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A collaboration between the Honey Bee Initiative and �鶹��Ƶ's new Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory could yield critical advances in forensic science.

�鶹��Ƶ scholars have teamed up to create an online exhibit highlighting and acknowledging the hidden history of enslaved naturalists.

�鶹��Ƶ Professor Thomas Lovejoy, one of the world’s leading conservation biologists, died Saturday, December 25. He was 80 years old. Often referred to as the “godfather of biodiversity,” Lovejoy enjoyed a career that spanned more than 50 years, carrying him all over the globe as a conservation champion.

Solving climate change is a grand challenge facing the planet. As more individuals and leaders are recognizing the need to switch to environmentally friendly practices, �鶹��Ƶ’s Local Climate Change Planning Initiative (LCCPI) is helping make that a reality for counties across Virginia.

“Our vision is to have �鶹��Ƶ be the lead university in helping counties that lack the resources and expertise in [addressing climate change] get this done,” said Paul Bubbosh, a 1988 �鶹��Ƶ alumnus and adjunct professor at the Schar School and College of Science.

�鶹��Ƶ holds its first Climate Action Plan Town Hall

Every member of the �鶹��Ƶ community is invited to take part in a virtual Climate Action Plan Town Hall

The National Science Foundation (NSF)’s I-Corps program is an accelerator that helps entrepreneurs and researchers work together “to bring invention to impact.” �鶹��Ƶ serves as an official I-Corps site, supporting local grantees through the exploratory stages of venture-building, as well as preparing them to apply for the national-level program.

Hakeem Oluseyi explains how he went from a life of crime to being one of the world’s renowned astrophysicists. He describes what aliens might look like – think a two-foot tall Incredible Hulk – and how the pull of the classroom overcame the pull of the streets.

Robinson Professor James Trefil, who is the third �鶹��Ƶ faculty member to reach the milestone of 50 years of service, taught at the University of Virginia for more than a decade before joining �鶹��Ƶ’s then brand-new Robinson Professor Program in 1987.