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For Northern Virginia native Ryan McIntyre, the path to a master’s in environmental science and policy at �鶹��Ƶ began with something simple: a love for the outdoors and a family connection.

With funding from 4-VA, George �鶹��Ƶ rsearcher Haw Chuan Lim and his team developed a novel genotyping panel for powerful and cost-effective evaluations of population structure and kinship in the critically endangered mountain bongo.

On a recent field trip to Patuxent River Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, undergraduate students from �鶹��Ƶ’s Smithsonian-�鶹��Ƶ School of Conservation got to view secretive marsh birds up close, including Virginia and sora rail birds.

James W. “Jimmy” Hazel, JD ’84, has led a life of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia—and to �鶹��Ƶ. He recently added to his considerable legacy with a gift of $1 million for the Smithsonian-�鶹��Ƶ School of Conservation.

What's one thing that all of these �鶹��Ƶ students are wearing when handling salamanders? Well-fitted, sterile, hypoallergenic, slightly moistened gloves. These students participated in the Smithsonian-�鶹��Ƶ School of Conservation’s two-week course CONS 440/540 Field Skills in Ecology course.

Summer goes by fast—whether you’re a kid, or a kid at heart. The K-12 students who attended camps and youth programs at �鶹��Ƶ this year filled those fleeting summer days with memories. Here are some snapshots from their summer to remember. 

All year long, photographers in �鶹��Ƶ’s Office of University Branding capture the moments that make �鶹��Ƶ All Together Different. We asked our photographers to share their favorite photos from the 2022-23 school year.

The Marvel universe isn't the only place where insects and other invertebrates have superpowers. �鶹��Ƶ faculty, staff, and students are studying and explaining the many roles these creatures play on our planet, learning more about a bug's life—and the big world surrounding them—every step of the way. This edition of Around �鶹��Ƶ offers a recap of some of those stories.

One of the highlights of biology major Gwendolyne Fields’ �鶹��Ƶ career is her summer 2022 internship at the Cheetah Conservation Fund outside the town of Otjiwarongo in Namibia.

Undergraduates in �鶹��Ƶ’s Smithsonian-�鶹��Ƶ School of Conservation had the opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Museum of Natural History’s Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland.