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Ask a Professor: Jason Surratt on potential air pollution from harmful algal blooms

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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The best videos of 2025

Jason Mihalik, Denise Singleton and Shawn Kane pose at the inaugural Knott Family Bridging Ceremony. Denise is holding a THRIVE plaque.

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Family gift honors veterans' journey through recovery

RJ and Rameses point at the camera in a campus food pantry, with jars of peanut butter in the foreground.

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When competition feeds a cause

Person with short auburn hand stands on the terrace of a building wearing a white collared blouse and black suit jacket.

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Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety

Two hands wearing gardening gloves push down on dirt surrounding a small plant.

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Gardens ‘for students by students’

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Trading zoning maps for disaster relief work

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

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A ring of hope

Chancellor Lee Roberts holding the 2025 Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award to Paul Fulton ’57

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Paul Fulton Honored with Lux Libertas Award

Maribel Borger and other members of the Rural Medicine Pathway Program stand outside of the home they helped remove debris from.

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Aligned with the mission

Portrait of Heather Wasser with a blue background.

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Applying global research to local disasters

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Ask a Professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks