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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, a new presidential portrait is on display within the Hall of Presidents at James B. ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Hall. 

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

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ community, is now collecting data, thanks to the recent installation of specialized monitoring stations on campus and in a local creek. 

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ students from families with annual income levels up to $175,000 will have federal loans replaced with University grants as part of the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ for the 2022 Canine Science Conference, Oct. 7–9.