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Student’s Project Hits Close to Home as Human Rights Concerns Rise in China

For Misran Dolan, an economics and computer science major from Northern Virginia, the threat can feel far away at times as he and his family practice their culture freely in the U.S.
Focused Research

Ph.D. Students Transform Rotunda Into Planetarium, Realizing Jefferson’s Vision

The night sky is being recreated in the Rotunda’s Dome Room for a limited time, thanks to a trio of University of Virginia Ph.D. candidates – not from astronomy or computer science, but from the English department.
Engaged Learning

Landmark Vote by College Faculty to Approve, Expand New Curriculum

The new program represents the first significant, comprehensive changes to the College’s undergraduate curriculum in more than 40 years.
Dynamic Support

New Equity Center Aims to Create Thriving University-Community Partnerships

Community leaders and University of Virginia faculty and administrators have teamed to launch a groundbreaking initiative that seeks to build better relationships between UVA and the Charlottesville community and tangibly redress racial and socioeconomic inequality.
Engaged Learning

Film Professor Recognized as ‘One of the Most Respected Artists’ in Film Today

Art professor Kevin Everson is the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Heinz Award in the Arts & Humanities.
Focused Research

What a Virginia Wildflower Can Tell Us About Climate Change

The American bellflower, native to Virginia, is providing clues to what happens when a plant species adapts to a changing climate.
Focused Research

Does E.T. Exist? Possibly. A UVA Astronomer Weighs In.

Astronomy professor Kelsey Johnson recently wrote a commentary on aliens for Scientific American.
Focused Research

International Team Collaborating to Digitize Faulkner’s World

English professor Stephen Railton and colleagues are collaborating on a website that shows characters, events and locations of fictional Yoknapatawpha County prevalent in Faulkner’s work.
Focused Research

You’re Not As Good At Multitasking As You Think You Are

We talked with psychology professor Daniel Willingham about his recent New York Times piece, “The High Price of Multitasking.” Here, he lays out the huge risks and offers tips to lessen the threats that come with doing more than one thing at a time.
Focused Research

Dive Into Summer Reading with 7 New Books by UVA English Faculty, Alums

Several of the authors write about current or long standing societal issues through fiction, including race relations after the Civil War and today’s controversies over elite education.

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