Dan Heuchert

Also in this roundup: UVA Children’s is No. 1 in Virginia, a nursing professor earns high professional honors, the Rhodes Trust honors a law professor, and more.

Also in this roundup: A website deems UVA degrees tops in Virginia, a music professor wins a Guggenheim, a palliative care group recognizes a nursing professor’s personal-but-public journey, and more.

UVA on Wednesday will mark the 279th anniversary of founder Thomas Jefferson’s birth with the presentation of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals and a tree planting on the Lawn.

Also in this roundup: A student-produced documentary wins at an international film festival, two up-and-coming faculty members get national notice, alma maters honor two from North Grounds, and much more.