Building Bridges
Since the 1970s, UVA researcher Dr. Ronald Turner and his colleagues have been purposefully infecting student volunteers with rhinoviruses, in the name of science (Turner) and picking up some extra cash (the volunteers). What has he learned?
UVA alumnus, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind shares five areas of rapid growth and innovation in autism research and treatment at UVA.
Saturday afternoon, 10 people shared their stories, which touched on themes including segregation and the challenges facing those with disabilities. President Jim Ryan closed the program with the deeply personal story of his adoption, with his birth mother in the audience.
May graduate Daniel Autry has stayed in Charlottesville to work on an app he hopes will help students with depression – something with which he has struggled throughout his life.
Take a look at how the Virginia College Advising Corps is changing lives by helping students realize their dreams of attending college.
Almost all of the funding will go directly to supporting underrepresented STEM graduate students at UVA, with the goal of addressing the nation’s critical need for a more diverse STEM workforce and professoriate.