Dean Groves Outlines Consequences for Failing to Follow COVID Guidelines
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.”
University of Virginia Virtual Convocation 2020
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University of Virginia Virtual Convocation 2020
Education professors Gail Lovette and Bill Therrien played large roles in this week’s Flint water crisis lawsuit settlement, which provided at least $9 million for special education funding.
Writing for The Conversation, UVA’s Dr. William Petri offered a primer on COVID-19 vaccine development, exploring where current research stands and where we could be in five months.
Alumnus Jack Ross and his older brother founded Beanstalk, a sustainable farming company that became USDA-certified. Its products launched at Harris Teeter stores earlier this year.
Students will hear welcoming remarks from President Jim Ryan, Dean of Students Allen Groves and student leaders. Normally held in person on the Lawn, the traditional opening of the academic year will be streamed online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Community members in the Charlottesville area can use a new website to report potential violations of the public health measures and policies UVA has put in place for the fall semester.