Students need not be recruited athletes to enjoy the camaraderie and physical challenges of being part of a team; UVA has numerous club sports to choose from, several of which had successful seasons this past school year.

In February, UVA launched the Department of Politics Experimental Lab, which aims to determine the behavioral tendencies of civilians who have been exposed to violence in civil wars and insurgencies.

Claire Mitchell and Sara Yeatman Currier, both Curry School of Education alumnae, established a treadmill-based fitness studio, tread HAPPY, in Charlottesville.

Sam Hitch will swim, bike and run across America this summer to raise money for pancreatic cancer research – and try to break a Guinness World Record.

Daniel Duke, a professor at UVA’s Curry School of Education, examines the education policies of the Bush and Obama administrations and their impact on state and local efforts to improve the lowest-performing schools.

Sarah Drew, UVA alumna and Dr. April Kepner on ABC’s hit hospital drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” delivers the keynote address at Friday’s Valedictory Exercises to an attentive crowd of almost graduates and their friends and family.

First-year student Rachel Abrams’ reflection on her experiences at UVA has garnered more than 6,500 views on YouTube.