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3 days ago

UVA extends admissions offers to the first 1,225 Class of 2030 applicants

The University of Virginia has made admissions offers to its first 1225 prospective students for the Class of 2030.

3 days ago

Knife-wielding incident Sunday was road-rage related, police say

A man who wielded a knife at a motorist Sunday was involved in an incident of road rage, and not an attempted carjacking, police now believe.

4 days ago

Insurance changes could make access to weight loss drugs easier

Two UVA Health physicians who work with diabetes and obesity patients are celebrating what will be better access to weight loss drugs.

6 days ago

Presidential selection committee will interview candidates in closed sessions over next 15 days

Despite opposition from UVA faculty, staff and students, as well as Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, the school's Board of Visitors' presidential search committee will continue to interview candidates for the position over the next 15 days.

7 days ago

UVA’s Board pressing on with presidential search despite objections

The group will now also meet Dec. 19 and Jan. 6 to discuss candidates, an apparent sign that it is pressing on with the search for the next president despite five unfilled seats and growing campus mistrust in the process.

1 week ago

UVA doctor co-authors new ACS cervical cancer guidelines endorsing HPV self-tests

UVA doctor co-authors of new American Cancer Society guidelines recently released designed to improve and increase cervical cancer screenings.

2 weeks ago

25th Lighting of the Lawn at UVA Friday night

Friday night December 5 is the annual University of Virginia Lighting of the Lawn, and unlike years past it's the only holiday lighting ceremony going on in town.

2 weeks ago

UVA Health part of worldwide immunoglobulin COVID treatment trial

UVA Health is part of a worldwide clinical trial examining a potential COVID treatment using a drug made with antibodies gathered from healthy people who've recovered from the illness and had received a COVID vaccine.

2 weeks ago

UVA interim president’s feet held to the fire during state Senate subcommittee hearing

Lawmakers wanted answers on UVA's deal with the DOJ and the university's search for its next permanent president.

2 weeks ago

Hoos football to open 2026 season in Rio against NC State

After buzz about it for weeks, Virginia Athletics announced Monday morning the University of Virginia will face NC State in the first ever college football game in South America when they square off in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

3 weeks ago

UVA men’s basketball received $5 million gift

The University of Virginia has announced the CEO of a Salem-based Caterpillar machinery dealership has given $5 million to the men's basketball program.

3 weeks ago

Hoos-Hokies Commonwealth Clash kicks off with a 25,000-pound Smithfield Foods donation

Taking advantage of getting together for Hoos-Hokies clashes across an array of sports, Smithfield Foods Monday donated some 25,000 pounds of protein to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as part of the Commonwealth Clash.

3 weeks ago

UVA student council presidents called for full-fledged student BOV members

The presidents of the University of Virginia main Grounds and UVA-Wise student councils have written a memorandum of cooperation that includes a call for full-fledged student members of the Board of Visitors.

3 weeks ago

Current and legendary UVA QBs in conversation in CavFutures podcast

A Monday afternoon social media drop of "The Faces of QB1" by CavFutures brings together a conversation between two legendary past University of Virginia quarterbacks Shawn Moore and Bryce Perkins, and current quarterback Chandler Morris.

3 weeks ago

Virginia falls to Butler 80-73 in the Greenbrier Tipoff finale

The Wahoos fall short in their finale of the Greenbrier Tipoff.

4 weeks ago

Time Magazine ranks UVA 3rd-best public university in nation for leadership

Formed by former President Thomas Jefferson, led by former President James Madison as rector, and with former President James Monroe once on the Board of Visitors, Time Magazine has ranked the University of Virginia the third-leading public University in the nation for leadership development.

4 weeks ago

UVA researchers helping military mitigate blast brain injuries

University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) researchers will use a federal Department of Defense grant to better identify, prevent and treat brain injuries for military personnel caused by repeated blast exposures.

4 weeks ago

Spanberger hints at University governing changes to come

Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a UVA agreement with the feds "a weakened pact", and promised changes are coming in the way the Commonwealth allows its universities to govern themselves.

4 weeks ago

Judge gives UVA shooter five life sentences

An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge sentenced Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. to five life sentences, the maximum penalty allowable.

4 weeks ago

State Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of Cuccinelli UVA BOV rejection

The Supreme Court of Virginia has refused to hear the appeal of a Fairfax County circuit judges granting of an injunction prohibiting the seatings of eight Senate committee-rejected university board members, including former state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors.

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