Full Moon over Crane

Taken at UVA vs. ESU football game from the top of Scott Stadium by Natalie Brinton Krovetz. The crane rests over an engineering school construction project.

Highlights

A hidden cost of shedding pounds

A new study finds that while the medications reduce weight and blood-glucose levels, they can also cause patients to lose muscle mass.

Board of Visitors names new rector and vice rector

Carlos Brown and Victoria Harker, Virginia-based business and civic leaders who have had previous stints on the board, were unanimously elected to serve as rector and vice rector.

New Virginia law would target politics in university governance after turbulent year at UVA

The measure would change board appointments, curb partisan influence and reinforce academic freedom following leadership upheaval at UVA

Piecing together the last days of Ryan’s presidency

Documents reveal surprising details of the turbulent last months, and even hours, of Ryan’s presidency.