In Your Words

What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?0
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal
May 15, 2012by Carolyn Beans (Grad '14)
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal

Ray-flections6
An alumnus remembers professor Ray Bice
Mar 07, 2012by Dan Sherlock (Engr ’90)
As a student, being related to the quiet professorial rock star known more broadly in the University of Virginia community as Dr. Bice placed me in a unique position of receiving frequent requests for stories about this U.Va. legend. Knowing Ray to be a private, modest and humble individual was a catalyst for my own reservations in sharing details with fellow students—and now alumni—about my experiences in knowing him as simply “Raymee.” Sadly, I have contemplated for some time how I might handle this day when it inevitably came, and as I place...

How We Collaborate0
A writer works with a sports legend
Feb 10, 2012by Jonathan Coleman (Col ’73)
Jonathan Coleman co-authors book with sports legend Jerry West

Insights into Innovation1
An alumnus describes his discoveries about what blocks change in companies
Feb 08, 2012by Jeffrey Phillips (Engr ’86)
An alumnus describes his discoveries about what blocks change in companies

Clean Water and Energy0
U.Va. alumna works for sustainable development
Feb 02, 2012by Anna Garwood (Col ’01)
One early morning, in a small village of Potreritos, Nicaragua, I watched as the women and girls put on their flip-flops, picked up empty buckets and started their daily trek to the water source. They filled up five-gallon plastic buckets that weighed 40lbs and hoisted them up on their heads. It was amazing to watch them balance the heavy load without losing any of the precious contents. Children and a brand new tap Unlike their mothers, however, these girls wouldn’t have to haul water their whole lives. Together, the entire community and many partners, including an...

The Simple Things Said It All14
Reflections on being in the first class of women
Oct 28, 2011by Betty Shotton (Col ’74)
On being in the first class of women.

A Summer at a Bolivian Orphanage6
An alumna’s rejuvenating volunteer experience
Oct 10, 2011by Renae Townsend (Educ ’03)
Last summer, I visited an orphanage in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, called the Stansberry Children’s Home. The trip was full of unexpected coincidences and on the first day, I discovered surprising connections to both the University of Virginia and Canada, my country of birth. Two years ago, I volunteered as a teacher and coordinator for an after-school Spanish club along with several parents in my Goochland community. Ms. Stansberry attended the club meetings with her two children. Her grandparents, Elena and John Stansberry, founded an orphanage in Bolivia in 1954. With this fortuitous connection, my sister Jennette and I applied to...

Sowing the Seeds of Peace2
Diplomat Judith Raine Baroody (Grad ’85) brings together divided Cypriots
Aug 26, 2011by Judith Raine Baroody (Grad '85)
Diplomats in blue jeans, we gazed up anxiously at the September skies of Cyprus as we assembled chairs and sound equipment for the festival to bring together Greek- and Turkish Cypriots. It had been a dry year, but now dark clouds were gathering above us, over the grounds of the once-splendid Ledra Palace Hotel in the buffer zone that separated the two sides of the former British colony. There had been clashes between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots since 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. In 1974, the Greek government’s attempt to seize control led to military...
HIGHLIGHTS

Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.

A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'

Lady Gaga Recruits U.Va. Bullying Expert
Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.

New & Notable
Listen to six innovative albums by 15 must-hear alumni musicians.

Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.

Over Seven Billion Served
Last October, the 7 billionth person on the planet was born. Professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition.

1976: A Royal Visit
On July 10, Queen Elizabeth toured the Academical Village, where 18,000 people watched her stroll down the Lawn.

Eyes on the Olympics
U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1

Spirit of Adventure
Two documentaries portray challenging journeys and the importance of family

Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.

Where We Study
When finals are approaching at U.Va., the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.

What’s Up, Doc?
The human body is a complex machine of about 10 trillion interconnected cells. Researchers at the U.Va. Health System are working with new technology to keep everything from our brains to our blood sugar in good shape.

Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form

What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal

Can Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Prevent Crime?
Why U.Va. students are teaching Russian literature at a juvenile correctional center





