A memorial to victims Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler on the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds Emily Faith Morgan / UVA Communications The former student accused of fatally shooting ...

One of the most centrally located streets around Grounds is getting a makeover that figures to benefit students for years to come. In September, the Board of Visitors’ Buildings and Grounds Committee ...

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 ...

Where does your garbage go? It’s a question that most Americans don’t think much about. They also may not realize that, as a country, the U.S. produces the most trash on earth. In 2007, each American ...

Student culture has its own traditions and customs—some lost to time, others alive and well. Here is a look at just a few of the more notable. “Every college has a campus, but only the University of ...

The "room of errors" is a new training tool a UVA nursing professor is using to get everyone from interns to nurses to therapists thinking more about reducing medical errors. Linwood Adttoidx is in ...

The bronze Icarus rises 12 feet above a marble pedestal, wearing a pilot’s helmet, combat boots and a knife strapped to his waist. It’s an odd piece of art that was erected in an open field that is ...

In 1925 “The Cavalier Song,” written in 1923 by then-student Lawrence Haywood Lee Jr., was chosen in a College Topics contest as UVA’s best fight song. The song inspired a moniker for the athletic ...

Actor Ben McKenzie (Col ’01)—best known for his roles on the dramas Southland and The O.C.—is a Batman fan, but not a hardcore fan. “It’s both exciting to be a part of this kind of mythology that’s ...

Every May, thousands of students walk the Lawn in processions filled with black gowns, colorful tassels and deep slashes of rich velvet. Beyond that official regalia, students also express themselves ...

This collection of historical objects contains some of the tangible reminders of the University’s past that can be found on, or nearby, Grounds. From a lock of Thomas Jefferson’s hair cut off just ...

For many former students, the sight of a blue (or green) examination book might cause stomachs to churn and bring back memories of frantic essay writing and cramped hands. With the permission of some ...