Faculty

Renowned Sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox to continue groundbreaking work at UVA as a Foundation-funded University Professor

Dr. Wilcox, a longtime faculty member in UVA’s Department of Sociology, will continue his work as the Melville Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor

December 18, 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 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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Jefferson Scholars Foundation, School of Medicine, and Engineering School work together to attract renowned scholar in the field of nanotechnology

Evan Scott will join the University faculty as the 8th professor funded by the Foundation

April 18, 2024

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Foundation Professor's unique approach to autism research continues to put UVA on the map

Dr. Kevin Pelphrey has been awarded several prestigious grants to continue his efforts to better understand autism

December 4, 2023

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation announces award-winning author, curator, and educator joins UVA’s Department of Art

Tatiana Flores joins UVA faculty as the Edgar Shannon Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor in Art History

October 23, 2023

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Foundation establishes first Distinguished Professorships in Engineering

New Systems and Information Engineering Professorships will push boundaries for benefit of society

October 16, 2023

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Foundation professor publishes new law review article on the surveillance of public-school students

Danielle Citron, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law, writes and teaches about privacy, free expression, and civil rights.

September 19, 2023

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