The Global Development Organization and the Building Goodness Foundation met Monday evening for a discussion about sustainability in relationships.
The Charlottesville Health Department is investigating the cause of a gastrointestinal illness which sent about 15 students, mostly first years, to University Emergency Services during the weekend.
Several University students are organizing a hackathon in honor of late second-year Engineering student Connor Cormier, who committed suicide in October, to be held Nov. 15-16.
Despite continued patrolling of the fence by police, students and other Charlottesville residents continue to risk tickets and the issuance of a summons as they illegally cut across the railroad tracks.
University Hall was the last precinct in the state of Virginia to report their final vote tally to the state Electoral Board on Monday after a voting machine broke during Tuesday’s election.
Representatives from the UVa Facilities Management and the Office of the Architect spoke about the state of construction projects occurring around Grounds Monday night at a talk called “Breaking Grounds.” Student Council’s Building and Grounds Committee hosted the presentations.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato hosted his annual Crystal Ball predictions Monday night, predicting Republican gains in Tuesday’s congressional and state elections. Sabato and his team said they predict the Republican Party would gain a total of eight seats in the Senate to gain a 53-47 majority as well as nine seats in the House of Representatives, which which would give them a 243-192 majority.
At a summit held to address sexual violence on college campuses in Virginia on Thursday and Friday, Governor Terry McAuliffe said he intends to lead an effort that changes the sexual assault culture at Virginia schools.
Attorney James Camblos requested a psychiatric evaluation of Jesse Matthew Friday in relation to a 2005 sexual assault case.
The UVa Women’s Center is the spearhead organization for DVAM events within the University community.
The University hosted the panel discussion “Responding to ISIS: Violence Against Women and Girls” Monday, discussing the violence of the self-styled Islamic State against women and girls and working to brainstorm solutions to address the trauma and ongoing tragedy faced by refugees.
One Less and ADAPT have teamed up to promote bystander intervention and safe partying this Halloween.
The Women’s Initiative, a Charlottesville based group received a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation last week.
Poet Rita Dove received The Carole Weinstein Prize in Poetry and Historian Elizabeth Varon won the Literary Award for Nonfiction for her book "Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War."
Students will be able to access DataZoa data series starting this week through University libraries using their student emails.
Student group Action Against Ebola is hosting Ebola Awareness Week this week to raise funds for and student awareness of the outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
The City of Charlottesville sent out postcards to 1,200 households Monday asking for participation in the National Citizen Survey, which will gauge citizens’ opinions about the usefulness of city services.
Former Charlottesville Police Lieutenant Ronnie Roberts will begin his tenure Monday as the Chief of the Louisa Police Department after serving the city of Charlottesville for 40 years.
University professor emeritus Charles Wright began his term as poet laureate for the United States Thursday.
The University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education has received funding to conduct research around the U.S. to help improve teaching methods in the STEM fields - science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
