Los Angeles, USA, September 26 – The 2022 International ArtScience Olympiad (IASO), hosted by the IASO Organizing Committee from August 22 to 25, broke new ground by shifting to a fully virtual competition. Simultaneously, it launched a safety-focused in-person exhibition at its Los Angeles headquarters. Centered on the theme "Peace & Love: Science and Art Uniting Against Adversity," the event brought together 142 teenage participants from 23 countries, proving that global connection and pandemic precautions can coexist through interdisciplinary creativity.