The Downtown Mall is one of the many attractions that landed Charlottesville on the list of top college towns. (Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications)

NBA legend Steve Nash and NEX Team CEO David Lee present the HomeCourt app at Apple’s Keynote event last week. For Lee, alumnus Alex Wu and their team, the event was a big highlight in a year full of them. (Contributed photo)

School of Nursing Dean Dorrie K. Fontaine, a champion of healthy work environments even during a time of vigorous growth and development for the school, will step down July 31. (Photo by Jane Haley)

Alumnus Kyle Dargan got serious about writing while an undergrad in UVA’s Area Program in Poetry Writing. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Dargan)