Ian Baucom, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, believes that UVA can provide leadership in reframing the role of higher education in America.
Maintaining a 6-mile network of tunnels under Grounds is a never-ending job for UVA’s facilities workers. They spend every day of the year fixing valves, draining traps and conducting routine inspections on the pipes that heat the Grounds.
See additional photography from our Winter 2014 feature on the University’s network of steam tunnels
As chief historian for The History Channel, Libby O’Connell (Grad ’79, ’87) makes it her mission to engage the public in history.
More than 25 years after publishing Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, E.D. Hirsch is seeing the teaching philosophies he's championed for becoming a basis for curriculum changes across America.
In October, UVA hosted a national symposium that brought together experts from various schools to discuss issues related to the history of slavery at institutions of higher education.
Students all over the state of Virginia gathered to show their support for Graham and her family.
Students cooked up 10,000 pancakes at this year's annual Pancakes for Parkinson's breakfast.
After 20 Years, a New General Counsel for UVA; UVA Provost to Lead Lehigh; Rankings Roundup; On the Money
How do you excavate underneath a 200-year-old building that’s the centerpiece of a World Heritage site? Very, very carefully. And with lasers.
Nearly 55 years later after UVA got its first computer, a new computing cluster will provide a significant boost to data-intensive research at the University.
A new app allows readers to explore two editions of Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia and a modern annotated and searchable text.
A brief overview of some of the security measures and resources the University has in place and what’s being done to improve safety at UVA and in the surrounding community.
UVA prof. T’ai Roulston and his research team recently spotted a bumblebee that hadn’t been seen in the Eastern U.S. for five years.
UVA’s SPEED Clinic uses high-tech wizardry to help weekend warriors develop a better gait.
The Commonwealth Clash; Quin Blanding's tackle record; Field Hockey beats a No. 1; "Why Football Matters"
Victoria (Col ’13) and Brittany Maiden (Col ’13), the so-called Sabre Twins, prepare for the twirling world championships.
Eight new books by UVA alumni
Kevin Spacey visits UVA; an alumna screens her new short film; fiction and screenwriter James Salter is UVA's current writer in residence
Ben McKenzie (Col '01) stars as a young Commissioner Gordon in FOX's new television series Gotham.
See which titles are flying off the shelves at the UVA Bookstore
UVA English professor Andrew Stauffer is on a national mission to encourage readers to take a closer look at what's scribbled in the margins of books.
Making UVA safe will require partnership among faculty and staff, students, parents, police and community business leaders—as well as alumni.
More than 3,300 people attended Young Alumni Reunions on the Saturday evening of Homecomings Weekend in October.
Before embarking on a naval career that would send him to the North and South poles, Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd spent a year studying at UVA.
Professor Richard Netemeyer talks about the how and why of financial education, and offers a few tips to help with everyday financial matters.
With more than 700 active contracted dependent organizations currently operating on Grounds, UVA students are staying busy outside of the classroom.
Professor Farzaneh Milani shares her thoughts on the work of Iranian poet Simin Behbahani and the power of poetry.
UVA research professor Matthew Gerber has developed a computer program that uses Twitter to predict crime patterns.
Readers share their thoughts about recent articles and events.
