Topic: Student Life
So Close
The 2016 Men’s Basketball season ended with a heartbreaker, but the record will show the amazing trajectory Coach Tony Bennett’s team took.
April 19, 2016
Hello, Bronco
Bronco Mendenhall brings his team-building strategy to Cavalier football, plus some notable head coaches from the program’s past.
Spring 2016
Balancing Academics, Athletics
With their names and faces popping up all over Sports Illustrated and ESPN, it’s easy to forget that college athletes are students. Here, a few student-athletes talk about their lives on Grounds.
Spring 2016
Follow That Guide
The University Guide Service is student self-governance in action. UGuides give tours integrating encyclopedic knowledge of the University with their own experiences, and they don’t shy away from tough questions.
Spring 2016
Organized Time
Busy-ness seems to be an epidemic. We asked several UVA students, professionals and alumni how they manage their time. Here are their answers.
February 12, 2016
The Best Investment
Alumnus and current graduate student Brendan Maupin Wynn discusses the importance of offering financial aid to students in need.
Winter 2015
In the Long Run
Alumni track athletes Erika Pierce, Stephanie Garcia and Robby Andrews aren't showing signs of slowing down any time soon.
Winter 2015
Second Act
After finishing his collegiate career as UVA’s all-time leading rusher, Thomas Jones (Col class of ’99) spent 12 years in the NFL before heading to Hollywood.
Winter 2015
Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler
When Cali and Blaise Gaston were both diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2015, they underwent treatment at UVA and found extraordinary support in the Charlottesville Women's Four Miler race community.
Winter 2015
Into the Wild
UVA's Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group specializes in conducting and managing search and rescue operations for lost people and aircraft. See how they learn to carry an injured subject to safety.
Winter 2015
Hoos on the Bus
Each year, UTS provides more than 3 million rides to the University community. We hopped on a bus and asked seven passengers to share their stories.
November 12, 2015
Talking Virginia Hoops with Mark Titus
Former Grantland writer Mark Titus answers our questions about last year’s men’s basketball team and what might be in store for the season ahead.
Winter 2015
First Things First
From the first building on Grounds to the first known female member of the Seven Society, this is our list of some premiere moments in UVA history.
Fall 2015
Tuned In
New student radio station WXTJ teaches students about the power of radio storytelling and amps up the local music scene with radio shows, listening parties and concerts.
Fall 2015
How to Save a Life
As students return to Charlottesville, UVA’s Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is promoting a new effort called BASICS to curb binge drinking and is expanding its existing Hoos in Recovery program to support students in recovery for addiction.
Fall 2015
Fantastic Four
The UVA Varsity Four crew brings home its fifth title, edging out Brown and Washington for the most national championships.
Fall 2015
A Mile in Their Shoes
Former Virginia football player Chris Long spends two days removed from the glamour of professional football to learn about homelessness.
Fall 2015
World Class
Former UVA women's soccer players Morgan Brian and Becky Sauerbrunn reunite with former coach Steve Swanson and bring home the World Cup.
Fall 2015
Virginia Wins College World Series
The Cinderella-story Cavaliers defeated Vanderbilt in three games to take home the program’s first national title.
Fall 2015
Coach Brian Boland Has Built a Juggernaut
Since becoming the head coach of men's tennis in 2002, Brian Boland has built a dynasty, netting two national championships in three years.
Fall 2015
UVA’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Wins Big
Each year, as part of the Law School’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, some of the best third-year students prepare and submit requests to the court to review lower-court rulings.
Fall 2015
Grounds as Playground
What look like ordinary walkways, walls and rails to most passersby around Grounds are actually playgrounds to Parkour enthusiasts.
Summer 2015
Black Alumni Weekend
Over the second weekend in april, more than 1,800 people—including nearly 1,200 alumni—attended Black Alumni Weekend on Grounds.
Summer 2015