As the pandemic forces sweeping changes to the college sports landscape, ACC schools plan to play 10 conference football games, plus one non-conference contest. Other sports have had their seasons altered, too.
Alexander helped lead UVA to the 1995 Elite Eight – while surviving the academic demands of the McIntire School of Commerce. He has thrived in a different field since transitioning from player to “the biggest UVA fan.”
A UVA student club, led by an engineering professor who’s helped make autonomous car racing an international sport, will be among the first to compete with a self-driving race car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The University launched the one-time 2020 UVA Bridge Scholarship to help students whose parents or caregivers suffered pay cuts, furloughs or even job loss because of the pandemic.
The idea came out of last month’s “White Coats for Black Lives” rally, as attendees asked how they could help local children at risk of falling behind on STEM education during the pandemic.
For generations, it’s been an honor to live in one of UVA’s historic Lawn rooms for most fourth-year students. Now students with special needs will get to share in that honor, too.