News and College Life

Forensic Science students measure a piece of evidence on a car door in a Crime Scene Investigation class on December 3, 2025. 

The crowd gathers with candles to await the lighting of the Christmas tree during the annual ceremony. 

A fall 2025 graduate student looks forward, as he gets ready to walk the stage.

A graduate is reading through the commencement program as the ceremony is beginning, taking in the moment he's worked so hard for.

Student Rebecca Hodges throws confetti into the air as she crosses the stage after receiving her diploma at winter commencement exercises.

Ephraim Bullock, a fourth-year kinesiology major, adjusts client Nancy Tuz’s form during a session in the Fried Center in UVA Student Health and Wellness. The clinical experience helped Bullock earn admission to Virginia Commonwealth University’s doctoral program in physical therapy.

The University's newest alumni Demonte` "Scoop" Salter moves his tassel to the left as he graduates with a degree in Communication with Radio/TV minor in Film Studies during the 312th Commencement exercises, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Dr. Sreelakshmi Krishnakumar, a postdoctoral researcher in Biological Sciences and the Cancer Research Center recently received a $25,000 Catalyst Award from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

A graduate applauds during the Undergraduate Commencement ceremony.

Graduates look to the crowd to wave a thank you to their families and supporters.