Flower Power
How sunflowers can clean up the environment
Catie Kitrinos (Col '15) aims to map sunflowers' ability to absorb heavy metals across its genome.
New Discovery Quenches Thirst for History
Found during the Rotunda’s renovation, a cistern helps answer how water got to Grounds
The discovery of a 6,500-gallon brick-and-cement cistern next to the Rotunda sheds new light on some of the history of the Grounds’ construction.
On the Brink
Baseball’s journey from the verge of obsolescence to the College World Series finals
The Cavalier baseball team during the last 12 years has gone from near extinction to one of the top programs in the nation.
News Briefs
Recent news from around Grounds.
New Graduate Programs to Launch This Fall
Graduate students will have two new degree programs to choose from this fall—an M.S. in Data Science and an M.A. in European Studies.
Bookmarked: Getting Down to Business
Darden Ideas to Action
A new site from the Darden School of Business offers practical articles by faculty that can be immediately implemented in the workplace.
A Place for Kids
The Battle Building at UVA Children's Hospital will open its doors in June 2014.
Darden Dean to Step Down
After nearly a decade as dean of the Darden School of Business, Robert F. Bruner will return to the faculty.
Honor Update
Honor Committee chair says that Informed Retraction, introduced in April 2013, has been a success.
Tales of Early America
History professors shed new light on country’s formative years
Two UVA history professors receive major accolades for their scholarship.
A Different Kind of Red Brick
An engineering student creates a Lego masterpiece using Jefferson's original plans.
Kings of Freedom
Section of Berlin Wall comes to Grounds
A section of the Berlin Wall, with a spray-painted mural titled "Kings of Freedom," has been installed on Central Grounds.
Transverse Section
Look through the walls of the Rotunda with this architectural rendering.
The Cornerstone Plan
UVA charts its course for the next five years
An infographic explains the implementation of the five-year strategic plan for the academic division of the University.
Peace, Love and Understanding
UVA is among the Peace Corps' top volunteer-producing colleges and universities.
World Changers
Faculty members receive Commonwealth’s highest honor
Professors Linda Columbus and Dr. William Petri receive the Outstanding Faculty Award.
Help for AccessUVa
Challenge grant boosts financial aid program
Grant will launch new scholarships and fuel financial aid endowment.
A Piece of History
President Teresa Sullivan recently gave her late mother’s nursing cape to the School of Nursing’s Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry.
A Real Lifesaver
UVA medical student identifies patient with a deadly condition in training session
Seeing the Everyday in a Different Way
Jasper Johns exhibit at the Fralin
The exhibit includes a rare Johns monoprint from 1954 and many other lithographs, lead reliefs, screen prints and embossings.
Verbatim
"All good things must eventually come to an end."
Value Statement
UVA has again been named one of the nation's top values among public universities.
Two for the Rhodes
Honor Committee chair and Cavalier Daily editor win scholarships
Fourth-year students Evan Behrle and Charles Tyson have received Rhodes Scholarships.
UVA Answers Frequently Asked Questions About AccessUVa
Answers to some of the more common questions about the changes made to AccessUVa, the University's financial aid program.
High Honors
Law professor and association dean receive Jefferson Awards
