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3 days 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 days 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.

4 days 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.

4 days 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.

5 days ago

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

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

5 days 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.

5 days 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.

6 days 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.

7 days 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.

1 week 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.

2 weeks ago

UVA researcher identifies first U.S. death from tick-borne meat allergy

A world-renowned UVA School of Medicine allergist has confirmed the first death in U.S. history of a "meat allergy" occurring after someone is bitten by a Lone Star tick.

2 weeks ago

Spanberger calls for pause on UVA Presidential selection process

Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger is calling on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors to pause its Presidential selection process until a full board is appointed and confirmed by the General Assembly.

3 weeks ago

UVA researchers find family forgetfulness cause in Alzheimer’s patients

Probably a couple of years away from human trials, new University of Virginia School of Medicine research has found in mouse studies the physiological cause of Alzheimer's patients forgetting family and friends, and a way to prevent it.

4 weeks ago

UVA psychiatrist calls for reclassification of postpartum psychosis for better treatment options

An expert in reproductive psychiatry at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is among an international panel of leading women's mental health experts calling for reclassification of postpartum psychosis as its own category of mental illness.

4 weeks ago

UVA defends agreement with Trump administration as a “cease fire”

As part of the agreement, the DOJ will drop five pending investigations into the university.

4 weeks ago

DMV, UVA urge focus on safety on Halloween

From trick-or-treaters to drivers, agencies say everyone plays a role in Halloween safety.

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