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Ta-Nehisi Coates to Speak at UVA-Hosted Conference on African American Intellectual History

Nifasha Diomede signed up for associate professor Anne Rotich’s Swahili class to connect with his family

They Learn Swahili. The Community Reaps the Rewards

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UVA Students Report Positive Climate in Classrooms for Diverse Perspectives

About two dozen students, faculty and staff gather in Newcomb Hall Tuesday to hear from a Palestinian father and an Israeli mother who have both lost loved ones to violence in the Middle East. They are part of a group urging dialogue as a path to peace.

‘No One Should Live Like This’: Students Hear From Israeli, Palestinian Parents

The lead singer of an elaborately costumed, punk-infused, shock-rock group uses his UVA music degree on stage, in his writing and in explaining the band’s existence. Blöthar, also known as Michael Bishop, says, as crazy as this might seem, he is an example of the value of a “good old-fashioned liberal arts education.”

The Music Beat: GWAR’s Shock-Rock Singer Takes UVA Degree Onstage

Kent Yagi

Putting Einstein to the Test

Sara Sajadi

A&S Welcomes Back Alumna as Sr. Assoc. Dean and Chief Marketing Officer to Advance Strategic Efforts

2023 Research Awards

Eighteen College Researchers Recognized by UVA

Zebra Finches

Could Songbirds Make Us Better Tennis Players?

UVA’s Commonwealth Professor of Art, Bill Wylie, is President Jim Ryan’s podcast guest this week.

‘Inside UVA’: This Professor’s Blackboard Is the Lens of a Camera

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Hidden Figures Author Partners with UVA to Document the Lives of “Human Computers”

Isabella Dressel will pursue a master’s degree in chemistry next year at Churchill College, Cambridge.

The Air Over There: Isabella Dressel Takes Her Atmospheric Studies to Cambridge

One of the hoop houses at the Morven Kitchen Garden shelters winter crops of snap peas, carrots and greens.

Politics of Food: Lifting the Veil on the Daily Diet

UVA linguist Lise Dobrin and UVA Wise ethnobotanist Ryan Huish flank a village elder, Lusi Taramap, who helped the researchers understand the relationships among banana varieties. (Photo courtesy of Lise Dobrin and Ryan Huish)

Linguist Collaborates To Preserve Plant Knowledge and Customs in Papua New Guinea

A grad student consults a book while taking an online course on her laptop.

Providing Grad Students a Roadmap to Professional Success

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Mellon Grant Will Advance the Woodson’s International Reputation

Tau proteins are prime suspects in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders. New UVA research could open doors to future treatments. (Illustration by Emily Faith Morgan, University Communications)

Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein

UVA Research Professor G. Carleton Ray, Longtime Pillar in Marine Ecology and Conservation, Dies UVA Research Professor G. Carleton Ray, Longtime Pillar in Marine Ecology and Conservation, Dies

UVA Task Force Will Examine Religious Diversity and Belonging on Grounds

From Europe to China to Persia, winter has been a time to celebrate since the days of ancient Rome. UVA professors give us a look at the hows and whys. (Illustration by Emily Faith Morgan, University Communications)

Candles, Pomegranates and Lanterns: Celebrating Lesser-Known Winter Holidays

UVA alumna Jen Lilley made her Christmas movie debut in 2015 when she starred in “The Spirit of Christmas” on Lifetime.

A Walk Through Grounds Brought Her to Acting. Now, She’s a Christmas Movie Star

In Memoriam: Woodford D. McClellan, Professor of Russian History In Memoriam: Woodford D. McClellan, Professor of Russian History

In Memoriam: Jan Louis Perkowski, Professor of Slavic Languages, 1974-2009 In Memoriam: Jan Louis Perkowski, Professor of Slavic Languages, 1974-2009

Classes in session and top of the Rotunda

We Asked Young Alumni, 'What Class Rocked Your World?'