This was Virginia Magazine's original news story about Casteen's passing. The full obituary is available here. John T. Casteen III (Col ’65, Grad ’66, ’70), a first-generation college student born in ...

On Oct. 22, 2012, a University of Virginia landscaping crew began clearing topsoil from land just north of the University Cemetery. Founded in 1828, the cemetery provides a final resting place for ...

Legends on the Court A look back at UVA basketball from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall ...

From wildlife invasions to streakers on skateboards, the Lawn pavilions have a hominess all their own.

Editor’s note: This is a condensed version of a story that ran in Virginia Magazine’s Fall 2024 edition. For the full version, click here. Just five or six people showed up to start “Charlottesville’s ...

Greta Garbo once famously quipped, “I want to be alone,” but recent studies by UVA psychology professor Timothy D. Wilson indicate the reclusive actress may have regretted that wish. Wilson conducted ...

Note: This story is developing; see the Fall issue of Virginia Magazine for more in-depth coverage. UVA President James E. Ryan (Law ’92) announced his resignation Friday afternoon, amid growing ...

In many cultures, from the Navajo to the Australian aborigines to the Aztec, stars not only represented glittering mythological stories, they also signaled the appropriate time to sow and to harvest, ...

For the first time in 22 years, the Virginia baseball program has new leadership. Just over a week after the departure of longtime coach Brian O’Connor, who led the Cavaliers to seven College World ...

Recommended beach reads from UVA’s literati.John Casey: Guilty pleasure: those books on the St. John’s Great Books list that I haven’t read and feel guilty about. Secret shame: Show Me the Funny (by ...

In a change both stunning and at least 50 years in coming, the University of Virginia Honor System will no longer expel students who violate the Honor Code. Following a University-wide student vote ...

We are gathering reactions to Jim Ryan’s departure. The UVA Alumni Association is an alumni-led 501(c)(3) organization that operates independently and as a separate entity from the University of ...