UVA engineering professor Nicola Bezzo outmaneuvered the pandemic to build a better competition.
The commitment and matching funds will create a permanent endowment of $7.5 million to provide ongoing support for the football program.
The usual number of about 1,000 students taking January Term classes this year has topped 7,000.
The funds will be used to address two of the University’s priorities – recruiting top prospective students and increasing access and affordability for undergraduates.
The applicant pool jumped 38% in the second year of UVA’s early decision cycle, which is binding. Students took to social media, using the hashtag #UVA25 to celebrate.
Learn more about four COVID-19 drug therapies tested in clinical trials at UVA, ranging from convalescent plasma and stem cells to antivirals like remdesivir.
Drs. Taison Bell and Andrew Wolf are among the 2021 recipients of statewide Outstanding Faculty Awards, announced Thursday.
Dubois, founder and faculty director of Duke University’s Forum for Scholars & Publics, will help shape the future of research and academic affairs for UVA’s Democracy Initiative.