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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. 

On a bitter cold winter day, this student motorcycle rider beats the chill with some extra layers of fur and ears as they ride to classes on a December day.

Two students laugh as the sing the big finish to a holiday tune as student volunteers sing to more than 16,000 callers from all across the world during the annual Dial-A-Carol event that falls on finals week every year.

A nursing student receives here white coat during the PA White Coat Ceremony on December 17, 2025.

A student rests on a fellow graduate's shoulder before receiving their diplomas at the Mid-Year Commencement Ceremony on December 19, 2025.