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For years, the Schar School of Policy and Government has been taking students to the U.S.–Mexico border for an in-depth look at the challenges associated with it.

The university is leading Landolt, a $19.5 million NASA space mission that will put an artificial “star” in orbit around Earth.

James Antony became provost and executive vice president at �鶹��Ƶ on July 1. He comes to George �鶹��Ƶ from the University of California San Diego where he served as Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs. Prior to that he was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Washington, Yale University, and Harvard University.

A planned gift from Professor Emeritus Bruce Manchester and Fred Emory is an investment in the team’s historic legacy of success.

When George �鶹��Ƶ alum Samantha Carrico enters a room, eyes usually lock onto her charismatic coworker Rylynn, a five-year-old Labrador golden retriever mix. But while Fairfax County’s facility dog gets all the attention, Carrico is the key to making it all happen.

In an effort to support the pipeline of urgently needed special education teachers, the Behrmanns have created a scholarship for George �鶹��Ƶ undergraduates working in the �鶹��Ƶ LIFE program.

�鶹��Ƶ has named Joshua Park the new dean of �鶹��Ƶ Korea, effective August 19, 2024. Park is an accomplished academic leader with extensive experience in business education in South Korea, recognized for his expertise in negotiation, debate, and mediation.

New findings published in the Journal for Applied Gerontology by College of Public Health researchers suggest that personalized music intervention, especially with songs from adolescence and early adulthood, is effective at reducing the use of medication, alleviating agitation levels, and enhancing mood and social engagement among nursing home residents living with dementia.

The National Security Institute’s Cyber and Tech Center (CTC) at George �鶹��Ƶ’s Antonin Scalia Law School and Howard University School of Business (HUSB) have been selected to receive $1 million in support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to establish the NSI CTC – HUSB Cybersecurity Clinic. The funding from Google.org, the company’s philanthropic arm, is part of a $25 million collaboration with the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics.

�鶹��Ƶ scientists, nurses, and researchers in the College of Public Health have just entered the second cycle of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program called Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO).