News Archive: June 2026

JMU expert shares trends shaping today’s wedding celebrations
June 29, 2026: Hart School lecturer Donna Fickes offers insight into the current shifts in guest expectations, event planning, menu design and spending.
Bedford Falls Foundation partners with JMU to support future nurses
June 22, 2026: $600,000 gift establishes Conway Nursing Scholarships
Commemorating Juneteenth
June 18, 2026: Days like Juneteenth call us to bring the full weight of history into how we teach, how we lead, and how we learn.
As droughts worsen, JMU expert probes flash droughts
June 12, 2026: Unlike long-term droughts that develop over months or years, flash droughts can intensify within weeks.
Governor appoints new members to James Madison University Board of Visitors
June 9, 2026: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed five members to JMU's Board of Visitors for four-year terms beginning July 1, 2026, bringing diverse professional experience to the university’s governing board..
Before you board: A health expert’s guide to staying well on cruises
June 1, 2026: In the wake of a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, JMU expert Sojib Zaman explains what travelers should be concerned about this summer.

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