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In Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Science—where nearly 16% of students are connected to the military—Air Force veteran Rylee Ledoux is using her public health experience and passion for the environment to support fellow veterans and pursue a future in environmental science. A former Air Force public health technician, she now serves as the senior military transition coordinator in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Office of Military Services while completing her bachelor of science in environmental science and policy.

When Tiffany Taylor, BS Criminology, Law and Society ’20, enrolled at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, she expected her college experience to look different than most. An Army veteran and single parent with three school-aged children, Taylor was responsible for multiple schedules. But, over the next two years, she was still able to capitalize on the opportunities at George Â鶹ÊÓƵ—attending classes on campus, getting involved in her program and classmates’ projects, participating in internships, and embarking on two study-abroad trips. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Sports Analytics Networking Event showcased how statistics students are turning classroom skills into real-world opportunities to support elite athletes and become odds-on favorites to launch careers in professional sports.

The Zeineb Mrad Bouali Tenacity and Perseverance Award honors students who have had to pause their educational goals and are now hoping to return to complete their degrees.

Navy veteran Becca Simon says coming to Â鶹ÊÓƵ and her experience as a student in the College of Public Health Department of Social Work has been life-changing.

More than 60 Master of Public Administration students attended the 28th Local Government Night to listen to county leaders—many of them graduates from the same MPA program—discuss their careers. Read what they said.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students recently gathered with leaders in business, government, and the nonprofit sector at Fuse at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square for an evening of mixing, mingling, and making connections. The annual Movers and Shakers Mixer introduces George Â鶹ÊÓƵ undergraduate and graduate students to professionals in a variety of career fields.

When Â鶹ÊÓƵ English professor Eric Gary Anderson steps into the classroom to teach ENGL 419 Popular Horror, he’s not just talking about things that go bump in the night—he and his students are exploring what makes people seek out horror in the first place.

Through an NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, 10 students from around the country will take part in field-based conservation projects at Smithsonian-Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Conservation in Front Royal, Virginia, in the summer of 2026.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students take third in competition to help veterans maintain their quality of life.