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Having five colleges and universities named to this prestigious list reinforces that the Commonwealth is a national leader for higher education.
— Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a statement after the Princeton Review ranked the University of Virginia, William & Mary, James Madison, Virginia Tech and the University of Richmond among best values in higher education (U.Va. was ranked the nation's best value among public universities)0
The revolutionary urge is the universal reaction to power being exerted over us in an illegitimate way. It’s absolutely thrilling and intoxicating to people.
— U.Va. psychology professor Jonathan Haidt, speaking about the Egyptian revolution in a Time magazine article0
I don’t think there is anything that I have seen that was more important to our future and to the quality of the place than the admission of women in 1970. It was a changing moment for the University.
— Leonard W. Sandridge, U.Va.'s executive vice president and chief operating officer, speaking in a February 2011 newspaper interview about changes at the University0
The universe would be a boring place. There would be no stars, no planets, no people, no books. There would be no filet mignon.
— U.Va. physicist Craig Dukes, speaking about the slight abundance of matter over anti-matter at the birth of the universe0
Learning often involves unlearning. We as a society have to examine what we’ve been taught.
— Film director Tom Shadyac (Col '81), speaking about his documentary "I Am" before its screening at the 2010 Virginia Film Festival0
I think Morgan, in her death, will touch more people than she would have in her life.
— Dan Harrington, Morgan’s father, speaking at a ceremony at U.Va. dedicating a plaque to her memory. She was last seen alive in October 2009 after leaving a concert at John Paul Jones Arena0
This proposal is driven by a desire to be frank about the gravity of recent events. It would be distasteful to turn away, or avert one's eyes, from the tragedy of the young lives lost here last year.
— Sanda Iliescu, U.Va. associate professor of architecture and art, in discussing having Rotunda columns veiled in black fabric to coincide with the University's Day of Dialogue0
Experiences make us happier than [material] things [because] experiences are more likely to be shared with other people, and other people are our greatest source of happiness.
— U.Va. psychology professor Timothy Wilson, co-author of a study that suggests people are often happier when spending money on experiences rather than material thingsHIGHLIGHTS
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
