Building Bridges
Virginia’s Transportation Project Management Institute is one way UVA and the state’s Department of Transportation partner to improve road infrastructure to keep Virginians safely on the move.
Engineering professor Caitlin Wylie’s new book, “Preparing Dinosaurs: The Work Behind the Scenes,” explains how magnificent museum displays of dinosaur skeletons are assembled.
UVA President Jim Ryan is introducing “Lunches on the Lawn,” an initiative aimed at giving himself more opportunities to engage with students.
Also in the roundup: A national media group honors a UVA doctor, student-produced films capture two regional Emmys, a pathologist is honored for her work in a COVID-dominated year, and more.
The lead gift from Tessa Ader will transform the arts at UVA by providing a home for concerts, dance, theater and interdisciplinary art forms.
For several years, Samantha Shoemaker, left, and Taylor Burton, radiologic technologists in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, have volunteered to take X-rays at UVA football games.
The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences created a new Rising Scholars fellowship program, with support from the University’s Mellon-funded Race, Place and Equity grant and additional funds.
An estimated 1,300 volunteers from the University and the community signed up for this year’s Day of Caring, more than doubling last year’s total.