Portrait of Children Playing in the Woods
Research & Discovery
Boredom Can Be Great for Kids
Curiosity researcher Jamie Jirout shares her thoughts on why stretches of safe, unstructured time can benefit children.
Illustration of a man's face covered with crime scene tape.
Business & Government
Friday Night Phone Call Changes Direction of a Decades-Old Child Murder Case
Charges against the boy’s parents were dropped after a UVA law clinic revealed a possible new suspect in the 1989 murder.
An illustration of a very old picture featuring the background of the UVA Rotunda with a crowd on the lawn, and a hand emerging to hold a statue of James Monroe.
University News
So Hoos Asking: There Is a Mystery Afoot at UVA. Where Is James Monroe?
A statue of James Monroe stood at the foot of the Lawn for nearly two years in the early 1900s. Finding it has proven to be elusive.
UVA alumna Bridget Williams earned a gold medal in the pole vault on Sunday, winning at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
University News
Another Hoo Vaults Onto the US Olympic Team
Bridget Williams was a three-time All-American at UVA. She’s a national champion now after her latest performance.

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University News
Two Agencies Affirm UVA’s AAA Bond Rating
UVA is one of four universities in the nation to hold AAA ratings from all three rating agencies.
A collage of new board member portraits Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed (top, from left) Daniel M. Brody, Marvin W. Gilliam Jr., Dr. David Okonkwo, (bottom, from left) David F. Webb and Porter Wilkinson to the UVA Board of Visitors on Friday.
University News
Governor Appoints Five New Members to UVA Board of Visitors
All five new board members earned either undergraduate or law degrees from the University.
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