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New UVA Darden Health Care Initiative to Develop Responsible Business Leaders for Industry’s Future

The Health Care Initiative will be led by Darden Assistant Professor Christoph Herpfer and Lecturer Marc Ruggiano and will include a dozen participating Darden faculty, a wealth of alumni experts and supporters, and Darden students and student clubs. Read More

How a Shark Tank Alumna Nurtures Career Growth, Community at Darden

In this conversation, Sonia Hounsell (MBA '99), co-founder of reusable travel toothbrush and toothpaste FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers and Shark Tank entrepreneur, reflects on her Darden days and how and why she chooses to give back. Read More

The Forum Hotel: A Year of Transformative Experiences at Darden

The Forum hosted over 90 Darden events in its first 10 months, fulfilling its pivotal role in enriching the student and faculty experience. Read More

Key Darden School Master Plan Projects Move Forward

Strategic projects of the refreshed master plan of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business took important steps forward in recent weeks, adding momentum to the School’s long-term commitment to enhancing faculty excellence and the student experience. Read More

Electric Vehicles Hit Some Recent Potholes. Here’s a Roadmap to the Way Ahead

Darden professor Mike Lenox provides analysis of recent trends and longer-term perspective on electric vehicles in the midst of an apparent slowdown in the EV industry. Read More

Babylon Micro-Farms Named in TIME’s List of Top GreenTech Companies for 2024

Founded by two University of Virginia alumni, the company graduated from the i.Lab incubator program of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology at the Darden School of Business. Read More