In July 2025, staff from GIA, including GIA Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Laboratory Officer Tom Moses and Vice President of Research and Development Dr. Wuyi Wang, examined a rough diamond weighing 2,488.32 carats

GIA will launch revised evaluation services for D-to-Z laboratory-grown diamonds on October 1

Industry leaders and some of GIA’s most experienced gemological experts will share their expertise and insights with participants at Converge

The Board of Governors of GIA has named Pritesh Patel, currently GIA’s Chief Operating Officer, as the Institute’s President and Chief Executive Officer

Beginning later this year, GIA will start using descriptive terms to characterize the quality of laboratory-grown diamonds

Young students anywhere in the world can now experience the wonder of gems and minerals with GemKit™ by GemKids®, an online treasure trove of information and activities from GIA®, the Gemological Institute of America, the 90-year-old global leader in gem and jewelry education.

GIA will temporarily expand services offered by the GIA Laboratories DMCC and the GIA Hong Kong laboratory.

The GIA laboratory in Ramat Gan, Israel, will end operations by the end of 2024 due to changes in the global diamond industry that resulted in significant declines in submissions from local clients over the last several years.