Researchers coin 'Rumpelstiltskin Effect' to describe healing power of diagnosis

Aug 26, 2025: JMU professor coins new term to describe the healing power of diagnosis.

Getting to know JMU Sponsored Programs

Aug 22, 2025: A conversation with Sponsored Programs' Lauren Pearce and Donna Crumpton

Gus Bus Adds Custom Electric Vehicle to Its Fleet

Aug 7, 2025: A new, electric Gus Bus vehicle, procured in partnership with Virginia Clean Cities, will allow the after-school learning program to expand its services while cutting overhead costs and environmental impacts.

Successful X-Labs work-based learning program seeks to scale

Jul 11, 2025: Specialized cohort groups trained through JMU X-labs are changing the face of summer internships.

JMU education professors awarded for research on AI

Jun 2, 2025: Amanda Gantt Sawyer and Marcus Wolfe from JMU’s College of Education were recently honored for their research on using AI in curriculum building.

Research is in our DNA

May 27, 2025: Faculty scholarship, student collaboration and a commitment to real-world relevance.

JMU senior earns prestigious Rangel Fellowship

May 13, 2025: Senior Isabella “Bella” Santos is the first JMU student to earn a Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship.

JMU pioneers technique to better diagnose balance disorders

May 7, 2025: Researchers in JMU’s College of Health and Behavioral Studies have developed a cutting-edge method to diagnose balance disorders.

Leaving an imprint at JMU and abroad

Apr 28, 2025: For 26 years, Dr. Suzanne Fiederlein guided CISR through its challenges and successes.

JMU research aids monarch butterfly conservation efforts

Mar 31, 2025: JMU biology professor Lee Brown has been studying the implications of tagging monarch butterflies to track their movements.

Read Across America: Q and A with Dr. Chelsey Bollinger

Feb 26, 2025: Dr. Chelsey Bollinger shares her insights on what we can do to ensure literacy remains a key focus in education.

Kinesiology faculty Cathy McKay receives Madison Scholar Award for CHBS

Feb 26, 2025: Cathy McKay, professor in the Department of Kinesiology, was recognized with the Madison Scholar Award for the College of Health and Behavioral Studies.

JMU maintains national research prominence

Feb 18, 2025: JMU has been recognized by the Carnegie Commission as a 2025 Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production institution.

JMU researcher: Andean vicunas promote rapid ecosystem development

Feb 18, 2025: Biology professor Kelsey Reider says wild vicuñas are helping transform barren landscapes into nutrient-rich patches where new life can grow.

Psychology faculty members’ new book gives tips on combating loneliness

Feb 14, 2025: Psychology faculty Natalie Kerr and Jamie Kurtz published "Our New Social Life," a book outlining our need for social connection and practical ways to foster deep relationships in our digital world.

Research Shapes Student-Centered Poverty Simulation

Feb 13, 2025: Research drives CHBS's Poverty Simulation, making it a powerful learning tool.

Creative research highlight: Dennis Beck

Jan 28, 2025: A look into JMU theatre professor Dennis Beck’s new co-authored research on theatre in East Central Europe

JMU professor, students to design pioneering energy source

Jan 27, 2025: ISAT professor Cheng Li and his students are helping design a cutting-edge marine microbial fuel cell to power ocean sensors with clean energy.

If this airplane could talk; JMU X-Labs students bring history to life

Dec 12, 2024: Last year, the First Air Force One Foundation posed a unique challenge to the students in JMU’s X-Labs program: come up with a plan to make First Air Force One accessible to the public. 

JMU, partner universities study ancient skeletons to understand health patterns

Nov 18, 2024: Studying ancient skeletons can help create specific health measures for different populations in the past, according to a recent study conducted by JMU researchers.

JMU partner Virginia Clean Cities receives $3.5 million EPA grant

Oct 31, 2024: Virginia Clean Cities at JMU has received a $3.5 million grant from the EPA to work with UPS on replacing diesel trucks with trucks that run on clean fuels.

Exploring the volunteer’s dilemma

Sep 26, 2024: Madison Scholar leads presentation on her research and expertise.

Undergraduate Research Journal publishes banking team’s paper

Sep 25, 2024: Banking team assesses impact of interest-rate changes.

Tackling global diplomacy

Sep 17, 2024: The new College of Arts and Letters Diplomacy & Defense Lab, under the leadership of Bernie Kaussler, professor of political science, enables students to apply classroom learning to real-world problems.

Uncovering history: Archaeology at JMU

Sep 17, 2024: Anthropology Professor Dennis Blanton and his students are finding pieces of the puzzle that is human history.

Writing the fantastic, scholastic, and real

Sep 17, 2024: Sofia Samatar, associate professor of english, balances her award-winning writing career with her equally successful teaching and research.

More dynamic Leadership Library makes its debut

Aug 29, 2024: Leadership Instruments Library cited as “signature contribution.”

Congressman Ben Cline tours School of Nursing

Aug 21, 2024: Congressman Ben Cline visited the JMU School of Nursing Wednesday to receive feedback from students in the online doctoral program.

Dukes return to Capitol Hill

Jul 15, 2024: JMU hosted approximately 100 alumni and federal staff members at the 18th edition of “JMU on the Hill,” a reception held last month in Washington, D.C.

JMU math professor awarded for excellence in undergraduate mentorship

Jul 10, 2024: Caroline Lubert was recently selected for this year’s Mathematical, Computing, and Statistical Sciences Division Advanced Career Faculty Mentor Award.

JMU president, staff to host 2024 JMU on the Hill reception in D.C.

Jun 10, 2024: JMU President Jonathan R. Alger and university staff will share the latest JMU accomplishments at the 2024 JMU on the Hill reception from 6-8 p.m., June 11