A chance meeting led to Katie Couric’s involvement in Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship’s new documentary, which features three refugees in Clarkston, Georgia, and an unlikely friendship with a former Klansman.
Elizabeth Meyer has influenced some of America’s most significant landscapes, from UVA’s Academical Village to the Gateway Arch grounds, the National Mall and even Michelle Obama’s White House Kitchen Garden.
Aliens! Now that we’ve got your attention, see what a UVA astronomer has to say about extraterrestrial life.
Rare Book School is dedicated to studying the history of the book as a cultural artifact and all that goes into making books (even digital texts), including the printing process.
Each year, UVA football players choose the first teammate to pick a jersey number. This year’s honor went to Reed Kellam, a lifelong UVA fan who has worked his way up from walk-on to scholarship starter.
More than 5 billion of the world’s 7.3 billion people lack access to safe surgical care. UVA neurosurgeon Dr. Hasan Syed hopes his new Global Brainsurgery Initiative can help, and he’s already found success in Vietnam and Panama.
Money ranked UVA the 10th-best-value school for the third year in a row, and No. 7 in the magazine’s ranking of public universities. UVA is the only public university in Money’s top 10 to meet 100% of students’ demonstrated financial need.
Whether you love classical music, the triumphant “Monday Night Football” theme or the soulful ballads of British great Adele, you need to know about Katy Ambrose.