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Jefferson Fellow alumna takes part in space mission to explore Mercury

Hayley Williamson, JF '18, is reviewing charged particle data that BepiColombo has sent back to Earth from Mercury.

September 23, 2024

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Jefferson Scholar alumna named artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater

Lear deBessonet (JS '02) will lead programming and season planning and manage day-to-day operations in her new role.

September 16, 2024

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Foundation professor's groundbreaking research could revolutionize organ transplant acceptance

Evan Scott, the Thomas A. Saunders III Family Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor, recently led a study in which he and fellow researchers used nanoparticles to make the cells of transplanted hearts in mice resistant to attack by their immune system.

September 5, 2024

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation and UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences announce the appointment of economist Alexander MacKay

A UVA alum, Alexander MacKay returns to join the College’s Department of Economics as the James H. and Elizabeth W. Wright Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor

July 8, 2024

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation and UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences announce the hiring of esteemed historian specializing in U.S. foreign relations

Andrew Preston will join UVA’s Corcoran Department of History as the W.L. Lyons Brown Jr. Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor in Diplomacy and Statecraft

June 27, 2024

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Jefferson Scholar alumna named president of Yale University

Maurie McInnis, JS '88, joins Yale after serving as president of Stony Brook University for the last four years

May 30, 2024

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Foundation has announced the names of 46 high school seniors selected to join the Jefferson and Walentas Scholars’ Class of 2028

The Foundation administered two distinct and highly competitive selection processes to build the Class of 2028

May 28, 2024

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

Nathan Abraham (JS '20) plans to pursue a law degree to help change the criminal legal system

May 10, 2024

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Foundation professor Dorothy Leidner is bridging the gap between AI and human dignity

Dorothy Leidner teaches a course at UVA's McIntire School of Commerce entitled “Ethical Application of Artificial Intelligence”

May 6, 2024

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation honors five outstanding UVA faculty members

The Foundation has announced the winners of its 2024 faculty awards

April 23, 2024

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