Cornerstone News

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education is recognizing the University of Virginia as a top performer in its 2016 Sustainable Campus Index, ranking UVA second among doctoral institutions in the area of “Diversity and Affordability.”

Associate Professor of English Maurice Wallace wasted no time in jumping into the University of Virginia’s interdisciplinary humanities community in 2015.

University of Virginia music major and aspiring opera singer Wesley Diener fell in love with opera in high school, as he studied a book of Italian art songs that his voice teacher gave him.

Director Werner Herzog, who now has 51 film awards to his name, was only 19 when he made his first film – the same age as some of the University of Virginia students with whom he spoke on Friday.

Zinc is essential for wound healing, for vision, for DNA creation, for our senses of taste and smell, even for sexual health. But despite its importance, scientists have never fully understood the mechanism that moves the mineral through the body – until now.

A team of University of Virginia School of Law students and local attorneys is building a record of success in advocating for veterans pursuing disability claims.

The University of Virginia has received a $35,000 planning grant from the Dominion Foundation, the charitable arm of Dominion Resources, to explore a historic trail between Morven Farm, James Monroe’s Highland and Thomas Jefferson’s home and plantation, Monticello.