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Everybody’s a doctor in Haiti right now … Whether you have experience or you don’t, it’s a matter of life or death. Even if all you can do is bring water, you’re a doctor for that.
— Ryan Jiha (Col ’10), commenting on the destruction in Haiti, where he was home on break when an earthquake struck in January. The disaster claimed the life of Stephanie Jean-Charles (Col ’09, Grad ’10), who was pursuing a graduate degree at U.Va.’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. University officials and students coordinated local relief efforts and organized a fundraising concert, “Hoos for Haiti.”0
The best way to appreciate leaders … is by observing their deeds, which sparkle behind them in a brilliant spangle of light like the trail of a comet splashing across the heavens.
— NBC news correspondent and U.Va. alumna Sara James (Col '83), speaking at the University's second Women in Leadership Conference0
Teaching allows me to explore reading that inspires me with my students, with a group of young people. I treasure the way the students engage with the world through language.
— U.Va. English professor Lisa Russ Spaar (Col '78, Grad '82), who received a 2010 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the Dominion Foundation0
There were some people at Michigan who had never seen a provost before and were quite surprised when they did. You just don't know where I might turn up when I get to Charlottesville.
— Teresa A. Sullivan speaking after being elected U.Va.'s eighth president on Jan. 11. Sullivan, who serves as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, talked about her reputation for exploring every corner of a university0
She is undaunted by the challenges and has a deep understanding of the complexities. She believes in public higher education and is committed to leading our University and to building on its excellence.
— U.Va. Rector John O. Wynne describing Teresa A. Sullivan, who has been elected to succeed John T. Casteen III as president of the University of Virginia0
The rules of the program ... there are three, and they’re simple: Go to class. ... Show class. Show class in everything you do. Show class and humility in victory. Show class in adversity and defeat. And last is to treat people with dignity and respect.
— New U.Va. head football coach Mike London, speaking at a press conference to announce his hiring on Dec. 70
The first-ever collisions of beams marks the true beginning of an adventure into an unknown realm of physics.
— Brad Cox, one of several U.Va. physicists involved with the Large Hadron Collider outside Geneva. The facility, designed to increase knowledge about the beginnings of the universe, recorded its first collision of protons on Nov. 23.0
For the first time in history, an in-state student is now paying more to attend U.Va. than the state is supplying.
— Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget, speaking Nov. 16 to the Board of Visitors about tuition and state budget cutsHIGHLIGHTS
Pioneer of Beer
Tired of the same old brew, Charlie Papazian (Engr ’72) learned to brew his own beer, wrote a book about it and revolutionized American brewing.
High Expectations
U.Va. baseball coach Brian O'Connor talks about last year's spectacular season and his aspirations for this year's College World Series.
Are you as smart as U.Va.’s Jeopardy contestants?
Rekindling Desire
A new drug shows promise for women who lack sexual desire.
1977: Ms. Rhodes Scholar
Catherine Burke Sweet (Col ’77), one of the first female Rhodes Scholars, went to England to study in the late '70s and she never moved back.
A Stitch in Time
Admire rare and beautiful items of clothing from the 1790s to the 1950s that are held in the Collection of Historic Dress.
All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games
The top five record-breaking crowds at Scott Stadium. Were you there?
Building, but not Sprawling
Curious about new construction projects on Grounds? See what new buildings will look like when they're done and how much they'll cost.
A Real Adventure in Modern Living
What was the University experience of the 1950s and 1960s like for a married veteran living on Copley Hill?
Ultra Dedicated
Meet two women who run 100 mile races across treacherous terrain and through bad weather; they run ultramarathons with apt names such as Hellgate.
