UVA students studying abroad for the January term studied business topics in Asia, Argentina and Australia. Others explored Germany’s difficult history and Tuscany’s culture, Victor Hugo’s Paris and Yaa Gyasi’s Ghana. more >
Fourth-year physics student Brian Seymour can continue to wrestle with Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity at the University of Cambridge after receiving a Churchill Scholarship. more >
Demand for the school’s growing online graduate programs – much of it from UVA alumni – led to the jump of 61 places, to No. 9 in the nation. more >
Fourth-year student Victor Rodriguez created “WaBu.” which he believes bridges gaps between UVA students who don’t know anybody when they first arrive on Grounds. more >
Kayla Spigelman’s passion for fighting food waste and hunger blossomed when she was a girl and collected canned food instead of candy at Halloween. She brought that passion to UVA in a new way. more >
“Tutoring Writing Across Cultures” goes deeper than rules of grammar. It encourages students to understand the people they are tutoring and take into account their native writing styles. more >
UVA engineering students turned to local elementary students to test their educational game designs, giving them real-world experience in customer satisfaction. more >
This year, student volunteers with the Holiday Sharing program assisted 132 families, thanks to gifts and donations from hundreds of sponsors on Grounds and in the community. more >