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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

Professor Tatiana Batova: Uncovering Clues to Cross-Cultural Communication

Darden Professor Tatiana Batova's research agenda and her love of teaching are inseparable, driving an exploration of how humans communicate using and ever-evolving set of tools in a rapidly changing world. Read More