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Coping with quarantine
UVA works to accommodate students facing hardships after pandemic shuts Grounds down.
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Alumni Association CEO Steps Down
Change agent Jenifer Andrasko announced she’s making a change of her own.
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The surreal semester and what comes after
From the spring quarantine to the fall quandary, how UVA is confronting the coronavirus.
Summer 2020
Semestering in Place: UVA confronts the coronavirus. Plus: Classes Zoom, Sports Stop, Fourth-Years Don’t Walk, and Alumni Step Up.
Table of ContentsMore from Virginia Magazine
November Edition:
- Famous Feet on Grounds: A short list of famous people who have stepped foot on Grounds at UVA
- Starry Night Under the Dome: Jefferson’s original vision of the Rotunda as a planetarium comes to life
October Edition:
- ’Hoos Get Creative With Personalized Plates: See how Wahoos are declaring their loyalty while on the road.
Highlights
Cozart to Retire from Association, Jeff Trust
He created Reunions and so much more.
Beloved professor Henry Abraham dies at 98
The Supreme Court scholar lived a full life with a “perpetual twinkle in his eye.”
Alumni Association CEO Steps Down
Change agent Jenifer Andrasko announced she’s making a change of her own.
Coping with quarantine
UVA works to accommodate students facing hardships after pandemic shuts Grounds down.
Ryan, Magill discuss the COVID Crisis
Our interview with UVA’s president and provost—from a distance.
The surreal semester and what comes after
From the spring quarantine to the fall quandary, how UVA is confronting the coronavirus.
UVA researchers join fight against COVID-19
Faculty collaborate on COVID-19 testing, treatment and prevention.Video
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Ryan, Magill discuss the COVID Crisis
Our interview with UVA’s president and provost—from a distance.
Making the Shots
Go behind the scenes with longtime UVA sports photographer Matt Riley, from a day of fun studio shoots to an exciting men’s basketball game at JPJ.Photo Gallery
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The camera sees what we can’t
Charlottesville photographer Andrew Shurtleff in late March made these dramatic photographs of Grounds under quarantine using infrared technology, which captures wavelengths of light outside the spectrum of what the human eye can see. The result is a high-contrast image with a nearly dreamlike look.
Mortarboard messages stand out from the crowds
During Final Exercises, graduates stream down the Lawn in an exuberant sea of color. Every piece of regalia carries meaning, but the most personalized messages of all adorn the simple black mortarboards. Each year, many UVA students transform their personal canvas into a declaration of nostalgia or humor, triumph or gratitude. Enjoy a few of our recent favorites.
Quotes
Read MoreI'm still in shock my season ended like this.
Lizzie Trull (Com '20), member of the UVA women's rowing team
