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João Felipe Sousa Pereira’s research on solar flares could one day help us safeguard astronauts and technology in space and even prevent widespread blackouts here on Earth. Pereira, a second-year Physics PhD student at George �鶹��Ƶ, is studying solar physics with the goal of uncovering the precise triggers of solar flares. 

Two Schar School biodefense PhD students won competitive fellowships with a renowned program. See who they are.

Cindy Smith, a professor in �鶹��Ƶ's Department of Environmental Science and Policy, took her EVPP 302 Biomes and Human Dimensions students to a composting facility last fall to give them a front-row seat for food and yard waste recycling.

A team of student fellows at �鶹��Ƶ Korea's Center for Security and Policy Studies received a grant from �鶹��Ƶ to support their research on improving water quality in Incheon's Seunggi-cheon stream.

�鶹��Ƶ bioengineering student Andy Gomez is a busy guy. Not only is he working on a year-long internship with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), he is also a part-time clinical research assistant at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute.

When business major Kyle Samuel went to �鶹��Ƶ’s Fall 2023 Career Fair with a list of companies to speak with, he didn’t realize he would land an internship that would kickstart his career.

Meet Bo Galles, our Costello MS in Real Estate Development Student Ambassador, who brings his experience as a retail broker at KLNB, specializing in pad sites and new construction projects. He encourages aspiring candidates to join industry organizations like NAIOP and attend networking events to build valuable connections.

This past season, soccer player James Eliuda has solidified himself as an integral piece to the best season George �鶹��Ƶ’s soccer program has had since joining the A-10 conference.

At 15 years old, Goonatilake is poised to become the youngest graduate in �鶹��Ƶ history with a 4.0 grade point average (GPA). This computer science prodigy from Leesburg, Virginia, is doing things at his own speed and far outpacing societal norms.

When Daksha Magesh came to �鶹��Ƶ as a freshman in 2021, she already had an impressive resumé. The Honors College student was working for federal prosecutor Manka Dhingra of the 45th District from her hometown of Seattle, Washington. Magesh says that’s where her interest in law comes from.