No one wants a fair-weather friend. But having a friend nearby might make the weather seem fairer. Researchers placed students wearing heavy backpacks at the base of a hill and asked them to estimate ...

Thomas Jefferson's university was a bold experiment. Unlike other schools, the University of Virginia was free of religious control and offered an elective system allowing students to choose what to ...

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Hero or Villain, Both and Neither Appraising Thomas Jefferson, 200 years later By Alan Taylor ...

The Science of Reincarnation UVA psychiatrist Jim Tucker investigates children’s claims of past lives By Sean Lyons ...

Rector Helen Dragas gathers UVA deans and vice presidents together to announce that Sullivan has agreed to resign. "The Board feels the need for a bold leader who can help develop, articulate and ...

On Oct. 22, 2012, a University of Virginia landscaping crew began clearing topsoil from land just north of the University Cemetery. Founded in 1828, the cemetery provides a final resting place for ...

For the past 30 years, UVA psychiatrist Bruce Greyson has tried to reach a scientific understanding of the phenomenon known as the near-death experience.

Under Todd DeSorbo and his coaches, the UVA women’s swim team has won the past five ACC championships. Virginia Magazine took a deep dive into his method of well-anchored chaos.

Following a DNA study in 1998, many scholars believe that Thomas Jefferson likely fathered children by slave Sally Hemings. For others, the genetic findings deepen the mystery.

Our timeline follows women’s 200-year journey for influence, an education and equality at UVA.

Only master’s and doctoral candidates wear the hood—with a velvet band whose color indicates the discipline studied, and a satin lining that indicates UVA as alma mater.