Perhaps the only redeeming thing about the first week of December and the onslaught of Old Man Winter is that it sets up a wonderful scene for one of the best modern traditions at the University: the Lighting of the Lawn. This year’s Lighting of the Lawn had a theme of “Brighter Together,” a hope-inspired theme reflective of University and world current events. A cappella groups were asked to perform not only individual sets, but also together with other a cappella groups on Grounds for a fun twist to some old traditions.
Fortunately, other institutions have recognized — and sought to compensate for — academic history’s failures. Schools of international affairs, public policy, business, and law, and even political science departments, have hired leading historians working on political, military and diplomatic issues. Scholars working in think tanks and interdisciplinary centers — such as the Brookings Institution and the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs — have produced outstanding works of history that have reached a broader popular audience.
(Commentary by UVA psychologist Daniel T. Willingham) A few years ago, when people heard I was a reading researcher, they might ask about their child’s dyslexia or how to get their teenager to read more. But today the question I get most often is, “Is it cheating if I listen to an audiobook for my book club?” Examining how we read and how we listen shows that each is best suited to different purposes, and neither is superior.
UVA can seem like a textbook college campus: white columns and porticos, long lawns and statues of Thomas Jefferson and Homer. In 2017, though, the Rotunda steps were transformed into a maelstrom as white supremacists carried torches and attacked protesters. The turmoil did have an impact on prospective college students who submitted early applications just two months after the Unite the Right rally, but by May, admissions rightsized and the Class of 2022 became UVA’s most diverse ever.
Opponents of the pipeline criticized Dominion for initially failing to do a proper demographic and cultural study of the neighborhood, leading the final proposal to disproportionately target black residents. In response, Lakshmi Fjord, a visiting scholar in UVA’s anthropology department, led a door-to-door household study of a one-mile radius around the proposed station, concluding in September.
(Commentary by Kyle Kondik, a political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics) When newly elected Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia switched parties from Democratic to Republican in 2017, the Democratic Party held just 15 of the 50 state governorships. But after picking up New Jersey in 2017, Democrats netted seven more governorships in 2018.
Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett and Cavaliers quarterback Bryce Perkins were among the familiar faces to make cameos in new UVa president Jim Ryan's Christmas video.
UVA released its Happy Holidays video on Thursday, which featured cameos from several Cavalier student-athletes.
A book drive will be launching this weekend in honor of Heather Heyer, the woman who was killed in a car attack on Aug. 12, 2017. The University of Virginia Bookstore, Cville OneBook and other organizations are supporters and book donors.
The 18th annual Lighting of the Lawn drew hundreds to the University of Virginia on Thursday evening. This year's theme is Brighter Together. There was entertainment provided by local schools and groups, followed by a light show where the Rotunda was engulfed in lights. 
Are you between the ages of 30 and 35? You really are making the most rapid salary gains in your career, if you’re like most Americans. The ideal income is $95,000 a year for individuals to reach peak life satisfaction, according to researchers at Purdue University and the University of Virginia.
Are you between the ages of 30 and 35? You really are making the most rapid salary gains in your career, if you’re like most Americans. The ideal income is $95,000 a year for individuals to reach peak life satisfaction, according to researchers at Purdue University and the University of Virginia.
UVA will create 20 new Research Professorships in Democracy and Equity to examine underlying causes that fueled the violent demonstrations in Charlottesville on Aug. 11 and 12, 2017.
UVA is expected to move forward with a Brandon Avenue residence hall and two utilities buildings after the board’s Building & Grounds Committee backed the projects. The Brandon Avenue project, which will add about 300 beds for upperclassmen, will be built on land previously bought and handled by the UVA Foundation.
Before Georgia O’Keeffe became famous for her abstract paintings of bones, flowers and desert landscapes, she went through an evolution. Part of that evolution took place in Charlottesville during the summers of 1912-1916. A new exhibit at UVA’s Fralin Museum of Art highlights this unexplored period of her life.
A new state report suggesting ways to curb the soaring cost of health care for Virginia’s prison inmates offers ideas worth considering – and even expanding. Another suggestion is to work more closely with state health systems at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia.
What could research more aligned with industry priorities look like? For one idea, look to UVA. During the Amazon search, the university proposed a $31 million computational-modeling and simulation initiative that would virtually test designs and experiments, according to a proposal to Virginia’s economic-development group.
State Del. David Toscano has held his 57th District seat for more than a decade, but now a UVA professor has announced her candidacy to challenge him. On Wednesday, Sally Hudson hosted her campaign launch party at Champion Brewing Company in Charlottesville and says she’s running to bring a fresh take and more progressive values to Virginia's 57th District.
An economist at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center in May said that the economic benefit of the health sciences campus alone would grow from $214 million today to $462.2 million within eight years, and that the second building would create 828 new jobs by 2026.