In consultation with the Class of 2021, UVA is looking at two choices: holding events in May for students only or postponing Final Exercises to a time when UVA can host families and friends as well.
UVA's Dr. Jeffrey Elias, who pioneered the use of high-intensity soundwaves to treat tremor and Parkinson’s disease, has now set his sights on erasing chronic pain.
Also in this roundup: An English professor lectures at Cambridge, a faculty member will lead the nation’s largest astronomy society, UVA Health receives a national award, and more.
Associate Vice President for Safety and Security and Chief of Police Tim Longo says he selected Cortney Hawkins to lead the new effort because of her passion for the law and civil rights.
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The series features stories written by faculty authors and by researchers who serve on the President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation, or who conduct research as part of the commission’s responsibilities.
One in an occasional series about the findings of the president’s commissions on Slavery and on the University in the Age of Segregation. This installment examines the false narratives of statues, including the George Rogers Clark statue.
Paul Martin teaches a course aimed at improving experiences for first-generation students at UVA, while also participating in a wide range of activities for the betterment of the Charlottesville community.
Spencer Buddington was out shopping with friends in Abingdon when they happened upon James Ward as he suffered a heart attack. Buddington jumped into action, administering life-saving CPR.
Students in UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies post-baccalaureate, pre-medicine program work in a collaborative cohort to prepare for medical school.
How can courses with community engagement continue when students are not supposed to be out in the community due to the coronavirus? It’s not easy, but not impossible.
Checking in with Barbara Zunder, the director of the Student Disability Access Center, to learn what’s happening now and what the future holds for accessibility initiatives at UVA.
January term courses – even in their virtual format – made an impact on many students, tackling some of today’s critical issues and preparing students to meet future challenges.
Alex Hernandez, dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, writes that the digital world actually requires us to be more human, making a liberal arts education more important than ever.
The Criterion Collection, which promotes important classic and contemporary films, is showing several of UVA’s “Black Fire” films about Black student life on Grounds from the 1960s through the present.
