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• DontBeStupidUVA.com envisions a fresh look for the Ivy Corridor (augustafreepress.com) — A Charlottesville architect is challenging the University of Virginia's $750 million Ivy Corridor plan, arguing the Emmett-Ivy parking garage should never have been the centerpiece and is underused even on game days. His DontBeStupidUVA.com project lays out alternative designs and urges UVA to rethink the corridor's layout, parking strategy, and long-term vision before it's too late to change course.
• Taylor to receive liver donation from former student (gazettejournal.net) — A liver transplant surgery is scheduled this morning at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where a former nursing student will donate part of her liver to her onetime instructor. The donor stepped forward after recognizing her former teacher's plea for help in a local newspaper, highlighting both UVA's transplant expertise and the powerful personal connections that can lead to lifesaving care.
• University of Virginia Releases Global Capitalism Index (lifetechnology.com) — Researchers at the University of Virginia have launched a new Global Capitalism Index, giving scholars and policymakers a detailed way to compare how capitalist systems function in countries worldwide. While it doesn't change daily life on Grounds, it highlights UVA's growing role in international economic research and could influence future debates on economic freedom, prosperity, and policy reforms across the globe.
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