Gov. Spanberger’s Office announced Tuesday that Gov. Spanberger signed legislation to help law enforcement officers keep students, faculty and staff safe on college and university campuses on UVA grounds.

The University of Virginia community will come together in solidarity to remember three football players who were fatally shot on Grounds three years ago.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – It’ll be a bit longer until students return to Grounds at the University of Virginia. On Tuesday, the university announced that while undergraduate instruction will still begin Aug. 25, in-person instruction for undergraduates will now begin Sept. 8. For those living on-Grounds, they will be able to move in a few days before Sept. 8. While the university cannot control when students living off-Grounds return to Charlottesville, it’s urging them to delay their arrivals as well. The university plans to share another update no later than Aug. 28.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The Virginia athletics department announced today (July 10) initial COVID-19 testing results for the football student-athletes who returned to Grounds starting on July 5. A total of 110 student-athletes were tested and two came back with positive tests for COVID-19. All positive tests were reported to the Thomas Jefferson Health District of the Virginia Department of Health. Earlier this week, in addition to COVID-19 testing, student-athletes underwent physical examinations and cardiac testing. Virginia will provide periodic updates on testing of student-athletes prior to the start of fall athletics seasons.