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2 days ago

UVA Health screens dementia documentary at The Center

 UVA Health neuropsychologists and a dementia care coordinator will be at the Center at Belvedere Thursday evening hosting a screening of the documentary "Keys, Bags, Names, Words: Hope in Aging and Dementia".

4 days ago

UVA professors group calls Trump’s higher ed compact a ‘significant threat’

The University of Virginia Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) says compact would suppress academic freedom, freedom of expression, shared governance, and diversity.

4 days ago

UVA 2nd in state, 8th public institution overall in 2026 WalletHub rankings

The University of Virginia ranks 2nd in the state, 8th among public colleges and universities in the nation, and 50th overall in new 2026 WalletHub Best Colleges and Universities in America.

4 days ago

Hoos release 2026 baseball schedule under new Head Coach Chris Pollard

Virginia baseball has released its 2026 schedule bringing in Year 1 of the Chris Pollard era with 31 home games at Disharoon.

6 days ago

UVA athletics is launching a series of in-house social media shows

UVA football player Donovan Platt is a host, and video shooting began during this bye weekend on a social media show which is part of a new UVA Athletics venture called Corner Media Co.

1 week ago

State Senate Democrats urge UVA to reject Trump administration education compact

The group calls the compact an unprecedented federal intrusion into institutional autonomy and academic freedom.

1 week ago

Coalition plans rally next week against Compact at UVA

Fairly quiet since the semester began at the University of Virginia in light of the summer's Jim Ryan resignation, and now the Compact the White House has sent the University, the quiet will be broken next week with a rally tentatively set for next Friday, October 17.

1 week ago

Search firm presents some 30 candidates to selection committee for UVA President

The executive search consultant finding potential candidates for the University of Virginia President's search revealed Tuesday they are in active conversations with roughly 30 people "who've expressed something between tentative to extraordinary interest", and some faculty are concerned about the process in light of the letter from the White House.

2 weeks ago

Manning Biotech Institute tops off toward a 2027 completion

Ground was broken in December 2023, and completion hopefully by holiday time 2027, Monday was a key milestone in the construction of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology’s 350,000-square-foot facility at Fontaine Research Park.

2 weeks ago

Jason Lineen named interim Chief at UVA Health Children’s

UVA Health has named Chief Strategy Officer Jason Lineen as interim chief of UVA Health Children's as the inaugural person in that position, Cindy Bo, has stepped away for personal reasons.

2 weeks ago

UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $13 Million to battle deadliest blood cancer

NCI funding advances efforts against acute myeloid leukemia.

2 weeks ago

UVA reviewing White House provisions for federal benefits

Trump's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence" requires universities to cease considering gender and race in admissions decisions.

2 weeks ago

UVA President search committee sets meeting for first presentation of candidates

The UVA Board of Visitors' 10th Presidential Search Special Committee has set an October 7 meeting date as they move toward a late November goal to interview candidates for the position.

2 weeks ago

UVA researchers looking at focused ultrasound for substance abuse and mental health treatments

Two new UVA Health specialists are looking at ways focused ultrasound, used effectively in treating essential tremor and Parkinson's symptoms, can be used as non-invasive treatment for addiction, substance abuse disorder, and other mental health issues.

3 weeks ago

UVA’s Tony Elliott has been named Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week

The award honors coaches who embody the award's three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity. 

3 weeks ago

Three Hoos snag weekly ACC football honors

Accolades keep coming from UVA football's 46-38 double overtime victory over then 8th-ranked Florida State as three Hoos have garnered weekly Atlantic Coast Conference honors.

3 weeks ago

UVA fined by ACC after 19 hurt in post-FSU field rush

As per new ACC policy, the University of Virginia received a $50,000 fine for the field rush following Friday night's rush of fans after Hoos football's double-overtime upset of Florida State at Scott Stadium.

3 weeks ago

UVA Health hopes to increase awareness as Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month ends

Heading into the last weekend of September, UVA Health is getting out the word about symptoms and treatments at the end of Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. 

3 weeks ago

UVA “Pep Banned” documentary to premiere at 38th annual VAFF

The Virginia Film Festival schedule has October 26 as the world premiere date for a documentary on what it calls "one of the University’s most revered (and irreverent) institutions", the University of Virginia Pep Band.

3 weeks ago

UVA maintains No. 4 spot in US News 2026 Best Public Colleges ranking

The new 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are out and the University of Virginia retains its #4 spot in Best Public institutions in the land.

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