Recent Articles by
Whitelaw Reid
June 25, 2020
After many students lost summer jobs and internships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service opened its arms by offering more than two dozen students the chance to work on its Virginia Clean Energy Project.
June 23, 2020
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer, alumnus Alexis Ohanian discusses what went into his decision to step down from the board of Reddit, the company he co-founded in 2005.
June 23, 2020
UVA assistant dean and assistant media studies professor Shilpa Davé weighs in on HBO’s recent decision to temporarily remove the film classic “Gone With the Wind” from its library.
June 22, 2020
Spurred by her volunteering experiences at Madison House, alumna Tara Loyd has spent her career helping those who are less privileged. She’s now doing so in Madagascar.
June 18, 2020
Based on service they did in the Charlottesville community prior to leaving Grounds, students in a religious studies course created their own Passover Haggadahs – the text that Jewish people use to orchestrate the ritual of Passover.
June 15, 2020
Second-year student Lucia Hoerr started a nonprofit organization when she was 9 years old to provide backpacks and school supplies to needy kindergarten through 12th-grade students in Charlottesville and throughout much of Virginia.
June 12, 2020
Recent graduate Jeannie Taylor has been leading a team of students that has raised more than $24,000 for eight service projects in the Charlottesville community.
June 11, 2020
Three UVA professors aim to revolutionize sports medicine and how the world views human muscle by turning MRI data into 3-D reports that can better treat a wide range of muscle conditions.
June 09, 2020
Larry Terry brings successful experience in criminal justice reform to the table, but stresses that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to the issues we face in 2020.
May 28, 2020
Memorable UVA basketball and football games will re-air as part of a virtual event. Hall of Fame sportswriter Doug Doughty gives us a preview.