Business As (Un)usual

Gregory Fairchild explores the value of business in low-income communities

Gregory Fairchild Photo by Dan Addison

In tough economic times, starting a business may seem like a risky venture, especially in a low-income neighborhood. Darden professor Gregory Fairchild (GSBA ‘92)

Medicine, Law and Other U.Va. Schools Improve in Rankings

Would You Like Fries With That?

Fast-food options feed on perceptions of good deals and square meals

Burger, fries and a soda—they’re the all-American fast-food combo. When packaged with enticing names—happy meals, value meals, old-fashioned combos—they present options that appeal to the

News Briefs

Bang for the Buck

The University retained its No. 3 ranking for the fifth time in six years in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges”

No More Backpacks

Darden School to test Kindle’s potential

Students at the Darden School of Business may be getting a glimpse of the future of education this year. Online retailer Amazon selected Darden as one of seven schools

The University and the Economy: On the Front Lines

Faculty and alumni experts look at where we've been, where we're going

Alumni and faculty experts share their perspectives on how we got into this situation—and how to get out of it.

Special Report: The University and the Economy

A look at recent events from a U.Va. perspective

Explore the economic turmoil from a variety of viewpoints, including those of faculty, students and alumni.

Bookmarked: A Sampler of U.Va. Blogs

U.Va. Today Blog http://uvatoday.org/blog A lively look at what’s going on around the University, drawn from U.Va. news sources and the mainstream media.<

The Power of Rice

Darden students develop energy source

In villages throughout India, huge piles of rice husks—a byproduct of rice milling—sit slowly rotting. Proving the old adage that one man’s trash is another’s treasure, two Darden students have started a business that uses these discarded but plentiful rice husks as fuel for two generators that are providing power to about 10,000 rural Indians.

Q&A

Ronald T. Wilcox

Darden professor and former economist for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Ronald T. Wilcox examines the causes and consequences of America’s aversion to saving

She-E-Os

The gender dynamic at the top

When a company announces a new female CEO, the news can be perceived as bad. Darden School of Business professor Erika James and co-researcher Peggy Lee at Arizona State

News Briefs

Holding Steady

U.Va. remains the No. 2 public university in the 2008 edition of the U.S. News & World Report rankings and is tied for No. 23 among all 262 institutions