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This year, College of Public Health professor James (Jim) Metcalf joined some very rare company, becoming the fourth �鶹��Ƶ faculty member to mark 50 years of service.

�鶹��Ƶ’s Patriot Pantry, in cooperation with the Capital Area Food Bank, is delivering groceries to food-insecure �鶹��Ƶ students and their families.

�鶹��Ƶ students are taking pictures of the campus flora, fauna, and fungi with their smartphones—sometimes in the dark—to capture the university’s biodiversity. They are trying to record as many species as possible in this fall's Bioblitz 2023, which continues through Nov. 19.

On Friday, Oct. 27, �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Department of Psychology hosted a grand opening of its new facility for the Center for Community Mental Health and Center for Evidence-Based Behavioral Health, two centers whose research and community services are deeply connected to strengthening our communities.

�鶹��Ƶ announced the first series of direct admissions partnerships with eight Northern Virginia high schools. The goal of the pilot is to directly reach students who are academically eligible to �鶹��Ƶ but may be experiencing challenges in pursuing higher education.

�鶹��Ƶ Alumni Association’s annual Celebration of Distinction recognizes outstanding alumni, faculty members, and students. This year’s celebration was held October 20 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.

Chemistry in the Kitchen is a new course offered at �鶹��Ƶ that uses everyday recipes to demonstrate chemical concepts taught in the classroom.

Collaboration between colleges has led to the creation of a unique autonomous surface water vehicle, collecting samples and reducing manual labor for researchers.

Madison Mateo’s family jokes that her passion for paleontology is a dinosaur phase she never outgrew. Now, Mateo is making headlines with the excavation of one of the largest therapod fossils in Eastern America at the M-NCPPC Dinosaur Park in Laurel, Maryland.

Fairfax City and �鶹��Ƶ have partnered to give students access to experiential learning opportunities that will benefit local businesses and students.