U.Va. Demographers Find Many Virginia Households Not Economically Secure

U.Va. Best Value Among Public Universities

Board of Visitors Focuses on Three Major Academic Initiatives

Katie Couric Helps Dedicate Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center

Balancing Priorities

Although we are still feeling winter’s effects in Charlottesville, the spring semester is well under way. Students and teachers have returned to their classrooms and laboratories, while those of us…

News Briefs

The University retained its No. 3 ranking for the fifth time in six years in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list. The article highlighted U.Va.…

Working Like a Dog

U.Va.’s bomb-sniffing police dog to retire

Zander, U.Va.’s bomb-sniffing police dog, has been checking event venues for explosives, responding to bomb threats and sniffing out evidence in cases involving firearms since 2005. The German shepherd and…

Green Light for Free Speech

Changes at U.Va. promote constitutional rights

Last year, U.Va. got a “red light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for policies that limited students’ freedom of speech. In October, U.Va. was upgraded…

More Flexibility, More Growth

Early action plan enhances admission process

A plan to increase flexibility and freedom in applying for admission to U.Va. will go into effect this fall.Students who apply for “early action” will be able to apply to…

Sandridge Talks U.Va. Past, Present and Future

A Life, a Legacy

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Wesley Harris (Engr ’64) helped bring MLK to Grounds 5 months before his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Top Stories of 2010

Marked by record-breaking weather, devastating tragedy, and a change in leadership, 2010 was a watershed year for U.Va.

U.Va. among leaders in statewide science education effort

University retains No. 3 ranking as ‘best value’

Search for Sandridge’s successor under way