Medicine for the Soul

Medicine for the Soul

The University's hospital chaplains give comfort and support to patients and their families during life's hardest moments.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Curious Case of Jerry Reid

    The Curious Case of Jerry Reid

    Jerry Reid, an undergraduate student, is a typical student in every way—except one.

  • Medicine for the Soul

    Medicine for the Soul

    Photo Essay: Chaplains provide another dimension of care at the U.Va. Hospital.

  • Beyond the Names

    Beyond the Names

    The stories of the men and women behind the dorm names on Grounds.

  • What’s the Big Idea?

    What’s the Big Idea?

    From superfast rocket engines to a book on common sense, here's a look at some U.Va. research that could change the world.

  • Lean on Me

    Lean on Me

    The Young Women Leaders Program, which pairs middle school girls with college women mentors, goes global.

  • The Secret Life of Plants and Trees

    The Secret Life of Plants and Trees

    Learn about the defense mechanisms of some of nature's most cunning survivors.

  • Ed Roseberry’s Charlottesville

    Ed Roseberry’s Charlottesville

    Look through a few of the thousands of photographs Ed "Flash" Roseberry has taken of Charlottesville since the 1940s.

  • Top 5 Lists

    Top 5 Lists

    Want to know the top 5 hidden gems around Grounds? The all-time leading sports scorers? Top foods at the dining hall?

  • Charlottesville Then & Now

    Charlottesville Then & Now

    An interactive feature that compares scenes from the same spots in Charlottesville, nearly 100 years apart.

  • Holsinger’s Charlottesville

    Holsinger’s Charlottesville

    Rufus W. Holsinger photographed Charlottesville at the turn of the 20th century, capturing the Rotunda fire and much more.

IN YOUR WORDS

College Daze

by Michael T. Vitez
College Daze

When I arrived in Dabney Dorm in the fall of 1975, I met a young architecture student across the hall, Robert W. Shutler (Arch '79). He was...

From Fear to Resolve

by Katie Dixon, Thuy Lam and Lauren Jones
From Fear to Resolve

The morning of this year’s Boston Marathon, members from the U.Va. Club of Boston arrived at what has become the group&rsquo...

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

A Graduation Story

A Graduation Story

Maggie Voth (Col '13) walked the Lawn for Final Exercises with her close friends, as many other graduates did. However, she may be the only student in her class whose father...

Two Alumni Take to the Skies

Two Alumni Take to the Skies

In January 2013, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Todd McDonald (Col ’91) and Capt. Evan Fillman (Engr ’08) deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. When they...

SOCIAL STREAM @UVA

Over the next 10 years the mystery of the neurome will unravel. We will eventually have a detailed picture of the entire central nervous system and how variations in that system directly affect human health.

 — U.Va. engineering professor Scott Acton, one of a team of international researchers working to map the tens of millions of neurons that make up the central nervous systemMORE QUOTES »