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Research & Discovery

Q&A: Do you really look bad in photos, or is it all in your head?

A UVA expert explains why mirrors, cameras and Zoom distort how we see ourselves – and why your brain might be to blame.

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Arts & Culture

So Hoos Asking: Who’s the boot-wearing mascot at JPJ?

Fans have been buzzing with guesses after the mystery mascot joined Cavman – and we have the answer.

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University News

News in brief: He’s No. 1

UVA tennis player Dylan Dietrich has now reached the top of the national rankings in both singles and doubles competition.

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Business & Government

UVA experts say Virginia’s population growth is slowing, school enrollments are falling

University News

UVA earns prestigious ‘Carnegie Classification’ in part for helping Appalachian smokers kick the habit

Student Experience

Inside the ‘Jacarmy’: The UVA fan brigade rallying behind Jacari White

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Business & Government

UVA experts say Virginia’s population growth is slowing, school enrollments are falling

Arts & Culture

As students head to spring break, beach attire has dramatically changed

Student Experience

Faculty spotlight: Andrew Pennock turns learning into leading

University News

In memoriam: Carrie M. Heilman, a ‘special professor’ and ‘wonderful person’

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University News

UVA earns prestigious ‘Carnegie Classification’ in part for helping Appalachian smokers kick the habit

Student Experience

Inside the ‘Jacarmy’: The UVA fan brigade rallying behind Jacari White

Student Experience

UVA Alumni Association cracks the code for Gen Z bingo nights

Research & Discovery

UVA’s Innovator of the Year determined to make food safer, students smarter

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University News Board of Visitors elects new leadership

University News Photos: A signature event in UVA men’s basketball history

Research & Discovery Q&A: Why are a child’s first 1,000 days so critical for brain building?

Student Experience Club Figure Skating welcomes beginners and seasoned skaters

University News UVA’s celebration of Declaration of Independence draws a crowd to the Rotunda

Research & Discovery Best in the labs: UVA honors top researchers

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What songbirds can teach us about the human brain

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A message from UVA President-elect Scott C. Beardsley

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From our Lawn to your home, happy holidays

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Student Experience 0:43

Hoos in motion: Fast-forward through the start of fall semester at UVA

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Newsweek ranks UVA Health University Medical Center No. 1 in Virginia

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‘It’s my favorite appointment’: The infusion that changed her life

Nurse Justus Bell found relief from a painful, often undiagnosed skin disease at a UVA Health clinic, the only one of its kind in Virginia.

Accolades: UVA Health ranks among America’s great hospitals and top employers

Also in this roundup: a group salutes a Virginia Athletics communicator’s career, Yale lauds a president emeritus, and more.

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Hoo? What? Where?

The rules are simple. Look for the objects listed in the game and click or tap your screen when you see them. So join the fun of Hoo? What? Where?

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Our University photographers capture so many facets of life on Grounds, from historic events in the life of the University to the many small, everyday moments that make UVA unique. This series shares some of their most indelible images and the stories behind them.

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Q&A: Why are a child’s first 1,000 days so critical for brain building?

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Best in the labs: UVA honors top researchers

Why does having a crush make you feel crazy?

Obesity rates are rising, despite GLP-1s. What does it mean?

Q&A: Is a new AI social media platform the start of a robotic uprising?

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Inside the ‘Jacarmy’: The UVA fan brigade rallying behind Jacari White

A student-led group, born from a clever Instagram message, has grown into a cross-generational show of support for an electric Wahoo basketball player.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sits on a chair indoors, gesturing with both hands as she speaks, photographed through a blurred foreground that frames her.

Public opinion is the strongest political force, Pelosi tells UVA audience

The UVA Center for Politics also presented U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi with its Defender of Democracy Award.

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Student-run bookstore adds new chapter to the Corner

Nonprofit Ginkgo Bookshop on Elliewood Avenue gives new life to a decades-old business, Heartwood Books, that had planned to close.

Spotlight is on Tony Bennett on the floor of John Paul Jones Arena

Photos: A signature event in UVA men’s basketball history

The court in John Paul Jones Arena is now dedicated to Tony Bennett – and those who helped the coach reach great heights during his 15 seasons in Charlottesville.