Become a fan of U.Va. Magazine on Facebook
Dept: Short Course
Saving Green0
Winter 2009
During the month of August, it cost $21,769.85 just to cool Newcomb Hall. The University is making eye-opening numbers like these available on its online “Building Dashboard,” which displays energy use in Newcomb Hall.
Music for the Silver Screen0
Fall 2009
How a film score tells the emotional story of a movie. Plus playlists for your next event.
Speak Up0
Summer 2009
Public speaking doesn't have to be scary. Judith Reagan's class helps you overcome your fears.
Here and Now2
Spring 2009
Susan Stone believes that the quality of your life depends on where you focus your attention.
Look, Listen and Speak Up0
Winter 2008
While health policy is a matter of national debate, making sure you get good health care sometimes requires little more than common sense—and speaking up.
Teen Angst and Parental Stress0
Fall 2008
For those of us who fear that all our efforts to raise our children to be bright, polite and responsible have failed miserably, Peter Sheras has a message: Don’t give up.
Body of Work0
Summer 2008
Ethan Saliba Photo by Jim DavesWe’ve all seen it and winced. The sacked quarterback who can’t get up. The basketball forward whose knee buckles trying to keep the ball inbounds.If the player is lucky enough to be a U.Va. athlete, the first person on the scene is often Ethan Saliba (Grad ’86, ’92). As head athletic trainer, Saliba is responsible for overseeing the physical well-being of Virginia’s 700 student athletes.
How Safe Are Our Schools?0
Spring 2008
Dewey Cornell Photo by Dan AddisonWhen an act of school violence makes headlines, reporters and policy makers alike look to Dewey Cornell for answers. As a forensic clinical psychologist and a professor at U.Va.’s Curry School of Education who studies youth violence prevention and school safety, Cornell has mixed feelings about the media attention and fear inspired by incidents such as the shootings at Virginia Tech.“Some people leap to dubious ideas, like bulletproof backpacks and arming teachers, when in fact our energy and resources are better spent dealing with less sensational everyday problems like bullying, or mental health issues like…
HIGHLIGHTS
The Kennedys at Virginia
In March 1958, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, his wife, Jackie, and his brothers Robert and Ted attended Law Day at U.Va.
Holding Steady
This year’s U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of America’s best colleges yielded a familiar outcome for the University.
Desegregating U.Va.
What was it like to be one of the University's first black students?
From Pennsylvania Avenue to Sesame Street
Westin trades politics for puppets.
All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games
The top five record-breaking crowds at Scott Stadium. Were you there?
London’s Calling
On Dec. 7, the University of Virginia announced that Mike London would be its new football coach.
Ye Olde Civility Project
As a teenager, George Washington copied a set of rules for civil behavior, and the 110 principles became his guide to treating people with respect and dignity. That was then—when women curtsied and men doffed their hats—and this is now—when cell phones jingle and holiday shoppers jangle each other in checkout lines.
Who makes the TV shows you love?
HBO’s Janet Graham Borba (Col ’79) fires up the small screen.
Supersized Ring
Astronomers recently found the largest planetary ring in the solar system swirling around Saturn.
Bringing the Hospital to the People
Inside beige tents, medical staff from the University of Virginia provide free health care to anyone who comes to the Wise County Fairgrounds. Meet a few of the people who depend on the Remote Area Medical clinic for medical treatment, as well as those who volunteer their services.
