Student Spotlight: Ryan Thomas
Research has shown that the study of art increases medical students’ capacity for reflection, tolerance of ambiguity and awareness of personal biases. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA is putting that into practice.
As his friends gather this weekend to celebrate the poet-indie rock musician’s life, they took some time to share memories of their creative ringleader.
UVA faculty and students are taking part in the Equity Center’s “FAFSA Parties,” which help local high school students and their parents complete financial aid forms and understand the college application process, with assistance offered in Spanish and English.
Too often, the challenges facing rural adolescents are overlooked. The Curry School is changing that by launching a series of new initiatives to address issues related to mental and behavioral health in rural schools.
Home to the nation’s longest-running presidential oral history program, “secret White House tapes” and numerous scholars, White House alumni and public policy experts, the Miller Center is uniquely equipped to offer historical perspective on this week’s hearings.
One in an occasional series about the findings of the President’s Commissions on Slavery and on the University in the Age of Segregation. This installment examines the medical breakthroughs advanced by UVA alumnus Walter Reed.
Though scientists have studied fertilization for more than a century, there are still new frontiers to explore. This discovery opens up possible new avenues for both fertility and contraception.