President Jim Ryan and Karsh Institute of Democracy Executive Director Melody Barnes wrote this commentary for USA Today as UVA announced a huge investment in the study of democracy.
A new measure of heart function developed at UVA can identify patients at very high risk of hospitalization or death from systolic heart failure or pulmonary hypertension.
A statement from UVA’s Committee on Free Expression and Free Inquiry, endorsed by the Board of Visitors
UVA is one of five universities nationwide to offer an annual $10,000 Henfield Prize in fiction for an unpublished story, open to its graduate writing students.
The statement articulates UVA’s commitment to free expression and free inquiry and the role these play in the academic enterprise.
Even in a pandemic, UVA has hit milestones and pursued the ambitious goals of the 2030 plan. On Friday, President Jim Ryan shared updates and an interactive timeline with the Board of Visitors.
The top awards for faculty and staff at UVA, the Thomas Jefferson Awards honor four recipients this year: Dr. William Petri and Dennis Proffitt for scholarship, and Colette Sheehy and Carl Zeithaml for service.
The board also heard an update on the George Rogers Clark statue, which will be removed from its current location this summer.