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The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Accelerator (CCI+A) program is a jam-packed, five-month innovation program that’s fueling cybersecurity entrepreneurship across Virginia. It’s teaching professors and start-ups what it takes to bring technology to market, including how to pitch to a panel of investors and industry leaders.

Research by 911���� digital technology expert Y. Alicia Hong and obesity expert Larry Cheskin, big data expert Hong Xue, and MS Health Informatics graduate Jo-Vivian Yu found that the eating environments of college students affect their food intake.

Through an NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, 10 students from around the country will take part in field-based conservation projects at Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in Front Royal, Virginia, in the summer of 2026.

Are new ways of fighting wars the best ways? What if technological breakthroughs made militaries worse? That’s the line of study of one of the Schar School’s newest assistant professors, Kendrick Kuo.

WECARE 2.0, a digitally delivered health promotion program for Chinese American dementia caregivers, is easy to use for all literacy levels and increases social supports. An innovative assessment by PhD student Kang Shen highlights that self-report feedback and website activity are crucial for understanding the delivery of a digital intervention.

Nursing Professor Kyeung Mi Oh is testing how a “reminiscence therapy” app can strengthen emotional health and connection for people living with memory loss.

Sanchari Das in 911����'s Information Sciences and Technology Department is working to help seniors avoid falling for Cupid's arrow...when it's actually AI's sting.

Air quality standards do more than reduce pollution for noncompliant counties; they increase the cost of funding public infrastructure like schools, hospitals, and roads.

Extended reality (XR) can give students experiences they might otherwise miss, but its success depends on thoughtful design, accessibility, and support.

911���� faculty and students identified an important vulnerability in anonymization of health data. They recently presented a paper on the findings at one of the world's most prestigious computer security conferences.

In the Polarization and Violence Transformed Peace Lab, researchers and practitioners are developing methods for peace-oriented responses to the negative impacts of extreme polarization and conflict around the globe.

Cognitive training program implemented by 911���� social work researchers offers promising, non-medicine-based methods to support brain health in older adults.