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Arts & Sciences Awards SPARC Grants for 20 Faculty Projects
SPARC grants support research, collaboration and innovative public-facing projects across the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
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There’s a Simple Solution to Fixing Climate Change, So Why Isn’t It Working?
For decades, carbon taxes have been hailed as the most efficient way to cut emissions. A new book by UVA sociologist Daniel Driscoll examines why they've so often failed in practice.
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Unseen No More: An English Department Staff Member's Literary Rise
A series of essays that Emilee Hackney began writing in college not only landed her a major book deal, it also put her on the New York Times' best sellers list.
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One Day on a Distant Planet Offers Clues to Its Origins
The first direct measurement of a young giant exoplanet's rotation period provides new evidence of how worlds beyond our solar system take shape.
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A&S Dean Urges Incoming Students at First Lecture to 'Get a Story, Become What You Are'
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UVA Summer Session III
July 13–Aug. 7, 2026
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Fall Semester 2026
Fall courses begin Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
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McCormick Observatory Public Nights
Dept. of Astronomy, 9-11 PM, first and third Friday nights each month, registration required
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A&S 2030: Four Priorities and Signal Intention
The pathway for UVA to become the best public university in the nation and one of the best universities anywhere in the world runs directly through the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
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