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�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.

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.

It’s the stuff of nightmares and horror movies: Tiny estuarine mud crabs become infected with an invasive parasite that takes over their bodies and brains. But it isn’t fiction, and �鶹��Ƶ’s team of researchers is learning more about these invaders and how they impact the ecology of our region.

Professor Hakeem Oluseyi attributes his unlikely rise from the pull of poverty and crime to hope, hustle, and help, and he wants to pay it forward.