Focused Research

Democracy and the Pandemic: Faculty Op-Eds Raise, and Answer, Urgent Questions

UVA’s Democracy Initiative has launched an op-ed series, bringing its research to the nation’s newspapers, from the Washington Post to the Dallas Morning News; The New York Times to the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.

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UVA Announces Details of Plan for Virus Prevention, Detection and Response

The plan details requirements for students prior to returning and sets expectations for behaviors that minimize the risk of infection or spread of COVID-19 for all members of the University community.

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Historian Compares Today’s Protests to Civil Rights Movement of ’50s and ’60s

Kevin Gaines reflects on what was happening in the U.S. in the mid-20th century that brought about the civil rights movement, similarities and differences with recent protests, and the struggles for social and economic equality that remain.

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Arts & Sciences Appoints New Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Planning

Aug 02, 2020

Tammy McHale will play a key role as part of Dean Baucom’s leadership team during a critical time for the College of Arts & Sciences and for the University.

UVA and the History of Race: The George Rogers Clark Statue and Native Americans

Jul 29, 2020

One hundred years ago, when Charlottesville began an eight-year period of monument-building, the city wrote a series of historical narratives that have reverberated to the present.