"How do you sign benzyl alcohol?" A summer research program funded by the National Science Foundation and hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is designed to enhance communication among scientists.

For one week in March, a group of JMU students were immersed in the culture, society and daily lives of immigrant communities along the Texas-Mexico border.

Six teams. 24 hours. Countless hitches and revisions. Students from JMU and Virginia Military Institute test their creative and technical skills for the opportunity to earn paid summer internships with a government contractor.

Two JMU colleges team up to offer an internationally acclaimed dance therapy program to community members with Parkinson's disease.