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Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been named to the top 100 U.S. universities for patents. This spring, the National Academy of Inventors ranked George Â鶹ÊÓƵ No. 92 on its list for patents granted during 2025.

Swimmer and electrical engineering major Ryan Serbia bounced back from adversary and is off to a promising start in the pool and in the classroom.

HackFax x PatriotHacks 2026 united two Â鶹ÊÓƵ tech communities for a high‑energy Valentine’s weekend hackathon, blending workshops, industry networking, and student creativity into one collaborative, community‑building event.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ BAM student Michael Smedley is carrying on a family legacy of working in water resources.

At the end of January, three Â鶹ÊÓƵ students presented their research at the Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) Undergraduate Research Showcase at the Capitol in Richmond. Now in its second year, the event gives undergraduates from each of NURVa’s 13 member universities an opportunity to present their research to state legislators and fellow researchers alike. Students worked with faculty through George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Office of Student Creative Activities and Research (OSCAR) to refine their work and apply to the selective event.

Connected DMV has announced that Â鶹ÊÓƵ, one of the nation’s most innovative and fastest-growing public research universities, will serve as the Lead Academic Partner for spaceNEXT, the inaugural global convening focused on the commercialization of space and a flagship program of Connected DMV’s Potomac Center for the New Space Economy. 

For the Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni founders of SOSS Bros, it wasn’t necessarily love at first sight—but it was lunch.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ earned top Virginia placements across business, nursing, and education, and leads in the region as a college destination for veterans and working professionals in the 2026 Best Online Programs rankings by U.S. News & World Report, released today.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will launch the Space Forward Frontiers Seminar Series in spring 2026, a one-credit, in-person course developed with Northrop Grumman and the College of Engineering and Computing that is open to students of all majors interested in the space industry.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Xuesu Xiao, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science within the College of Engineering and Computing, and Michael S. Bloom, a professor in the Department of Global and Community Health within the College of Public Health, were among the 12 recipients honored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) with 2026 Outstanding Faculty Awards.