Student Life

UVa Students Look Forward to Midsummers in Charlottesville

Caroline Coleburn

CulpeperRocks – A Creative Community Project

In Their Shoes: Life from the Perspective of a Homeless Charlottesville Resident

Connor Headden

A life-long resident of Charlottesville, who for years has drifted in and out of homelessness, has found a home in the heart of his community. UVA students and Charlottesville residents alike frequent the Corner, yet not...

Virginia’s Hard Cider Boom

Caroline Coleburn

By: Caroline Coleburn One of Virginia’s newest and most explosive industries is an alcoholic drink called hard cider. With only 8 cideries in 2014, Virginia’s cider production has more than doubled. There are now 18...

Professor Spotlight: Francesca Calamita

Aurora Calderone

Dr. Francesca Calamita is a lecturer in Italian Studies who came to UVa in August 2014. She is originally from a small town close to Viterbo, which is near Rome. Calamita's entire family still...

Prof Talk: Is Facebook a Global Threat?

Vanessa Revilla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aQ4QCC1gIo In today's Prof Talk, UVA Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan explains how Facebook has become a global threat to democracy. It's not just babies and dog pictures out there. Watch to find out why social media,...

Professors Are People Too: Episode 1 – Dana Elzey

Jackson Kosmacki

Each week in Professors Are People Too we ask a professor to tell us a story. This week we took the time to talk to Dana M. Elzey, Associate Professor of Materials Science & Engineering....

HooPolls: What’s the Best Club at UVA?

Quinn Chu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHM0zAruFFE On today's HooPolls, we asked UVA students what they think is the best club on Grounds.

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