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Tina Fey Returns to UVA Classroom

Nov 12, 2021

The famed comedian and UVA alumna dropped in on media studies assistant professor Anna Katherine Clay’s “Women and Television” class via Zoom in late October.

Assessing The Historic Pitfalls of One of Democracy’s Best Tools

Nov 09, 2021

An award-winning article by Democracy Initiative CLEAR Lab co-director Daniel Gingerich assesses how secret ballots historically have been used to restrict marginalized groups’ voting power in Brazil.

UVA Science and Engineering Faculty Win 12 NSF Career Awards

Nov 05, 2021

The awards are among the most competitive and prestigious grants for science and engineering faculty in the first stages of their careers.

Q&A: New Director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute Aims to Expand Its Influence

Nov 04, 2021

As the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies enters its 40th year, Robert Trent Vinson discusses his vision for balancing the institute’s commitment to local Black communities with its role as a center for global scholarship.

UVA Chemist Robert Gilliard’s Research Earns Him a Packard Fellowship

Nov 01, 2021

Gilliard’s latest award will allow him the freedom to explore “outside-the-box” ideas.

Performing Arts Mask Policies Update

Oct 22, 2021

As the weather turns colder, students who are participating in for-credit activities in drama, dance, and instrumental music will be permitted to rehearse and perform indoors, provided they are following certain public health requirements. As a result of these changes, the Cavalier Marching Band, which is a for-credit activity, will be able to play in the stands at Scott Stadium.

Virginia Film Festival Returns With In-Person Events

Oct 19, 2021

The 34th-annual Virginia Film Festival opens on October 28 with five days of in-theater screenings and drive-in movie presentations at Morven Farm, along with some virtual discussion events.

‘Coastal Futures Hub’ Aims to Protect Rural Communities Threatened by Climate Change

Oct 15, 2021

Building on 35 years of research on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and funded by a new $5 million NSF grant, a UVA-led team is partnering with local communities to develop options for managing the impacts of a changing climate.

Spanish Professor Wins NSF Grant to Help Preserve Endangered Mayan Languages

Oct 08, 2021

Among the many problems COVID-19 is causing, the pandemic may also be increasing the rate at which endangered languages are being lost around the globe. A unique partnership between UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and the University’s School of Data Sciences may offer a solution, however.

Postdoctoral Fellowships Support a New Generation of Professors

Sep 28, 2021

The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences created a new Rising Scholars fellowship program, with support from the University’s Mellon-funded Race, Place and Equity grant and additional funds.

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