Donavon Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a course Lea took this fall.

From groundbreaking research that found a new connection between the brain and the immune system to a new “great and good” plan for the future, UVA has seen a lot of change in the past decade. Join UVA Today for a look back – and a look forward to the future.

Using the hashtag “#UVA24,” high school seniors accepted in the new, early decision application pool posted their happy news online. They will fill 20% of UVA’s incoming class, which will number about 3,750.

For the 19th year in a row, student leaders put on a stunning light show that drew both students and members of the community to the Lawn for a shimmering, heartwarming evening that rang in the holiday season.

Former B-17 bomber pilot Jack Bertram was the center of attention Tuesday during a touching evening salute in a stately home not far from the Rotunda.

For the second straight year, members of Hoos First Look provided an all-expenses-paid weekend orientation program to high schoolers who – like them – are first-generation students looking to make the leap to higher education.

In the days and weeks leading up to Lighting of the Lawn, members of UVA’s Facilities Management team begin hanging thousands of lights to illuminate the Academical Village. Here is a look at what goes on behind the scenes.

The Darden School of Business shines in the latest Bloomberg Businessweek ranking of full-time MBA programs, and the School of Law leads the nation in the Princeton Review’s 2020 annual law school rankings.

Newly published work from UVA finds children who are raised in walkable cities grow up to earn more than their parents, jumping from lower income quartiles to middle or even higher income brackets.

It may have come a day late because of bad weather, but this year’s Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn was as festive as ever, with little ghouls and goblins fanning out over the 15-acre space to collect goodies – and books.