Student Council’s semi-annual event Look Hoo’s Talking — which featured six University professors from varying disciplines — took place Tuesday as each professor touched on the idea of passion. The TED Talk style presentation was primarily organized by Council’s Academic Affairs committee.
The Virginia Alumni Mentoring program, run by the University Career Center, Alumni Association and College of Arts and Sciences, is in its first year of connecting students to alumni in their prospective fields of study.
The University Career Center in Bryant Hall, now a highly-utilized multimedia resource for students throughout their time at the University, had a modest start in 1968 as a small team operating out of an office in Minor Hall.
The Batten School of Public Policy and Leadership hosted Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones Tuesday to speak about the successes and weaknesses in Virginia’s economy.
Student Council met Tuesday to discuss the Alcohol Beverage Control Law Enforcement Panel. Student Council President Abe Axler, who is a member of the panel, reported on its findings.
The Black Student Alliance (BSA) held a closed meeting Monday regarding the open letter to the Office of African-American Affairs (OAAA) last week.
Dominion Energy has proposed an alternate route for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline that runs through the area.
Sigma Omicron Rho was recently voted into the Multicultural Greek Council, making it the first University recognized gender-inclusive fraternity on Grounds.
University President Teresa Sullivan was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Saturday at a ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department recently proposed to expand the use of a series of trails in the Ragged Mountain Natural Area located West of Charlottesville.
The University’s Native American Student Union is collecting signatures for a petition to the Virginia State House, the Virginia State Senate and Gov. Terry McAuliffe, requesting that “Columbus Day” be renamed “Indigenous Peoples Day” in the state of Virginia.
As the country absorbs another instance of a mass shooting on a college campus – this time at Umpqua Community College in Oregon – legislators and psychologists reflect on the relationship mental health has with gun violence.
Professor Eileen Chou of the Batten School recently conducted a study comparing the psychological impact of e-signatures to that of traditional signatures, finding that e-signatures are less effective in influencing honest behavior.
History Prof. Brian Balogh received the Nancy Lyman Roelker Mentorship Award Oct. 5 for guiding a wide range of students through their academic careers.
The University hosted the fifth annual Youth-Nex Conference, called "Youth of Color Matter: Reducing Inequalities through Positive Youth Development.”
Jenny Roe was recently appointed to lead research at the University’s Center for Design and Health.
October marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the start of the Women’s Center’s range of programs to promote awareness.
PULSE at U.Va., an organization focused on fostering open dialogue, held a retreat over fall break at Camp Albemarle, bringing together 55 participants with 10 moderators.
Corks and Curls, the University yearbook founded in 1888, is releasing on Friday its 2014-15 edition.
On Wednesday Black Student Alliance President Aryn Frazier, a third-year College student, released an open letter criticizing the University Office of African-American Affairs for changes aimed at “containing, limiting and overseeing Black student leaders.”
