The first members of the University of Virginia’s Class of 2024 flooded social media Friday evening upon learning they’d been accepted to Virginia’s flagship university.

Early decision – an application option, offered anew this fall, in which applicants promise to attend the University in exchange for early notification of their acceptance – drew 2,159 applications, most from Virginians. UVA offered admission to 748 of the applicants, or 20% of the incoming class, which will comprise about 3,750 first-year students.

The University of Virginia Board of Visitors voted Friday to set tuition and fee rates for the 2020-21 academic year.

The new rates reflect the University’s commitment to remaining one of the best values in higher education and meeting the multi-year objective of proposing a tuition increase at a rate of roughly inflation-plus-1%, using the Higher Education Price Index as the benchmark.

Jacob Resch and his wife, Celeste, have two active sons. Their 6-year-old participates in baseball, basketball, karate, soccer, swimming and tennis. Their 4-year-old does golf, swimming, tee-ball and tumbling. 

The Resches love that they are helping lay the foundation for a healthy lifestyle through exercise. But, like most parents, they worry about potential injuries associated with playing sports.

One injury in which Jacob Resch is well-versed is concussions.

Before Shawn Moore, before Aaron Brooks, before Matt Schaub and before Bryce Perkins left their marks as University of Virginia quarterbacks, there was “The Majik Man.”

In 1984, Don Majkowski led UVA to its first bowl game in history, a 27-24 victory over Purdue University in the Peach Bowl.

He went on to play 10 seasons in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions.

In 1989, while playing for the Packers, Majkowski led the league in passing and earned a selection to the Pro Bowl. In 2005, he was inducted into the Packers’ Hall of Fame.

Each year, the Forbes “30 Under 30” list highlights rising stars across the country, with lists ranging from arts and entertainment to science and medicine.

Six University of Virginia alumni are among the honorees on the magazine’s 2020 list, published Tuesday. They were chosen from more than 15,000 nominations for their exceptional contributions in fields including art, social entrepreneurship, education, marketing and media.

Below, meet the six Hoos who stood out to Forbes.

Nilla Ali – Marketing and Advertising

The University of Virginia today announced plans for an innovative building on Grounds designed to bring students and faculty from different schools and disciplines together, foster collaboration and experiment with new ways of teaching and learning.

The new space, called the Contemplative Commons, will be a return to UVA’s roots.

There are effective treatments to stop life-threatening epilepsy seizures when the initial treatment has failed, a sweeping new study reveals.

The study offers important answers about three such emergency drugs that are used to treat prolonged seizures, known as status epilepticus, even though physicians have had little understanding of the drugs’ effectiveness. Until now, there has been no clear indication of which is best or how much should be given.

No matter what kind of success the University of Virginia enjoyed in its history while winning more than two dozen national championships across multiple sports, rival Virginia Tech fans would point to their school’s streak of football victories over UVA.

They can point no longer.

On Friday afternoon, the Hoos gave their fans a Thanksgiving weekend to remember.

The University of Virginia and William & Mary today announced plans to work together on sustainability and climate change initiatives, including a shared goal for each institution to be carbon neutral by 2030.

The innovative partnership is part of UVA’s 2020-30 Sustainability Plan, which will be presented to the University’s Board of Visitors this week. If approved, it would set goals for UVA to be carbon neutral by 2030 and fossil-fuel-free by 2050.