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Headshots of Dana Palmer, left, Graham Quinn, center, and Connie Jiang, right,
Student Experience
Students Help Nurses Persevere Through ‘Rounding With Heart’ Program
Student volunteers from Madison House have been instrumental in running a UVA Health program that makes the daily lives of cardiology nurses easier.
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Student Experience
UVA Considers Two Options for 2021 Final Exercises, Ruling Out Typical Fanfare
In consultation with the Class of 2021, UVA is looking at two choices: holding events in May for students only or postponing Final Exercises to a time when UVA can host families and friends as well.
Headshots: Connie Zhang, left, and Diana Damenova, right
Student Experience
Breaking Down Barriers: Students Launch Women in Cybersecurity Chapter at UVA
Two computer science students are working to create a supportive network for women in STEM at the University.
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Student Experience
This First-Year Student Saved a Man’s Life
Spencer Buddington was out shopping with friends in Abingdon when they happened upon James Ward as he suffered a heart attack. Buddington jumped into action, administering life-saving CPR.
Zuhayr Shaikh’s headshot
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Have Computer, Will Volunteer: Med Student’s Telehealth Initiative Uses Clinton Grant
When a free clinic he volunteered with sent out a plea for telehealth volunteers, Zuhayr Shaikh saw a bigger problem that needed solving. He set out to solve it – and won the support of the Clinton Foundation.
Dr. Robert Powers speaking to a group of students from a podium
Student Experience
UVA Program Offers Career-Changers a Different Path to Medical School
Students in UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies post-baccalaureate, pre-medicine program work in a collaborative cohort to prepare for medical school.
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Student Experience
What to Do When COVID Poses Challenges for Community Engagement
How can courses with community engagement continue when students are not supposed to be out in the community due to the coronavirus? It’s not easy, but not impossible.
Whit Hunter, right, and Ben Yobp, left, enjoy drinks together at a table on the downtown mall in Charlottesville
Student Experience
This Darden Student’s Startup Has Given Nonprofits a Free Digital Fundraising Platform
Whit Hunter’s startup, BetterWorld, helps nonprofits rise funds digitally. Like Zoom or Grubhub, the company suddenly found itself in the right place at the right time as the pandemic canceled traditional fundraisers.

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