The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university located in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County in Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his Academical Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its original governing Board of Visitors included three U.S. presidents: Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe, the latter as sitting president of the United States at the time of its foundation. As its first two rectors, presidents Jefferson and Madison played key roles in the university's foundation, with Jefferson designing both the original courses of study and the university's original architecture.
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is a public research university located in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County in Virginia, United States
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It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson
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located in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County in Virginia, United States
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She is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia Department of Computer Science.
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