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Wrongful convictions can upend lives, particularly those of high schoolers, and can result in students becoming part of the school-to-prison pipeline. Talley Bettens, a doctoral candidate in �鶹��Ƶ’s Department of Criminology, Law and Society, seeks to trace this issue to its roots: adolescent behavior and environment. 

�鶹��Ƶ professor Samantha Viano is leading a multi-university team to assess the impact of school security equipment (SSE) grants on school violence, safety, and related outcomes. The team has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the U.S. Department of Justice to support of the project, “The Impact of School Security Equipment on Students and Schools.”

Center for Advancing Systems Science and Bioengineering Innovation (CASSBI) refreshed its mission and zeroed in more tightly on its translational research. The new vision of CASSBI is advancing system science and integrating innovation with medical technologies to benefit humanity.

In February, �鶹��Ƶ students attended the first Undergraduate Research Showcase held by the Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) in Richmond. The event was an opportunity for students to present their research as well as share their work with state legislators.

A pair of �鶹��Ƶ professors are helping needy nonprofits refine their messaging strategies with the help of customized chatbots.

George �鶹��Ƶ's annual cherry blossom prediction contest is underway.

Information systems professor Nirup Menon has been researching IT and health care for decades. Now, with the help of the newest tech, he’s helping hospitals translate digital transformation into better outcomes for patients.

New research from �鶹��Ƶ is making footwear safer in slippery winter conditions.

China’s complicated and colorful e-commerce landscape gives us a sense of how livestream shopping is transforming retail. Si Xie, assistant professor of information systems and operations management, researches this new trend.

At last week’s Board of Visitors meeting, George �鶹��Ƶ’s Vice President and Chief AI Officer Amarda Shehu rolled out a new model for universities to advance a responsible approach to harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and drive societal impact. This model, called AI2Nexus, is building a nexus of collaboration and resources on campus, throughout the region with our vast partnerships, and across the state.