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‘Trivia with Olivia’ tests your 2025 UVA knowledge

2015 University of Virginia graduate Olivia Brown’s side hustle is a local favorite. Now she’s made a UVA Today quiz to close out the year.

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Behind the lens: UVA Today’s most memorable images of 2025

Our creative team shares the visuals that defined the year and the stories behind how they were made.

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Students go back to the future, swap flip phones for smartphones

A student organization called Flash just finished a project that had UVA students rely on flip phones for a week.

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‘Swab. Match. Cure.’ How a UVA football player answered a ‘life-changing’ call

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This skinny Santa has a big heart and a real beard

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President-elect Scott Beardsley speaks following Board of Visitors meeting

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Home for the holidays? Here’s what to read

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‘Swab. Match. Cure.’ How a UVA football player answered a ‘life-changing’ call

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Marshall Scholar examines the intersection of books, literature and politics

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UVA students turn Election Day into a political science lab

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This UVA professor helps students academically and financially

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Business & Government Q&A: Are courts ready to decide custody for dogs of divorce?

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A message from UVA President-elect Scott C. Beardsley

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From our Lawn to your home, happy holidays

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Hoos in motion: Fast-forward through the start of fall semester at UVA

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Welcome Hoos: The Class of 2029 arrives

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UVA welcomes first members to Class of 2030

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Darden School of Business again tops nation’s public MBA rankings

Poets & Quants praised UVA’s program for its exceptional classroom experience and job placement results.

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The Bigger Picture: The (belated) ‘Lighting of the Sky’

After low clouds grounded 200 drones Dec. 5, the machines took flight Wednesday for a UVA-themed show.

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Hoo? What? Where?

The rules are simple. Look for the objects listed in the game and click or tap your screen when you see them. So join the fun of Hoo? What? Where?

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Q&A: How is the Netflix hit series ‘Stranger Things’ predicting the future of streaming?

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Why a mild brain injury can trigger Alzheimer’s

Q&A: What is spatial storytelling, and what can we learn from it?

10 minutes of play can create holiday joy

Preteen smartphone use may be unhealthy. But there are solutions

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A very ‘Yule-VA’ victory: Alumni couple wins Hallmark baking show premiere

Alums Susan Gravatt and Saman Zomorodi wowed the judges on “The Great British Bake Off” spin-off.

University of Virginia football players run onto the field before a game, one carrying an American flag and another carrying the Virginia state flag. A coach jogs alongside them, and a cameraman films the entrance. Fans in the stands watch in the background on a cool game day.

UVA football is headed to Florida for its bowl game, seeking historic 11th win

“We’re grateful for another opportunity to finish what has been such a special season,” head coach Tony Elliott said of the Wahoos’ Gator Bowl nod.

Portrait of William Patterson, a 96-year-old UVA fan, takes in the Cavaliers’ ACC Football Championship Game against Duke alongside his grandson, Jeffrey Witt and in the background is George Jones, Witt’s cousin.

For UVA’s ‘young’ 96-year-old fan, attending games is what ‘keeps him going’

Many Wahoo supporters attended both games in Charlotte on Saturday. Perhaps only one, though, is as loyal as William Patterson.

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UVA’s Santa’s helpers deliver holiday joy for kids in need

For more than 35 years, Facilities Management employees have gathered toys for the Charlottesville Toy Lift.

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UVA again maintains highest credit rating

The University’s top marks come at a time when financial faith in the nonprofit educational sector overall is trending down.

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Students get hands-on clinical experience before graduate school

Student interns provide one-on-one functional exercise care to clients through paid internships at UVA’s Fried Center.

J’Mari Taylor laughing with his arms crossed in an apartment front room surrounded by confetti. The room has a V-Saber flag on the wall, a Chucky doll in the background and several legos are on the table in front of Taylor.

Legos and a pet snake help tell story of J’Mari Taylor, UVA’s ‘one-of-a-kind guy’

As the Cavaliers prepare for the ACC Football Championship Game, meet their star running back, a “special dude” with an array of interests.

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UVA chief mental health officer: Easy ways to stay healthy, succeed during exams

Eating well and making a study plan are part of the prescription.

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In this classroom, they trade keyboards for conversation

UVA politics professor David Leblang asks students to review notes before class so they can join the conversation and avoid being “stenographers.”

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5 things to know before attending the 25th Lighting of the Lawn

This year’s celebration packs in 200 drones, interactive LED wristbands, fire batons and an evening of holiday cheer.

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