Where ecology and history meet

Dec 19, 2024: JMU duo promotes conservation in Malta

Campus: Then and now

Dec 10, 2024: How Madison’s creative team was able to bring JMU’s dramatic growth over the years into focus.

Overcoming great odds, refugee alumnus imagines a greener future

Nov 22, 2024: Vietnamese refugee and entrepreneur Tan H. Nguyen (’92) pioneers a food-waste solution.

Q and A with JMU's Dr. Carole Nash

Nov 13, 2024: Dr. Carole Nash (’83) was recently appointed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to the board of trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History.

Summer intern program a first for JMU, Ellucian

Oct 18, 2024: The X-Labs Reimagined Internship was a resounding success.

Conservation photography is about ‘the big picture’

Oct 17, 2024: EMU professor takes close-ups of a world many haven’t seen.

JMU professor receives Sun Belt Conference Faculty award

Oct 17, 2024: Director of the John C. Wells Planetarium Geary Albright has been awarded the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Faculty of the Year Award. 

International Week brings in renowned filmmaker

Oct 3, 2024: Environmental activist Shalini Kantayya was the keynote speaker.

A ‘catalyst’ comes home

Aug 22, 2024: Chemistry major-turned-entrepreneur Rick Kushel (’87) invests in student business-plan competition.

JMU chemistry professor honored for outstanding teaching

Jul 24, 2024: JMU chemistry professor Barbara Reisner has been honored with the 2024 James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry.

Update on Crowdstrike outage

Jul 20, 2024: Message from Interim President Charlie King

Summer instructors focus on unique, engaging content

Jul 19, 2024: Summer courses offer unique opportunities for learning, both in and out of the classroom.

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.

New downtown mural memorializes professor and birder Charles Ziegenfus

Jun 18, 2024: The artwork pays tribute to the late math professor’s passion for ornithology in Virginia.

Eclipse chasers

Apr 12, 2024: Students Nicole Hatcher and Chris Timothy chase the total solar eclipse in an unforgettable experience.

ISAT celebrates 30 years of innovation and impact

Apr 1, 2024: From its humble beginnings in the early ’90s, the program has become a powerhouse of interdisciplinary education.

Still reaching for the moon

Feb 6, 2024: JMU professor Mark Rooker’s artistic mission fell short of the moon, but the experience has been out of this world.

Engineering students build robotic prototypes to address health care challenges

Dec 15, 2023: The course marks the first chance for Engineering students to learn the design process and integrate physics, math and Engineering 112 fundamentals.

JMU is the first university in the state to earn a Virginia Pollinator-Smart Certification

Dec 11, 2023: James Madison University is Bee-ing the Change.

ISAT alum applies biotech skills to defense intelligence career

Dec 8, 2023: Kelly Davidhizar's career spans the globe thanks to the diverse skill set she learned in ISAT.

International Opportunities at the COE

Dec 1, 2023: Fully Funded International Opportunities at the COE

“Engineering a Better World” sees another successful year

Nov 29, 2023: Programs like “Engineering a Better World” help to promote collaborative, hands-on exploration that inspires students to pursue engineering.

Computer Science students and faculty attend Grace Hopper Celebration

Nov 29, 2023: “It’s a place where women can share their stories and support one another.”

CISE embraces the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

Nov 17, 2023: CISE integrates the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals into coursework and research initiatives.

Hunting the ghost ship: How an IA professor tracked the SPARTA IV

Nov 17, 2023: Intelligence Analysis professor Giangiuseppe Pili and his team utilized open-source data collection to analyze and identify the transportation of military cargo by the Russian SPARTA IV.

JMU hosts Ethics Across the Curriculum Conference

Nov 15, 2023: “Designing Just Futures” studies the future of ethics and technology and their relationship with STEM.

Is AI ready for its close-up?

Nov 1, 2023: Using machine learning to predict HR outcomes

Student Airborne Research Program

Oct 26, 2023: This past summer Dr. Webb had the opportunity to be a facilitator to NASA’s inaugural year of its East Coast Student Airborne Research Program

Harnessing the potential of AI

Oct 26, 2023: Artificial intelligence’s potential to spark fear and confusion can easily overshadow its potential for improving lives.

Frederick Douglass’ life, work and contributions to the Civil War

Oct 25, 2023: Here’s what ChatGPT wrote when a history professor prompted it to write an essay about Frederick Douglass and the Civil War

The promise and the pitfalls of AI

Oct 25, 2023: JMU is proceeding with caution as it assesses the AI landscape.

The power of AI in the classroom

Oct 24, 2023: ISAT students are creating algorithms to recognize everything from hard candy to potential cancerous mutations.

Can AI alleviate ‘wicked’ world problems?

Oct 23, 2023: Math professor illuminates the role of artificial intelligence in pandemics, poverty and gender disparity.

Computer Science hosts 10th annual DIGITAL event

Oct 19, 2023: Workshops included navigating a digital turtle through Python, racing drones, exploring augmented reality, creating a mobile app and building a personal Wikipedia page

ISAT alumnus inspires students at Broadway High School

Oct 18, 2023: “Through the ISAT program, I was able to structure my major and work with excellent and supportive faculty to help me pursue my goals of teaching engineering and technology”

Creating in Spain

Oct 2, 2023: SADAH professor of Art Lisa Tubach researches coral in Spain's aquatic biome through Bajo el Olivo: International Creative Arts Residency

The Dukes Vote Podcast, Episode 6: AI in Higher Education

Sep 5, 2023: n this episode, the Democracy Fellows explore how artificial intelligence affects higher education and our learning

More than just logistics

Aug 31, 2023: Integrity of manufactured products hangs from a ‘digital thread’

Technology changes the classroom, not how students learn

Aug 15, 2023: From artificial intelligence to digital concept maps, technology may be changing the classroom, but not how students learn.

ISAT professor receives outstanding service award

Aug 11, 2023: Rod MacDonald is awarded the Systems Dynamics Society Outstanding Service Award

JMU physicist, students had role in second groundbreaking discovery at national lab

Aug 10, 2023: JMU physicist, students were among the contributors to experiments that led to a groundbreaking particle physics discovery.

From the ’Burg to the Bench

Aug 4, 2023: ISAT alumnus Mark Colombell (’99) followed a nontraditional path to law school.

Connecting people to their environment

Aug 2, 2023: Produced by JMU faculty and students, a seasonal radio program invites listeners to engage with the valley’s natural surroundings

Geospatial Semester students sweep awards at ESRI’s International Conference

Jul 21, 2023: Loudoun County, Virginia, students in JMU’s renowned Geospatial Semester win big at the ESRI International User’s Conference.

CS camp inspires local refugee students to explore computing

Jul 21, 2023: Local high school students from Rwanda, Eritrea and Democratic Republic of the Congo explore the exciting world of computer science.

All the way to Galway

Jun 21, 2023: College of Business students head to Ireland.

Alum helps kick off native-plant effort

Jun 6, 2023: Customers of native plant program save up to half the cost on trees, shrubs.

The loneliest black holes may also be the hungriest

Jun 5, 2023: Actively growing monster black holes are more common among midsize and dwarf galaxies than in more crowded regions, a study of more than 290,000 galaxies shows.

Computer Science student uses machine learning to detect heart disease

May 30, 2023: Sanda Thura looks for a way to improve early detection of heart disease in developing countries.

ISAT alumnus creates app to oversee production for Merck

May 30, 2023: From ISAT to industry: Charlie Salette's (’22) journey of innovation and success at pharmaceutical company

The College of Integrated Science and Engineering announces new Associate Dean

May 17, 2023: Afzal Upal will join JMU’s College of Integrated Science and Engineering this summer as Associate Dean.

Professor’s research delayed by war in Ukraine

May 5, 2023: Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, Kristen St. John was to serve as the co-chief scientist of an international team studying climate change in the Arctic Ocean.