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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Thought Into Action Advisory Board has issued recommendations to expand and strengthen the popular experience. 

For only the 16th time in more than 200 years at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, a new presidential portrait is on display within the Hall of Presidents at James B. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Hall. 

Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, free press advocate, and CEO of Rappler.com Maria Ressa will visit Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ on Oct. 28 as the speaker for the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s 1819 Award, the University’s highest student honor.

A man once embroiled in the 1980s Iran-Contra affair took to the lectern in Persson Hall last week to deliver a speech titled, The Middle East in 2023: Challenges and Opportunities.

New research from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ changes our understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica, as scientists have learned that summer thawing occurs nearly a month earlier, and stays thawed for a full two months longer, than previously believed.

A newly funded natural laboratory, designed to understand the interaction between the climate, hydrology, and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ community, is now collecting data, thanks to the recent installation of specialized monitoring stations on campus and in a local creek. 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ will host a special panel with members of the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), Wednesday, October 26, titled Exposing War Crimes in Syria and the Connection to the Ukraine Crisis. 

All Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students from families with annual income levels up to $175,000 will have federal loans replaced with University grants as part of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Commitment, beginning in the 2023–2024 academic year — an expansion from the current income threshold of $150,000. 

Scientists who study humankind’s longest animal companions will travel to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ for the 2022 Canine Science Conference, Oct. 7–9.