Faculty News
05 February 2025

Q&A: How Long Until the Super Bowl Is a Streaming-Only Viewing Event?

Instead of airing on a traditional network, the Super Bowl could one day be only accessed via a streaming platform, says Darden professor Anthony Palomba.

04 February 2025

Q&A: What Are Tariffs and How Will They Affect Us?

Negotiations between leaders in Mexico, Canada and the U.S. on Monday put a 30-day pause on President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs that would increase U.S. taxes on goods from Mexico and Canada each by 25%. Rodney Sullivan spoke with UVA Today to explain more about tariffs and how they may affect Americans.

31 January 2025

Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Melissa Thomas-Hunt Appointed as UVA Darden Vice Deans

Dean Scott Beardsley, who was reappointed in December 2024, named Senior Associate Deans Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Melissa Thomas-Hunt as Vice Deans, effective Feb. 1

29 January 2025

Q&A: What Is DeepSeek, the Bargain AI Roiling the Stock Market?

Just a week or so ago, a little-known Chinese technology company called DeepSeek quietly debuted an artificial intelligence app. Is this a technology fluke? A shot across the computing bow? A lasting change in the AI landscape? UVA Today chatted with Michael Albert, an AI and computing expert at Darden, about these questions and more.

24 January 2025

How One Visionary Entrepreneur’s Legacy is Fueling the Next Generation of Startups

The untimely passing of Damon DeVito (MBA ’94) in 2023 left a profound void but also galvanized the Darden community to celebrate his legacy. His mission continues through the newly established Damon DeVito Venture Velocity Fund. Created by J. Hunter Reichert (MBA ’94), Ian W. Ratcliffe (MBA ’94) and other members of the Class of 1994, the fund’s Fearless Founder Award supports students who embody the entrepreneurial ethos DeVito championed.

22 January 2025

Trump Backs Bold AI Agenda. What Are the Risks and Rewards?

After a presidential race that didn’t give much attention to AI, the technology suddenly appears front-and-center for the new administration, producing both excitement and concern. The Darden Report checked in with University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors Mike Lenox and Tim Laseter for analysis.