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Proud to be a Hoo, year after year. 🧡💙 For the third year running, @Forbes has named the University of Virginia a “New Ivy.” UVA is one of just 11 schools that made the list all three years. uvatoday.me/4sn6UiY

#UVA30 moves in a month from today! Counting down the days... ⏳

She’s a beauty 😍 📸 by incoming first-year Jaiden Yoon

Pat Oliphant, whose syndicated political cartoons anchored editorial pages in newspapers across the country from 1965 to 2015 – many of which are part of his work archived in @RareUVA – died Monday at the age of 90. uvatoday.me/3QX47AE

UVA astronomer Anna Dignan’s summer course explores the possibility of life on exoplanets – planets outside our own solar system. uvatoday.me/4hfCmh8

The University of Virginia has earned an “Aaa” long-term issuer rating from Moody's Ratings, completing a sweep of the highest possible credit ratings from the nation’s three major bond rating agencies. ➡️ uvatoday.me/4hh1c03

A UVA study offers new clues about the biology behind autism and could one day help researchers objectively measure communication challenges and evaluate new therapies. uvatoday.me/4aXPjIB

Best of the best 🧡💙 @Money has given the University of Virginia a five-star rating, its highest score, in its new “Best Colleges Ranking.” UVA is one of 42 schools that achieved a five-star ranking this year. uvatoday.me/4f3YSbC

UVA President Scott Beardsley on Monday chartered a committee of students, staff, Board of Visitors members and faculty leaders, including several alumni, to assist him in developing a long-term strategic plan for the University. ➡️ uvatoday.me/458fc4Z

Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game will feature a Wahoo in the starting lineup for only the second time. ⚾⭐ Ernie Clement, a key piece to @UVABaseball’s 2015 College World Series championship team, received the most fan votes of any American League player. ➡️ uvatoday.me/4bEG0NU

UVA alumnus Jay Pendarvis Jr. is earning national recognition for his short film, “See You Soon,” which won “Best U.S. Short” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival this year. ➡️ uvatoday.me/4wun4tk

.@emilygiffin came to @UVALaw with a passion for creative writing, but never expected it would become her career. Giffin’s new novel, “Love You More,” released Tuesday. Nine of her 13 books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. ➡️ uvatoday.me/44PeHwA

Another Saturday closer to @uvafootball season... ⏳

50 years ago today, Queen Elizabeth II walked across the Lawn and visited the Rotunda to commemorate the U.S. bicentennial. 🧡💙

As an event producer for @ussoccer, 2020 UVA alumna Theresa Matthews helps provide a “home field advantage” for the United States men’s and women’s national teams. Matthews was working at stadiums in Charlotte and Chicago for the men’s national team’s final tuneup games before this summer’s FIFA World Cup, managing from a control room and cueing fans to express their enthusiasm in a uniquely American way. ➡️ uvatoday.me/44iM1fq

Monday kicked off the first of 10 orientation sessions for incoming members of #UVA30. 🧡💙 ➡️ uvatoday.me/4f6Mq9N

UVA media studies graduate student Alyssa Brown researches the “Bronze Age” of arcade history, a largely overlooked era of 1970s games that predates blockbusters like “Pac-Man.” ➡️ uvatoday.me/4gpVRmT

Thomas Jefferson’s skyline is coming back to the Lawn 👀 ➡️ uvatoday.me/4eQ86Xn

Since 1967, the native butternut tree has been rapidly disappearing from forests across the East Coast. Researchers at @blandyexperimen, the University's environmental research facility, are asking people across Virginia to help them find remaining trees. ➡️ uvatoday.me/4wlcLaX

Wishing our Hoos a Happy Fourth of July as we mark our nation’s 250th anniversary! 🇺🇸⚔️

UVA summer on film ☀️🧡