Bud Life
A look at springtime in the pavilion gardens
Along winding walkways and serpentine walls, our photo essay leads you down the gardens’ paths.
Faces of Grounds
A look at some of the staffers who make the University feel like a home
They have long tenure, but they don’t grade and they don’t judge. They make you feel at home.
Antiwar Stories
May Days, 1970: The week that would change UVA forever
May Days 1970: The week that would change UVA forever, through the eyes of those who were there.
Color Bind
As preservationists uncover the Lawn colonnades’ original hue, a question arises over what’s right—the bright white of our own time or the oatmeal tan of Jefferson’s.
Excavation uncovers a dilemma: Should the colonnade be the bright white of our time or the unpainted tan of Jefferson’s?
Calm Amid the Chaos
High alert and low voices: how the UVA E.R. braced for Aug. 12
From meditation to monitoring social media: How the UVA E.R. team prepared for the worst of a tragic weekend’s violence.
When Speech Meets Hate
A UVA legal expert offers a First Amendment analysis of the summer’s violent rallies. Along the way, he expresses some views of his own.
The First Amendment was a major player in the events of August 11/12. A UVA legal expert shows how, and also asks some whys.
Emergency Medicine
When Dr. Jennifer McQuade offered to help a Hurricane Harvey shelter, she had no idea the lives she’d change, including her own.
A doctor thought she’d donate blankets and socks during Hurricane Harvey and ended up contributing so much more.
Getting a Read on Ryan
You can find a lot of answers about UVA’s next president from his book on life’s essential questions.
UVA's incoming president checked all the boxes the search committee was looking for. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and a commitment to the student experience.
Quests & Answers
UVA R&D projects reach across disciplines, schools and the world
From workplace productivity to global health, from cybersecurity to yogurt serenity, UVA researchers reached across disciplines, schools and the world.
Griddle Me This
Our scoop on the double-doughnut tradition that lives on—the Grillswith.
For decades, it cheered our hearts, warmed our blood and hardened our arteries. The origin story and afterlife of the Grillswith. And also the recipe.
Exactly what he didn’t want. Exactly what UVA needed.
Finding the University’s first president took 80 years—give-or-take, heeding Jefferson, or not.
The First President
In many ways, Edwin Alderman ushered in the modern era, but some of his progressive notions were anything but.
UVA’s first president introduced the modern era, but some of Edwin Alderman’s progressive notions were anything but.
Visitor in Chief
New rector Rusty Conner discusses core values, the search for the next president, and the future
The Board of Visitors’ new rector talks about where we’re going, how he likes to manage and what he’s looking for in the next president.
North of Eden
How North Grounds pays homage to Jefferson’s vision, but at a distance
Old vs. new, UVA past vs. UVA future: North Grounds gives a nod to Jeffersonian design, but at a distance.
Next Chapter
You might think the growth of online resources has made UVA’s 14 libraries less relevant to student life. Think again.
The quiet spaces inside UVA’s 14 libraries take on new relevance in the digital age.
Lights Out
UVA dominated college boxing for years, and then the years caught up with it
No UVA team before or since has had consecutive undefeated seasons. Boxing went four years without a loss. Then it went away.
Integrating from Behind the Scenes
The legacy of Paul Saunier, a deft hand in turbulent times
A look at the quiet effectiveness of Paul Saunier, an administrator who helped desegregate UVA.
Pigments of Your Imagination
Let our adult coloring book help you find your happy place. We have just the place in mind. A few of them, in fact.
Unquoting Jefferson
A UVA petition against quoting Thomas Jefferson grabbed headlines. Here’s the story behind them.
At the University of Virginia, the postelection ignited a distinctly UVA form of protest: an outbreak of remarkably civil discourse about Thomas Jefferson.
Streak Show
A tradition that’s still cool but often chilly
An update on a running University tradition, stripped to its bare essentials.
Theatre of the Macabre
Jefferson’s anatomical building advanced UVA medical education—at a price
Jefferson’s Anatomical Theatre gave way to grave robbers, the student Cadaver Society and, eventually, the wrecking ball.
Shoot to Thrill
The highlight reel of UVA sports photographer Matt Riley
UVA sports photographer Matt Riley shares some of his favorite photographed moments from the past decade.
The Jefferson Curating Society
At long last, the oldest student group on Grounds agrees to share a treasure trove of UVA history.
In the end, the need to preserve the artifacts of UVA’s oldest student group was beyond debate.
National Treasure
At home with UVA poet and National Book Award finalist Rita Dove
UVA poet and National Book Award finalist Rita Dove shares stories of her family, writing career and teaching at UVA.
NASA’s Unseen Heroes
Alumna discovers a bestseller and major motion picture in her own backyard
Margot Lee Shetterly discovered an important part of American space race history in her own childhood neighborhood.
