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U.Va. professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition
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HIGHLIGHTS

Spirit of Adventure
Two documentaries portray challenging journeys and the importance of family

Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form

Lady Gaga Recruits U.Va. Bullying Expert
Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.

What’s Up, Doc?
The human body is a complex machine of about 10 trillion interconnected cells. Researchers at the U.Va. Health System are working with new technology to keep everything from our brains to our blood sugar in good shape.

Where We Study
When finals are approaching at U.Va., the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.

1976: A Royal Visit
On July 10, Queen Elizabeth toured the Academical Village, where 18,000 people watched her stroll down the Lawn.

Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.

What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal

A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'

Over Seven Billion Served
Last October, the 7 billionth person on the planet was born. Professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition.

New & Notable
Listen to six innovative albums by 15 must-hear alumni musicians.

Can Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Prevent Crime?
Why U.Va. students are teaching Russian literature at a juvenile correctional center

Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.

Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.

Eyes on the Olympics
U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1
IN YOUR WORDS
What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
by Carolyn Beans (Grad '14)
Fruit fly, mouse, roundworm, zebra fish, frog—scientists have long turned to the same dozen or so species to answer our most basic biological...
Ray-flections
by Dan Sherlock (Engr ’90)
As a student, being related to the quiet professorial rock star known more broadly in the University of Virginia community as Dr. Bice placed me...
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
An Alumni Couple Goes for Gold
John and Shannon St. Clair John St. Clair (Col ’99) and Shannon St. Clair (Col ’99) met at the U.Va. bookstore in August 1995. “Out of 5000 freshmen, John was...
Education in Kenya
Doug Granger at the Brine Academy In July, Doug Granger (Educ ’06) visited Kenya with his wife and a couple of friends to take part in a mission conference through...
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