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New installations highlight and commemorate people, places and events that have made the University more inclusive.

UVA Adds Dove Portrait and Bus Stop Marker to Honor Recent History

Alizé Dreyer, a history and global studies undergraduate student, examines the role Jews played in the formation of a Turkish national identity. The work, she said, is personal.

Student’s Research Examines Jews’ Role in Modern Turkish History

Aerial photo of dense forest

Trees Are Heroes – More So Than We Ever Knew – in Climate Fight

The Class of 2022's Kelsie Wentz will receive her Ph.D. this spring and graduates as the Department of Chemistry's Adam Ritchie Outstanding Graduate Student.

Persistence is a Key Ingredient in Chemistry Grad’s Formula for Success

Chemistry Building Classroom

Chemistry's State-of-the-Art Home

Davis Coffey was drawn to develop a unique measuring method: listening for methane bubbles.

What Is the Sound of a Seagrass Methane Seep?

Theo O’Neill, left, and Zhiwen Xu

2 Third-Year Undergrad Researchers Named Goldwater Scholars

Three UVA astronomers were awarded telescope time on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

UVA Astronomers Will Map the Unmapped in Outer Space

Sound Justice

New Democracy Initiative Lab Explores Creative Advocacy

Rotunda

Can We Talk? What Universities Can Do About Cancel Culture

Abeba Amenshowa and Leigh Mante

Payne Fellowship Opens Diplomatic Career Path for 2 UVA Fourth-Year Students

Lawn Aerial

Open For Debate

Paul Cantor

In Memoriam: Wide-Ranging Literary and Pop Culture Critic Paul Cantor

Alumna Melissa Stark got her start in sports broadcasting while a student at UVA.

Former Hoo Helped Pave the Way for Female Sports Broadcasters

Virginia Festival of the Book

College Faculty and Alumni Play a Prominent Role in the 28th Virginia Festival of the Book

Assistant Professor Benjamin Hayes

Math Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for His Work Researching the Mathematics of Entropy

Students flocked to a teach-in on March 1 to learn more from UVA professors about what’s happening in Ukraine.

UVA Hosts Teach-In on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

BOV Boardroom

Nau Foundation Supports Establishment of 10 New Democracy Professorships at UVA

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Creation of UVA Institute for Black, Indigenous Studies

Alan Bergland

Citizen Science Project Nets Major NSF Grant for UVA Biologist

Ken Ono

Ken Ono Stars in a New Super Bowl Week Ad Campaign

Holy Bible

Who Wrote the Bible? This UVA Professor Goes on a Passion Quest for Answers

UVA

UVA Honors Faculty for Their Research and Scholarship

Ian Baucom

How UVA’s Unique Experiences Inspire Ian Baucom, the University’s Next Provost