Dept: Short Course
The Secret Life of a Raindrop0
Winter 2011
A raindrop is never just a raindrop. Its value changes from friend to enemy, moneymaker to toxin.
What’s the future of books in a digital world?4
Fall 2011
“The most important thing to point out,” says Michael Suarez, director of U.Va.‘s Rare Book School, “is that despite lots of writing to the contrary, the book is not dead.” Suarez notes that in 2010 more titles than ever were published worldwide. Also, though the emergence of new media has changed the way we get information and tell stories, it’s just another in a long line of expressive media. “The world of writing, or chirographic culture, didn’t replace orality,” he says. “Print didn’t replace writing by hand, film didn’t stop radio, television didn’t stop the world of film.” Suarez, a…
We Are Stardust0
Spring 2011
Astronomy professor Edward M. Murphy (Grad '93, '96) knows how the universe began. He also has a pretty good idea of how it will end.
HIGHLIGHTS
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
