Our roundup of UVA podcasts continues with a new show on Grounds re-examining Thomas Jefferson and two podcasts produced by UVA alumni, one for NPR listeners every morning and one from Facebook, featuring two alumni entrepreneurs.
Though mostly anonymous, the more than 300 African-American faces featured in a new “Everyday People” exhibition at UVA tell powerful stories of strength, resilience and progress. Take a look.
In 2009, LGBTQ students and staff began making “Love is Love” T-shirts for Valentine’s Day, starting a tradition that is still going strong 10 years later. Learn more about how it all began.
At his inauguration, UVA President Jim Ryan urged his audience to “build bridges” — to make connections across borders, across disciplines, between cultures. We’ve found lots of people who are following his advice.
Shetterly, who graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce in 1991, will hold a joint appointment in the Commerce and Engineering schools to forge new knowledge about the historical contributions of African-Americans.
Through Digital Virginias, accessing several of UVA’s top digital collections – and many others from organizations large and small – recently got a lot easier for students, educators, researchers and others.
UVA students studying abroad for the January term studied business topics in Asia, Argentina and Australia. Others explored Germany’s difficult history and Tuscany’s culture, Victor Hugo’s Paris and Yaa Gyasi’s Ghana.
UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and International Studies Office are teaming with iXperience, a global education company, to offer undergrads a unique combination of education and practical experience in South Africa, Germany and Portugal.
Fourth-year physics student Brian Seymour can continue to wrestle with Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity at the University of Cambridge after receiving a Churchill Scholarship.
Fourth-year student Victor Rodriguez created “WaBu.” which he believes bridges gaps between UVA students who don’t know anybody when they first arrive on Grounds.
