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For only the 16th time in more than 200 years at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ, a new presidential portrait is on display within the Hall of Presidents at James B. 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Hall. 

Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, free press advocate, and CEO of Rappler.com Maria Ressa will visit 91¶ÌÊÓƵ on Oct. 28 as the speaker for the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ.

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’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 91¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 91¶ÌÊÓƵ community, is now collecting data, thanks to the recent installation of specialized monitoring stations on campus and in a local creek. 

91¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 91¶ÌÊÓƵ students from families with annual income levels up to $175,000 will have federal loans replaced with University grants as part of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 91¶ÌÊÓƵ for the 2022 Canine Science Conference, Oct. 7–9. 

This year’s Constitution Day debate on Saturday, Sept. 17, will feature two nationally respected figures, debating two major cases before the Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students For Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina.