The World Bank Group and the nonprofit Sexual Violence Research Initiative announced a grant competition where up to $1.2 million will be dispersed to research aimed at preventing gender-based violence in low and middle-income countries.
Charlottesville recently opened a new electric car charging station, the fourth and fastest one in the city.
The Miller Center launched a new website called “The First Year: POTUS 2017,” on Thursday, dedicated to influencing national political debate, addressing pressing presidential policy issues and examining past presidential successes and failures during their first year in office.
After a year marked by tragedy and grief, the University’s Counseling and Psychological Services has reacted by expanding its services and providing more outreach programs to help a greater number of people on grounds.
The University Democrats hosted African-American Studies Prof. Claudrena Harold at an event Wednesday, where she discussed the history and future of the University in the context of equality.
For the fourth successive year, Building Goodness in April has organized one of Albemarle County’s largest community service projects: Fall Build Day.
The University’s alumni continue to be a financial driving force in the further development of the University through donations and gifts.
The University has more than 100 UVaClubs in the U.S. and abroad designed to bring alumni and affiliates together after they leave the University.
A University architect discovered an ancient chemistry lab inside of the Rotunda Monday morning, a discovery which dates back to University founder Thomas Jefferson’s time at the University.
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.
