation and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ have formed a groundbreaking partnership to seek solutions and build a flexible, inclusive, and data-driven workforce pipeline. The effort is one designed not just to meet current needs but to shape a stronger, more equitable future for health care in the commonwealth.
- November 10, 2025
Amanda Haymond Still is director of Undergraduate Student Research Initiatives and Internships, College of Science.
- October 10, 2025
When Trish Jarvis, BS Biology ’10, tells people what she does for a living, their eyes usually light up. As an employee at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., Jarvis has one of the most coveted—and adorable—jobs around: She’s a panda keeper.
- September 29, 2025
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ celebrated Fuse at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Square with the same collaborative spirit that will fuel decades of innovation at the state-of-the-art facility in Arlington, Virginia.