Faculty

Foundation-funded professor leads UVA initiative to accelerate life-saving medical discoveries

Mark Esser, chief scientific officer and head of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology, is launching a new SPARK Tank competition to help fund biomedical research

July 30, 2026

Foundation-funded professor co-authors study linking brain activity to communication in autism

New study by Kevin Pelphrey offers insight into the biology of autism

July 20, 2026

Jefferson Scholars Foundation and UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences announce appointment of historian and classicist Fred Drogula

Fred Drogula will join UVA’s Department of Classics as the Melville Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor

July 9, 2026

Foundation establishes the Horniman Prize to honor a legacy of teaching, leadership, and service

Alec Horniman taught at the Darden School for more than 50 years

June 18, 2026

Foundation-funded professor explores who's responsible when AI gets it wrong

David Danks works at the intersection of philosophy, cognitive science, and machine learning at UVA

April 28, 2026

Foundation honors five UVA faculty members for excellence in teaching

Recipients represent the School of Medicine, the School of Architecture, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

March 16, 2026

Foundation-funded professor ranked among nation's most-cited legal scholars

Danielle Citron

January 12, 2026

Foundation-funded professorship brings leading AI ethics and philosophy scholar to UVA

David Danks appointed the William L. Polk Jr. and Carolyn K. Polk Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science

July 5, 2025

Foundation-funded professorship brings national leader in AI and journalism to UVA

Seth Lewis appointed Elcan Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Media Studies

June 20, 2025

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

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.

Fellowships

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Faculty Support

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