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Mayo Center Forecast: Economic Expansion Likely But Not Without Risks

Forecasting U.S. economic growth for the year ahead is always an uncertain endeavor. Doing so in 2025, with a new presidential administration, supercharged technological upheaval and ample global instability adds a thick layer of fog to the outlook. Read More

Darden Alumnus Earns Horatio Alger Award

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc. recently selected Thomas J. Baltimore Jr., a UVA Darden alumnus who worked his way from a modest background to become president, chair and CEO of a $9 billion lodging real estate investment trust, as one of 12 recipients of its 2025 Horatio Alger Awards. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

Six Years After Playing in the Super Bowl, He’s Tackling His Next Challenge: Business School

Kiser was 24 then, a rookie playing for the Los Angeles Rams, and on the heels of an outstanding career at the University of Virginia. The two-time All-America linebacker for the Cavaliers was primarily a special teams player for the Rams during their Super Bowl LIII matchup against the New England Patriots, meaning he was on the field for the opening kickoff of a game more than 98 million people across the world watched. Read More

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 Read More