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A project led by �鶹��Ƶ professor Arthur Romano is working to prevent gun violence in Baltimore through proactive peacebuilding initiatives.

Fall for the Book, Northern Virginia’s oldest and largest festival of literature and the arts, returns for its 27th annual festival, October 7-11, with bestselling authors taking the headline stage.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center President Jeff Joyner and Vice President of Operations—and two-time �鶹��Ƶ School of Nursing alumna—Heather Causseaux recently toured the Lab for Immersive Technologies and Simulation. Their visit underscored Sentara’s interest in strengthening its simulation capabilities and exploring the groundbreaking virtual reality advancements at the College of Public Health.

�鶹��Ƶ’s Joe Mullins thinks he has the coolest job in the world, and calls what he does ‘art with a purpose.’ 

Emergency management training doesn’t usually involve game controllers or artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, but at �鶹��Ƶ, faculty and students are redefining what it means to prepare for crises. Through cutting-edge, AI-augmented games, they’re transforming complex challenges into interactive learning experiences that build skills and resilience.

With their mission of “communicating the business of government,” FedWriters has embraced the innovative business collaboration at the top business school in the region by joining the Corporate Partners Program.

Professor in the School of Nursing Rebecca Sutter will establish program to address the social, physical, and mental health and wellness needs of Afghan victims of combat.

�鶹��Ƶ scientist Alireza Ermagun leads collaboration to establish disaster resilience prototype using an interactive map to protect vulnerable regions in California.

�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.

A postdoc program for health researchers interested in statistics and data science, run jointly by George �鶹��Ƶ’s statistics and global and community health departments, with mentors from �鶹��Ƶ and Inova Health, has developed from the ongoing partnership between Inova Health and George �鶹��Ƶ’s Statistics Collaboration Core. Mohamad Bahij Moumneh, MD, and Jason F. Goldberg, MD, are the program’s standing inaugural members.