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Engaged Learning

Highly Competitive Undergrad Major Launches Program in Fundamental Neuroscience

One of the College’s most sought-after undergraduate STEM majors is about to take a giant step forward.
Engaged Learning

Democracy Initiative Embarks on ‘Moon Shot,’ Building Bridges Through Conversation

UVA kicked off a new partnership with StoryCorps on October 13, making it the first academic partner in the audio nonprofit’s efforts to bridge political and social divides through its “One Small Step” project.
Dynamic Support

UVA Democracy Initiative and StoryCorps to Focus on Tough Local Conversations

The UVA Democracy Initiative and StoryCorps’ “One Small Step” is launching a new partnership, focused on facilitating difficult conversations in the local community.
Dynamic Support

A New Home for the Arts at UVA: $50 Million Gift Sets Stage for Performing Arts Center

Tessa Ader’s gift will transform the arts at UVA by providing a home for concerts, dance, theater and interdisciplinary art forms.
Engaged Learning

Kapnick Visiting Writer Rabih Alameddine Brings International Perspective to Grounds

“The Wrong End of the Telescope” tells what happens when Lebanese doctor Mina Simpson goes to the infamous Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Engaged Learning

Human Rights a Main Focus For Students in Summer Global Internships

32 students took part in the Virtual Global Internships program this summer, a collaboration between UVA Global Internships and the Presidential Precinct program.
Engaged Learning

Arts Education in a Post-Pandemic World

As faculty in UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences worked to educate their students despite the obstacles presented by COVID-19, they found themselves creating the foundation for changes to the practice of art education – changes that may make it just a little better than it was before.
Philip Zelikow Looks Back at the 9/11 Commission Report He Guided

“We hope that the terrible losses chronicled in this report can create something positive – an America that is safer, stronger, and wiser.”
Focused Research

16 New Books by UVA Authors to Consider Reading This Summer

From memoir to mystery, from work advice to analysis of the 2020 elections, University of Virginia faculty members and alumni have published, or soon will publish, books that appeal to a wide range of tastes and topics.
Focused Research

Astronomer Kelsey Johnson Reflects on the Science Behind the Search for UFOs

Taking the step to infer that an object is extraterrestrial in origin requires evidence – and in science, there is a saying that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”

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