From the Editor: After a championship run, UVA’s student rocketry team is testing new designs and preparing for the next liftoff. Check in with them ahead of their June launch and the week’s other news.
Last year, UVA Engineering students stunned an international field at the Super Bowl of rocket competitions. Now, they’re no longer underdogs.
In the Rotunda, the 2026 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal winners cited Jefferson’s continuing influence in architecture, citizenship and law.
Family and friends remembered the late facilities planner with a sugar maple, planted outside one of his favorite places.
Aaron Roussell, the once-aspiring sportswriter and lawyer, brings his “great work-life balance” to the Cavaliers.
Sarah King’s life once took a dangerous detour. She battled back from the brink, and now UVA is part of her success story.
By Jane Kelly
By Alice Berry
Good morning, Mr. Jefferson
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For the third straight year, UVA has earned a spot on Forbes’ list of “New Ivy” colleges whose graduates are capturing employers’ attention. MORE >
Andrew O’Shaughnessy, UVA Department of History, explores George Washington’s legacy of knowing when to step away from power. MORE >
UVA researcher Maximilian Brichta and his colleagues found young people are increasingly turning to social media for financial guidance. MORE >
