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2025: A YEAR OF EXCELLENCE MADE POSSIBLE BY YOU!
AI REVEALS GHOST FORESTS FROM MAINE TO SOUTH CAROLINA
FACULTY RECEIVE DEAN'S AWARD FOR GRADUATE MENTORSHIP
FOUR SCHOLARS AMONG WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL RESEARCHERS
UVA Dean of Arts & Sciences Christa D. Acampora shares how your generosity made 2025 a year of transformation, enriching the undergraduate experience, advancing graduate excellence, and fueling research and creative activity that addresses society’s most pressing challenges.
Arts & Sciences honored three faculty members for exceptional guidance and support of graduate students. This standard of excellence in academic leadership advances the prestige of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, a key philanthropic priority that’s critical to UVA’s overall national ranking.
Congratulations to these faculty members named to the Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List, which recognizes scholars whose work ranks in the top 1% worldwide. Philanthropic support for A&S allows critical research across diverse fields to continue in times when federal grant landscape remains uncertain.
Using cutting-edge artificial intelligence, A&S researchers are mapping the eerie spread of “ghost forests” along the Atlantic coast, uncovering how rising seas and climate change are transforming ecosystems. Donor support for graduate research like this enhances knowledge, harnessing AI positively to advance UVA’s research profile.
English professor Bruce Holsinger’s fifth novel, Culpability, exploring the moral complexities of artificial intelligence, was selected as Oprah Winfrey’s 2025 summer book club pick.
Watch as graduating Class of ’25 A&S students take a moment before last month’s Final Exercises to thank the faculty mentors who guided and inspired their academic journeys.
UVA mathematician J.D. Quigley has been awarded a nearly $500,000 NSF CAREER grant to support his research on high-dimensional symmetry in geometry and algebra.
Celebrated for his scholarship on Roman literature and his transformative impact on UVA’s Classics Department, Professor John F. Miller concludes a distinguished four-decade career inspiring generations of students.
UVA's Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures (IHGC) hosted its second annual IHGC Book Celebration, spotlighting the diverse and impactful works of A&S faculty, and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue.
The College Foundation announced the creation of the Eugene R. Schutt endowment, celebrating his leadership as its President for nearly 16 years. During that time, the Foundation raised over $1B for Arts & Sciences, including more than $300M raised by Schutt himself.
UVA Arts & Sciences launched the Global Spanish Initiative, featuring visits from the Mexican and Spanish Ambassadors. These events celebrated cultural exchange and highlighted UVA's dedication to global engagement and academic collaboration.
UVA’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences awarded 19 donor-endowed fellowships to exceptional graduate students for their research and academic achievements, showcasing the talent and dedication of our community.