Winter 2021
Features
Historic NCAA change lets UVA athletes profit from their names, images and likenesses
A once-unthinkable NCAA rules change lets UVA athletes cash in on their name, image and likeness. It can mean big bucks, or at least pay for books.
Vox Alumni: Longitude and Attitudes
We mapped alumni views of UVA across a 50-year span of class years. From Jefferson to Honor to left vs. right, the results are more complex and contoured than what you might expect.
Admissions Interview
The head of enrollment talks about what UVA looks for in applicants, including when they’re children of alumni.
Nine Honors for Virginia Magazine
The national recognition comes for design and editorial excellence.
Rumblings at Emmet-Ivy
Work has begun on a vital connector between Central Grounds and North Grounds that will serve as a new gateway to UVA.
Graduation rates, student selectivity propel UVA in rankings
Virginia is 25th this year in national universities, fourth among public universities.
Letters to the Editor: Winter 2021
Readers share their thoughts on past issues.
From President Ryan: UVA Cancer Center Earns Recognition as It Rises to the Call
It is one of just 52 cancer centers in the nation to earn Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation.
From the Publisher: Turning Voices into Insights
A new initiative, Vox Alumni, captures the diversity of perspectives among 250,000 alumni.
From the Editor: Voice Identification
Editor Richard Gard previews the Winter magazine.
Hot Trax
For two decades, the hot, sticky, beer-soaked roadhouse where Dave Matthews Band began its rise to stardom drew big-name acts and packed houses.
Study: Moderna vaccine’s antibodies slightly edge out Pfizer’s
Whether the difference results in different outcomes is unknown.
Empathy is the skill that keeps growing
Like a muscle, it strengthens with use, a long-term study of teenagers shows.
Depression, anxiety, PTSD plague coal miners
“Astronomically high” rates highlight need for more mental health resources for miners.
Data science finds new potential COVID treatments
A common over-the-counter antacid appears to reduce the odds of severe outcomes.
Combined therapies show promise against childhood cancer
Patients who received a stem-cell transplant from a donor, in addition to having their own immune cells modified, had a much lower relapse rate.
D. Alan Williams: June 14, 1928–August 3, 2021
UVA’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’ served in a variety of influential roles in four-decade career.
What was your favorite book while you were on Grounds?
From Hemingway to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the books alumni could not put down.
