Tony Bennett declined a raise. Then he and his wife pledged $500K to a career-development program.

When the late, beloved architecture professor Mario di Valmarana (1929-2010) arrived at the University of Virginia in 1972, he couldn’t have imagined that a three-month teaching appointment would blossom into an illustrious career spanning three decades. But that’s just what happened.

Thanks to one family, students now have more opportunities for academic and professional development.

Scientists often find much more data than expected when they engage in a bioblitz, a research effort focused on finding as many species as possible in a location within a short amount of time.

The University of Virginia received a $25,000 grant from Lumina Foundation’s Fund for Racial Justice and Equity, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, to fund a project that will train UVA undergraduates and develop a curriculum to empower youth to promote racial justice.

International scholarships spark life-changing experiences—affirming UVA’s core mission of building global citizens.