Topic: Academics
‘Saddened, disappointed and terrified’
The Alumni Association asked alumni for their reactions to Jim Ryan’s departure. Here are the results.
Fall 2025
Two more UVA Health leaders leave
Dr. Melina Kibbe, dean of the School of Medicine and chief health affairs officer for UVA Health, and Wendy Horton, CEO of the University Medical Center, will both leave for other positions.
Fall 2025
UVA president resigns amid pressure from Trump administration on diversity practices
J.J. Wagner Davis, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will serve as acting president before an interim is named.
July 1, 2025
Virginia’s visionary
Remembering John Casteen, who served as president of UVA for 20 years
Summer 2025
What was the most memorable class that you took just for fun?
From Introduction to Mindfulness to Archaeology of Virginia, alumni share memories of fun courses.
Summer 2025
The empty plate
Alumni and faculty in the field of hunger discuss the scope of the problem and some potential solutions.
Summer 2025
Summer reading recommendations from around UVA
Book recommendations from professors, administrators, library managers and a beloved dining hall staffer
Summer 2025
Swine pollution adds to health disparities
A study used satellite data to measure ammonia concentrations, highlighting how communities of color bear the brunt of this unregulated pollution.
Summer 2025
Mapping where housing materials add to risk of infectious disease
New research underscores the importance of housing quality as a public health priority in the global fight against infectious diseases.
Summer 2025
UVA names new dean of students
Nicole R. Hall has been UVA’s associate vice president for career and professional development since 2023.
Summer 2025
UVA Health CEO resigns
His resignation followed a special meeting of the BOV to discuss allegations made against him in September.
Summer 2025
The Science of Parenting
UVA experts across psychology, education and child development share research-based tips.
Spring 2025
9 illuminating memoirs by UVA alumni
These nonfiction works chronicle some of the diverse experiences of the UVA alumni community.
Spring 2025
Cooling hot flashes: UVA professor tests new treatment
JoAnn Pinkerton has been working with the drug company Bayer on studies involving a medicine known as elinzanetant.
Spring 2025
UVA provost to leave for Middlebury College presidency
Ian Baucom joined UVA in 2014 as dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Spring 2025
How long before long COVID is extinguished?
UVA researchers are working to unlock what’s triggering long COVID in patients’ lungs and, more importantly, how to treat it.
Winter 2024
Tony Bennett’s Highlight Reel
A collection of stories about Tony Bennett throughout his 15-year career as UVA head basketball coach
October 29, 2024
UVA up one spot in U.S. News public rankings
See how UVA stacked up in the latest set of college rankings
Winter 2024
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A condensed version of our Fall 2024 feature about UVA's “tech sabbatical” courses
September 16, 2024
Ding! Ding! Ding!
UVA has begun offering “tech sabbatical” courses, requiring students to put away their phones and laptops as part of their coursework inside the classroom and to commit to screen-free hours outside of it.
Fall 2024
8 recent Civil War history books by UVA authors
These works by alumni and faculty illuminate new findings about this pivotal era
Fall 2024
“One of the fastest machines on Earth”
In the early 1960s, UVA’s first computer, a Burroughs 205, took up an entire room in the basement of the physics building
Summer 2024
UVA’s law and business schools climb in latest U.S. News rankings
The School of Education and Human Development also saw a big jump.
April 25, 2024
Major Shifts
Explore which majors have boomed in popularity—and which have dwindled—over the past decade at UVA
Spring 2024