Education

Sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), undergraduate students can now complete courses within a "cybersecurity focal path," preparing them to fulfill workforce needs in Virginia and beyond.

Saltville native Austin Widner has helped the University hone its outreach to students from rural areas west of Roanoke, where many students may have felt that UVA was unattainable.

UVA joined the Rolls-Royce University Technology Center network in 2014, elevating UVA Engineering's research and education programs so that researchers can create new knowledge in sectors that are critical to our society and economy, and students ca

UVA professors and administrators secured a nearly $7.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to detect broad-spectrum cyber threats almost immediately after they are launched.

UVA researchers founded Teachstone® to provide assessment and professional development for educators through the Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®).

The College of Arts and Sciences created The New College Curriculum to help students flourish at UVA, in their chosen careers, and as active citizens.

EdPolicyWorks, a joint collaboration between the Curry and Batten Schools, brings together researchers from across UVA and the state to focus on important questions of educational policy and implications for the workforce.

Women engineers at UVA host high school women each year to promote STEM and engineering as an accessible career path.

NSF funding will allow UVA Engineering’s Link Lab to develop a new program that will train graduate students to make discoveries and then translate that knowledge into new technologies, products and services.

Professor Gregory B. Fairchild is the first director of Northern Virginia operations for the University of Virginia.

Professor Gregory B. Fairchild is the first director of Northern Virginia operations for the University of Virginia.

The MITRE Corporation and UVA Engineering launched a Systems Engineering Fellowship for federal employees intended to help train the next generation of government technology leaders.