Japan’s ambassador to the United States, Koji Tomita, spoke to a group of University of Virginia faculty, students and staff in the Rotunda’s Dome Room on Tuesday.
UVA President Jim Ryan is introducing “Lunches on the Lawn,” an initiative aimed at giving himself more opportunities to engage with students.
Also in the roundup: A national media group honors a UVA doctor, student-produced films capture two regional Emmys, a pathologist is honored for her work in a COVID-dominated year, and more.
The new investment indicates continued interest among supporters to leverage matching funds to endow scholarships that help students with financial need and for merit-based scholarships.
On this week’s episode of “Inside UVA,” a podcast by President Jim Ryan, Magill discusses championing the academic missions of the University, and how kickboxing keeps her focused.
Jochen Zimmer, a professor of molecular physiology and biomedical physics, has been named an investigator by the institute, an honor considered among the highest a biomedical scientist can achieve.
For several years, Samantha Shoemaker, left, and Taylor Burton, radiologic technologists in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, have volunteered to take X-rays at UVA football games.
The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences created a new Rising Scholars fellowship program, with support from the University’s Mellon-funded Race, Place and Equity grant and additional funds.