Even if they agree climate change is a problem, liberals and conservatives are divided on how to solve it. A new UVA study reveals this divide – and highlights where they might actually agree.

Pakistani-born Ph.D. student Murad Mumtaz practices the ancient art of Indian miniature painting in an attempt to reconnect with aspects of South Asian history suppressed by disruptive political forces.

“What are you going to do with that?” It’s a common question for music majors, but the answers are far from commonplace. UVA’s music graduates are making a name for themselves on stage, in the media and in the military.

Kisha Lashley’s study of the medical marijuana industry is instructive for entrepreneurs entering unfamiliar territory, and her journey from a small Caribbean island to a Ph.D. is inspirational in a field in need of more female and minority professors.

Jenny Roe is considered a global leader in the study of design and health, examining how good design can heal us and bad design might be harming us more than we realize. Her research even drew the attention of the king of Sweden.

Faculty and students across the University are using the problem-solving method to find tangible solutions to some of the most pressing problems, from water scarcity to education policy, corporate strategy to government gridlock.

Alumnus J. Patrick Adair is the artistic mastermind behind late night talk shows, circus productions and iconic events like “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” He recently guided U.Va. drama students building the set of their latest production.

Second-year MBA student and champion race car driver Brad Jaeger is driven to succeed in the classroom and on the track.

Professor Thomas Bateman interviewed scientists working on some of society’s most long-term projects to determine how other people, too, can move beyond short-term thinking and motivate themselves for long-term achievement.

Greg Fairchild will be the keynote speaker at U.Va.’s annual Fall Convocation, which also will include awarding Intermediate Honors and announcing the recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest honor given by the University.