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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced for the first time Tuesday, June 20, a new Rebuild Rural America Act, which she hopes will be folded into the federal Farm Bill, in an effort to support infrastructure improvements and economic growth in rural communities.

Abigail L. Palko, PhD, director of the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center at the University of Virginia, has been named the inaugural director of the Residential Commons program at ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ.

ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ welcomed more than 2,000 guests to campus June 1–4 for Reunion 2023.

ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ’s Thought Into Action Advisory Board has issued recommendations to expand and strengthen the popular experience. 

With the receipt of a $20 million gift toward the ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ Commitment from John K. Hoyns ’76, ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ has raised more than half of the $1 billion goal set for the Campaign for the Third Century. 

Ballerina Misty Copeland was the keynote speaker during a weekend-long celebration of the arts, creativity, and innovation at ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ April 14-15, 2023.

Travis Millman, entrepreneur-in-residence at the UConn Technology Incubation Program in Stamford, Conn., has been named entrepreneur-in-residence as part of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ.

Conversations With ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ Leaders, the live broadcast featuring members of the ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ administration, continued on Feb. 17 with Provost and Dean of the Faculty Lesleigh Cushing.

ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ has raised more than $40 million in the first half of the 2022–2023 fiscal year.

Second-year students seeking professional guidance from industry leaders gathered for ÏãÃÛÓ°ÊÓ Career Services’ annual SophoMORE Connections program, from Jan. 20 to 21.