• Artistic venture provides glimpse of Alaskan landscape
    October 31, 2012: Adventurers Gary Freeburg and George Johnson explore unique Alaskan terrain to capture images of harsh beauty
  • Summer in Scotland: Culture, castles, kilts and classes
    October 24, 2012: Scotland is home to medieval castles, kilts, the Loch Ness Monster - and JMU's first study-abroad program focused on earning general education credits
  • Zipcar is coming to JMU
    October 23, 2012: Faculty, staff and students at JMU can now have wheels with no strings attached.
  • 'Double Fulbrighter' to teach in Korea
    October 22, 2012: Two-time Fulbright Award winner prepares to return to South Korea
  • Recipe for better fuel mileage to be presented at research review
    October 18, 2012: Wouldn't it be nice to be able to mix water with gasoline to save some money at the pump?
  • A Rotary scholar and humanitarian goes abroad
    October 18, 2012: News of receiving $27,000 from the Skelton Endowed Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary District 7570 was not the only thing Ta was ecstatic about
  • Unconfined challenges
    October 10, 2012: She wanted a good challenge, so Amanda Kuhnley took an interdisciplinary approach. Integrated science and technology, art history, classical studies, and studio art combined into one incredible project.
  • Residence Life Starts Something that Matters
    October 9, 2012: Residence Life based their theme for the year on TOMS' founder Blake Mycoskie's book Start Something That Matters
  • JMU students, faculty to transform parking spots into parks
    October 5, 2012: Downtown parking spaces will be transformed into temporary parks this weekend as part of a community benefit event
  • State Department Recognizes Contributions of JMU Fellows
    October 1, 2012: Emma Atkinson was handed a portfolio with some of the most relevant foreign policy topics "and allowed to jump right into them."
  • A taste of the Appalachian Trail
    October 1, 2012: Take a course syllabus with elements from multiple disciplines such as economics, geography, history, sociology and psychology. Combine that with academic freedom in an adventurous setting.
  • Play, learn, succeed
    October 1, 2012: Children's museums provide a pure learning experience, a place where children follow their own interests, set their own pace, and discover new opportunities and talents. Lisa Shull ('85, '91M) and a team of volunteers brought the...
  • Building the dream
    October 1, 2012: While many seek governmental solutions, others identify volunteerism as the key to positive transformation. It happens in JMU's community every day. One example, a commitment to the area's children yielded huge results.
  • A scholarship with teeth
    October 1, 2012: What has opened the door to possibilities, changed the future and helped dreams come true? Madison Forever.
  • Detectives scour rare periodicals for clues to 20th century life
    October 1, 2012: Can a better understanding of the past inform our future? Students in Dr. Brooks Hefner's American Pulp course scour popular literary genres including Black Mask magazines to reveal the full gamut of cultural anxiety and aspiration.
  • Happy Birthday, Duke Dog!
    October 1, 2012: It was 30 years (210 dog years) ago, in a packed brand-new Convocation Center, that Duke Dog walked onto the basketball court and captured the hearts of the JMU nation.
  • Is green living practical?
    October 1, 2012: Many people want to live a greener lifestyle, but an eco-friendly home seems out of reach for the average consumer. Often, green-housing requires deep pockets, and compromising spaces and house designs.
  • Give and Surf, Inc
    October 1, 2012: After putting his marketing degree to work in the business world, Neil Christiansen ('06) decided to forsake his hectic commute for his biggest passions, helping others and surfing. Give and Surf, Inc. was born.
  • Disaster and rebirth - a story of change
    October 1, 2012: JMU alumna Gladys Kemp Lisanby ('49) rallies women artists of the Gulf Coast in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath
  • Mapping an innovative course
    October 1, 2012: JMU faculty work with high-school seniors and their teachers on complex real-world projects - evacuation plans, crime patterns, land conservation.
  • For Ugandans, by Ugandans
    October 1, 2012: Can we reduce poverty, create jobs and build communities in the world's developing nations? Working with the people of Gulu, Uganda, JMU sculpture major Daniel Morgan ('10) learned a valuable lesson about creating a bett
  • Cecilia McGough's Pulsar Discovery
    October 1, 2012: Dr. Adriana Banu says Saturday Morning Physics at JMU allows area students to explore cutting-edge research topics.
  • Living the dream
    October 1, 2012: Julie Bragg Sheppard ('94), who majored in mass communication and political science at JMU, says she's living her dream of being a news anchor. Her ties to Madison helped land her first job.

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