UVA moved up five spots in the public school ranking. The University is ranked the sixth-best-value college overall, jumping four spots from No. 10 last year.
UVA researchers and engineers worked together to create nasopharyngeal swabs that are approved by the FDA and can be produced quickly. Virginia will receive 60,000 swabs weekly to conduct COVID-19 testing.
Employees and students are helping to keep the University community safe with an app, developed at UVA, that keeps everyone aware of the symptoms of COVID-19.
Curry professor Michael Lyons served on a statewide task force focused on supporting the social and emotional well-being of students, school staff, families and communities.
Former Cavalier soccer star Angela Hucles Mangano, a regular speaker on topics of sports leadership, equality and anti-bullying, has purchased a professional women’s soccer expansion team in Los Angeles.
Groves said immediate suspensions could apply to those who fail to wear masks, maintain physical distance or avoid gatherings of more than 15 people.
President Jim Ryan told new students that they all belong at UVA, no matter their background. He urged them to build bridges – “to make an effort to reach out and get to know someone who comes from a different background or looks different than you do or who took a different road to get here.”
The University of Virginia welcomed its newest students with a virtual Opening Convocation ceremony, held online amid the coronavirus pandemic.