
New UVA residence hall, Gibbons House, named for former slave couple
William and Isabella Gibbons were husband and wife, enslaved by different professors and living in different pavilions in the mid-19th century University of Virginia.

William and Isabella Gibbons were husband and wife, enslaved by different professors and living in different pavilions in the mid-19th century University of Virginia.

From examining the genes in the monkey flower, to exploring the Rev. Martin Luther King’s political, social and theological beliefs, to epilepsy therapies, to sustainable tourism, 38 University of Virginia undergraduates will pursue 36 grant-funded research projects this summer.

Maggie Stiefvater, author of the bestselling Shiver trilogy, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

A team from Washington and Lee University School of Law went undefeated to win the 2015 National Black Law Students Association Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition last Sunday in Portland, Oregon.

The University of Virginia and its Presidential Precinct partners will host Prince Charles March 18 at a global issues forum on the Magna Carta at the National Archives in Washington.

The Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to approve the conference report to amend the 2014-2016 biennial budget, sending the amendments to the desk of Governor Terry McAuliffe for his signature.

The University of Virginia athletics department has announced the “All In For Excellence” fundraising initiative in support of student-athlete benefits that are now permissible for the 65 institutions that are members of the autonomy group, also referred to as the “Power Five.”

The Virginia House of Delegates Committee on Appropriations presented its proposed amendments to the 2014-2016 biennial state budget Sunday.

Leaders with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech have outlined a research plan to study how reporters could use unmanned aircraft to gather news.

The UVA football program signed 21 student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) for the 2015-16 academic school year head coach Mike London announced.