In honor of Sharon Davie, the founding director of the Women’s Center, our Davie Fellowship supports the professional development of a PhD student at UVA who is exploring a non-traditional career path.

This summer, with the support of our 2026 Beth Garrett Memorial Internship Scholarship, rising fourth year Ashmeen Kaur will participate in the Sonia and Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program in Manhattan, New York.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence — how to recognize and prevent it, and how to support survivors.

The inaugural Spirit of 1974 Award will be presented to Simone Minor on March 19, 2026.

UVA alumna, Double-Hoo, former litigator, and now Editor-at-Large for Bloomberg Law, Jessie Kamens still uses the skills learned during her time as a mentor with the Women’s Center during her undergraduate study.

Everyone struggles with stress and anxiety sometimes. We are biologically programmed to assess for threats related to safety, both in our physical environment and in our relationships.

Any change in life can cause stress, even a positive change. Whether you’re coming to UVA for the first time or returning to Grounds for your second, third, or fourth year, change can be stressful.

Getting enough high quality sleep is the one of the best things you can do for your brain and body. No matter what is going on in terms of mood, energy, memory or emotions, sufficient sleep will almost always help.

For the last ten years or more, whenever I hurt my knees/shoulders/back at the gym or otherwise, I was told that the injuries were in part because of my tight, weak glutes that don’t fire when they need to, and hamstring and quads that try to make up f

January drifted into February, and here is what I learned: