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.
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.”
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.