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Gummy Sports Chews, AI Tools for Business, Yoga-Inspired Products. Meet the 2024 i.Lab Incubator Ventures

The University of Virginia’s i.Lab Incubator this summer introduced a new format, new funding sources and a record number of teams. What hasn’t changed? The incubator’s ability to attract and nurture an array of innovators with intriguing products, technologies and services. Read More

Princeton Review Ranking: Darden Comes Out on Top Powered by No. 1 for Best Professors, No. 1 Best Campus Environment and Top 10 Rankings Strength

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business came out on top for the second year in a row in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools 2024 edition of all graduate MBA schools, based on the strength of multiple Top 10 ranking categories and overall composite methodologies. Read More

Leadership for Health: How Women in Power Make a Difference

Darden Professor Dwaipayan Roy wanted to find out if additional research would support the notion that having more women leaders would improve contraceptive access and more broadly, women’s health outcomes. The answer based on his and his colleagues' analysis was a resounding “yes.” Read More

Darden Leadership Lessons: Cherish and Protect Your ‘Credibility Cup’

In part two of our series on Darden leadership lessons, we checked in with Darden graduate Mike McDermott (EMBA ’16), President and CEO of Mary Washington Healthcare, a fully integrated regional nonprofit health care system serving more than 60 facilities, including two hospitals. Read More

Darden Leadership Lessons: ‘Put Your Own Mask On First’

In part two of our series on Darden leadership lessons, we checked in with Darden graduate Pablo Ciano (MBA ’00), member of the Board of Management for DHL Group and CEO of DHL’s eCommerce division. DHL is a leading global logistics company with a presence in 220 countries. Read More

Ed Freeman Named Inaugural Stephen E. Bachand University Professor of Business Administration at UVA

The University of Virginia has appointed Ed Freeman as the inaugural Stephen E. Bachand University Professor of Business Administration. This milestone follows a $5 million gift from Steve (MBA ’63) and Phyllis Bachand, matched by the University’s Bicentennial Professors Fund, totaling a $10 million endowment. This investment aims to cement the institution's commitment to ethical business leadership. Read More