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“She Wrote Plays” is reviving dramatic and comedic works female playwrights crafted nearly 100 years ago. (Photo by Emily Faith Morgan, University Communications; contributed illustration)

‘She Wrote Plays’ and WTJU Is Streaming Them

An iphone being held with the new safety app on it The new UVA Ready app is one of many ways to stay safe and informed on Grounds

UVA Debuts New Safety App, Shares Security Reminders as Students Return

Max Castorani

Oyster Study Nets $1.4 Million NSF Grant

Chris Mooney joined the Environmental Institute as a two-year practitioner fellow.

Climate Journalist Chris Mooney To Teach Communications for Scientific Researchers

In between writing her comprehensive exams, Carlehr Swanson competed in – and won – the Miss Virginia pageant.

Q&A: What Is It Like To Win ‘Miss Virginia’?

As a Wahoo, Kate Douglass has stockpiled achievements both in and outside of the pool.

Kate Douglass Is the World’s ‘Fastest Mathematician in the Pool’

Seagrass

UVA’s Coastal Seagrass Project Aims to Enter the Global Carbon Market

The Rotunda at the University of Virginia

Jefferson Scholars Foundation Awards 27 Graduate Fellowships

Shower Head

Science-Based Shower Routine Could Boost Creativity

Image illustration featuring the covers of 12 books mentioned in an article listing books published by UVA Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni in the last year.

Your Summer A&S Reading List

Thomas Friedman and Christa Acampora at the “The Future of Democracy in Israel: The Past, the Protests and the Post-War Period” event in Washington DC on May 13, 2024.

Examining the Future of Democracy in Israel

Sandy Gilliam

In Memoriam: UVA Storyteller, Dignitary Sandy Gilliam ‘Will Be Greatly Missed’

Provost Announces Second Group of Shannon Faculty Fellows

UVA Grads at Cerro Toco

Grad Students Travel to Chile for Commissioning of Innovative New Astronomical Telescopes

Daniel Willingham

Psychology Professor Daniel Willingham’s Speech to A&S Graduates

Alison Pugh

Q&A: Is Automation Making Your Life Worse?

The Jazz Journalists Association has named John D’Earth, left, a “jazz legend,” and Nicole Mitchell Gantt, right, its Jazz Flutist of the Year – for the 13th time.

Jazz Journalists Honor Two UVA Legends

Maurie McInnis

UVA Alumna Named Yale President

University Professor Ken Elzinga reunited with his former student, Nancy Andrews, when she returned to Grounds to take his portrait for the president’s office.

She Was Going To Be a Lawyer. Then Ken Elzinga Intervened

Students in graduation cap and gown UVA

From Isolation to Excellence: The A&S Class of '24 Earns the Spotlight

Saoirse Farrell

A&S Class of ’24: Saoirse Farrell Aims to Make Equity a Lifelong Pursuit

Margaux Reppert

A&S Class of ’24: For Margaux Reppert, Connections Are Key to Community Health

2024 A&S graduate Lexi Baker

A&S Class of '24: Economics and Philosophy Major Lexi Baker Broke News as a Journalist

Isabella Lee

A&S Class of ’24: As an Undergrad, Isabella Lee Has Already Left Her Mark on the Field of Biochemistry