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Foundation awards $20,000 to outstanding U.Va. faculty members

Four U.Va. faculty members from three schools were selected for their exceptional teaching

February 4, 2021

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Professor funded by the Foundation identifies top four challenges of a COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Vivian Riefberg, the David C. Walentas Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor, shares her perspective on the unique operational challenges behind widescale vaccine distribution

January 27, 2021

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Foundation identifies political historian and former dream mentor to lead its National Fellowship Program

Jim Sparrow, an associate professor of history at University of Chicago, has been appointed the next director of the National Fellowship Program

January 12, 2021

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Foundation funds pioneering law professor and preeminent public intellectual in the area of digital privacy

Danielle K. Citron joins the Law School faculty as the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law

December 14, 2020

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Jefferson Fellow inspires young girls to pursue STEM-related studies and careers

Olivia Pavco Giaccia, JF '22, continues to find new ways to make science exciting for young girls

December 2, 2020

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Jefferson Scholar alumnus and friend, Ned Brinkley, passes away

November 24, 2020

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Fourth Year Jefferson Scholar selected to receive a Rhodes Scholarship

Avital Balwit, JS '21, will pursue a graduate degree in philosophy at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar

November 23, 2020

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation hosts online discussion on the 2020 presidential election

Three members of the Foundation's National Fellowship community will share their thoughts on the election results

November 17, 2020

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Two members of the JSF community will serve on a panel addressing global health disparities

John Burns, JS '15, and Sasheenie Moodley, JS '17, will take part in the 2020 Center for Global Health Equity Scholar Research Symposium

October 26, 2020

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Scholar alumnus is the featured guest of U.Va.'s Between the Columns Speaker Series

Brad Wilcox, JS '92, leads a discussion on marriage in the wake of lockdowns, job losses, and other trials and tribulations related to COVID-19

October 26, 2020

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Jefferson Scholar explores World War II archives to help shed light on soldiers’ attitudes about race and gender relations

October 20, 2020

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