A&S Magazine Currents Spring 2022
Lifeblood of the College
College Fund gifts have an outsized impact on College students and touch every aspect of Arts & Sciences. Find out about recent examples of the College Fund at work.
Lifeblood of the College
The Charlottesville Civil Rights Tour continues the work started by the late Julian Bond during his teaching tenure in the College, bringing UVA students, faculty and community members to landmark sites of the Civil Rights Movement in the Deep South.
A new endowed chair honoring the career of Professor Ken Elzinga has brought noted antitrust expert Julie Mortimer to UVA.
Christa Davis Acampora joined the University of Virginia on September 1 as the new dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions in America, and psychology professor Adrienne Wood’s search for a cure has won her one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards.
College alumni and friends who want to give something back are finding that the investments they make in the University’s faculty are paying important dividends.
An innovative teaching method has enabled a College economics professor to demonstrate complicated principles via VR goggles to enhance student learning.
A young UVA chemistry professor has emerged as one of the most promising researchers in the field of developing renewable fuel and chemical sources.
The Class of 2022 includes impressive female Ph.D.s who are inspiring the next generation of young women to pursue what has long been considered a male-dominated scientific community.
After eight transformational years in the College, the esteemed A&S Dean moves on to a larger role at UVA as Provost.
After a six-year renovation, the College of Arts & Sciences' chemistry building is welcoming students back to a facility designed for cutting-edge science and to inspire scientific community.
For many College alumni, arts degrees have paved the path to success in a wide range of careers.
Researchers from the Department of Astronomy are among the select group awarded coveted observation time with the Webb Space Telescope.
The Democracy Initiative’s Student Advisory Council Offers Undergraduates a Voice in One of UVA’s Most Important Missions
Being an educator during a pandemic hasn't been easy, especially for those teaching aspiring actors, musicians and artists, but adapting to the challenge has had some surprising results.
One of the College’s most sought-after undergraduate STEM majors is about to take a giant step forward.
For some high school graduates, summer can be a time of anxiety about the challenges that college life will bring. This UVA program gives incoming first years the quantitative skills and a community of support to face those challenges with confidence.
With a historic election behind us, the co-directors of UVA’s Democracy Initiative discuss the role UVA can play in our nation’s future.
A transformational approach to teaching a challenging science course is dramatically improving student performance.
Within the New Curriculum, a Psychology Professor Teaches the Scientific Value of Human Contact
A liberal arts education fosters innovative ways to successfully navigate changing career fields.
Students in Echols Scholars Program Find Ways to Flourish, Even Remotely
The Graduate School is Attracting Top Talent from Underrepresented Students and Scholars
Researchers at UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences Are Looking for Answers That Could Shape a Post-Pandemic World