Leaders confirmed Friday that the more contagious variant has been detected in the University community, and emphasized precautions and contingency plans for students, faculty and staff.

Ali Fard sees tech firms’ shift toward monumental representations of power; Phoebe Crisman worries about a “Disney version” of nature. They and other faculty members analyze Amazon’s spiraling “Helix.”

The board will consider a proposal ranging from no tuition increases to a 3.1% increase. Ahead of that meeting, members of the community can attend a public comment period or submit written feedback.

Darden professor Vivian Riefberg, who co-led consulting firm McKinsey & Co.’s U.S. health care services practice, shares her most pressing logistical concerns – and when she thinks the U.S. might achieve herd immunity.

UVA’s executive leadership team, including President Jim Ryan, will join medical experts Thursday for a virtual town hall open to students, faculty, staff, parents and community members.

A Friday webinar looked at the state of the pandemic and the new president’s COVID-19 plans. Get five takeaways from public health experts – and their estimates on when some semblance of normalcy might return.

President Joe Biden asked Americans to come together Wednesday. UVA Democracy Initiative co-directors Melody Barnes and Laurent Dubois look at the hopes and challenges behind his call for unity.

Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center, discusses what happened Wednesday, what history can tell us and where we go from here.

Sen. Tim Kaine, who was scheduled to join UVA’s “Democracy Dialogues” event last week, spoke with Sabato about what he saw in the Capitol that day and what he’s focused on now.

The inaugural Democracy Dialogues event, offered virtually, includes former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs, CNN’s Don Lemon and Paul Begala, Lincoln Project board member and scholar Tara Setmayer and others.