Highlighting the health relevance of climate change and the health benefits of climate solutions can generate support for climate action, a major review of evidence on the subject has found.

Alison Heinhold Melley, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, is developing an open educational resource (OER) for her large-enrollment introductory psychology courses, made possible through a Content Creation grant from VIVA Open. VIVA Open grants focus on reducing the costs of higher education for Virginia students by eliminating course material costs.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Xanthia Bianca Johnson, BA Biology '99; African and African American Studies Minor, with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award in African and African American Studies. Johnson is the founder and chief executive officer of Urban Playology, LLC, a private practice in Washington, D.C., where she revolutionized the provision of psychotherapy and integrative healing for communities of color and the LGBTIQA+ community.