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Your child is a visual learner. She does better when information is presented in diagrams and graphs. You’d think she would do better if her teacher taught that way, right? Nope.

UVA biologists have gained new understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease begins, and how it might be halted.

Parents lacking financial resources or college degrees are sometimes thought of as being less capable of supporting their children in college, but they likely have something money can’t buy: emotional support.

Research experiences for undergrads lead to lasting benefits for society, a major new study shows.

The admission essay questions for the Class of 2023 are out. Learn what makes a good essay and why they’re still important in the admission process.

UVA’s very first semester-long program for new students is hitting its stride in its second year. We talked with an enthusiastic member of the inaugural ‘London First’ class, who convinced her younger sister to enroll this fall.

The scholars recently gathered on Grounds for an international conference examining how big data and the new frontiers of media technology introduced by Facebook, Google and other global companies have penetrated our daily lives.

15 of the 16 UVA recipients are from the College or Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. 

Brian Seymour’s passion for physics and mathematics paid off recently with an Astronaut Scholarship, created in 1984 by the six surviving Mercury 7 astronauts to encourage U.S. scholars in STEM fields.

Lauchlan Davis took a leave of absence from UVA to explore the Appalachian Trail, came away with greater self-assurance – and still managed to graduate with her entering class.