Children of UVA alumni, who have recently made up as much as 14.7 percent of incoming first-year classes, can no longer enjoy ...

Rare is the person who can walk by the Pratt Ginkgo in late fall without stopping to stare at branches full of gold coins, shining in the light. And if you’re fortunate enough to be in the right place ...

The University’s Easters celebrations began innocently enough in the late 19th century as formal dances, held Monday through Saturday of the week following Easter Sunday. In those early days of ...

Whether it’s weekend gatherings, weekday dinners, big holiday meals or tiny moments worth celebrating, these ’Hoos have a recipe for that.

Its wonder is realized in the embracing stillness one senses within moments of entering the University of Virginia Cemetery. The nearby commotion of traffic and student life is somehow held at bay, ...

When Ryan Hammons was 4 years old, he began directing imaginary movies. Shouts of “Action!” often echoed from his room. But the play became a concern for Ryan’s parents when he began waking up in the ...

Now that the humanities library has reopened after its $161 million renovation, one question remains: What will it be called?

From derisive snickers to excited giggles to unrestrained howls of mirth, laughter is remarkably nuanced and varied. UVA assistant professor of psychology Adrienne Wood studies how we communicate ...

We asked you, dear readers, to tell us about your most prized UVA mementos—the quirkier, the better—and you did not disappoint. We received a bucketload of submissions, from bobbleheads and birdhouses ...

It’s a Tuesday afternoon in March, and Eric Prum (Col ’08) hasn’t slept for three days. He didn’t expect his professional paintball team to win the weekend tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the same ...

The year before the founding, Thomas Jefferson declines a prominent planter’s suggestion that he expand his revolutionary ideas about education to encompass women. Jefferson notes the rigorous ...