Alexis Jones, a student at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, is conducting biological research this summer at UVA. (Photo by Dan Addison, University Communications)

Momentum is building toward the arrival of UVA President-elect James Ryan, who will officially take office Aug. 1. (Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications)

A tragic accident motivated Ali Barta’s entrepreneurial startup, Nuna Med. She nurtured her company while studying at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Darden School of Business. (Contributed photos)