News & Notes

Alex MacKay

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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In the News

Two Jefferson Fellows help uncover ancient history in Pompeii, Italy

January 23, 2017

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Ross Baird, JS '07, invests in a solution to a fast-growing ecological threat in the United States

January 23, 2017

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Gretchen Steidle, JS '96, continues to champion conscious social change

January 20, 2017

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Caroline Woods, JS '05, publishes her first novel

January 16, 2017

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Ameet Sarpatwari, JS '03, thrives at the intersection of law and medicine

January 13, 2017

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Johanna Peet, JS '06, takes the beauty industry by storm

January 12, 2017

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Jia Tolentino, JS '09, makes it on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list

January 5, 2017

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation Announces Two New Fellowship Opportunities

December 16, 2016

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Alicia Nobles, JF '17, named Presidential Fellow in Data Science

December 5, 2016

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Three Jefferson Scholars awarded Marshall Scholarships in the same year

November 29, 2016

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Scholarships

Learn more about the selection process and nomination for the Jefferson Scholarship and the Walentas Scholarship from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia.

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Fellowships

The Foundation supports world-class graduate students through Jefferson Fellowships and National Fellowships.

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Faculty Support

Learn more about how the Foundation supports UVA faculty with the Distinguished Professorship Program and faculty awards.