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Jefferson Scholar alumnus receives Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to study law at Stanford

Jaden Evans, JS '23, will continue his graduate studies at Stanford after earning a master's degree in international relations at Johns Hopkins

May 21, 2025

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Foundation-funded professor shares his vision for new groundbreaking biotech institute

Mark Esser will drive innovation in biotechnology at UVA and beyond

May 21, 2025

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Jefferson Scholar helps commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case

Pria Dua, the Joseph R. Daniel Jefferson Scholar from the Class of 2028, co-leads effort to honor Virginia's school integration legacy

May 21, 2025

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Jefferson Scholar alumnus thrives as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University

Grant GianGrasso, JS '23, will receive two graduate degrees from Oxford before attending medical school

May 15, 2025

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Foundation-funded professor and notable economist honored by the American Economic Association

Alex MacKay is among two UVA faculty members to receive a 2025 AEJ Paper Award

April 26, 2025

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Foundation-funded professorship brings inaugural leader of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology to UVA

Mark Esser joins UVA faculty as the Thomas A. Saunders III Family Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor

April 15, 2025

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Jefferson Scholar alumna recently inaugurated as Yale University's 24th president

Maurie McInnis, JS '88, brings more than three decades of experience to the position

April 9, 2025

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Jefferson Scholar and president of TEDxUVA hosts a nearly sold-out conference

Reeya Verma, JS '26, led the charge in regaining official TED licensing and hosting a successful conference

April 8, 2025

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Jefferson Scholar selected to serve as student representative of UVA's Board of Visitors

Greg Perryman, JS '26, intends to support and strengthen student self-governance, affordability, and emerging issues in his new role.

March 31, 2025

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Two Jefferson Scholars elected to top UJC leadership roles

Allison McVey (JS '26) and Ella Abney (JS '26) will bring their leadership to UVA's student-run judiciary body

March 27, 2025

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