Capital Improvements
A close look at the preparations for phase two of the Rotunda renovation project.
Start Celebrating
You might think that U.Va. was founded in 1819, but that's not the whole story.
Make Flowers Bloom
Historic gardens come alive with the arrival of spring.
Your Soundtrack to Spring
Listen to spring playlists from Akil Mitchell, the Hullabahoos, Dean Groves and others—guaranteed to improve your mood.
From the Heart
Faculty and staff talk about what motivates them to help.
Spring 2014
Capital Improvements: What's Next for the Rotunda. Plus: Faculty and staff go the extra mile, modern love, and teen research
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Highlights
R&D: The Brain
U.Va. researchers look at genetic variation among brain cells; top-of-the-tongue phenomena; and a new method for diagnosing traumatic brain injuries.
The Truth About Teenagers
What teenagers are looking for, researchers say, is a chance to put their growing ideas and capacities to work.
When They Knew
We asked several Cavaliers to recall the moment in time when they knew they were good enough to play for U.Va.
Seeing the Everyday in a Different Way
The exhibit includes a rare Johns monoprint from 1954 and many other lithographs, lead reliefs, screen prints and embossings.
1Wrestling Rising
The University's wrestling team has had a number of firsts and bests since Steve Garland took over as head coach six years ago.
New & Notable
Poetry, scholarship, a young adult novel and a southwestern cookbook.
Labor of Love
Stories of love arrive by the thousands every year in the email inbox of Daniel Jones (Col ’85).
Alumni Spotlight
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Christchurch
James Bell's (Arch '80) latest book tells the 40-year story of Adelaide and Lucien as...
2Postscript to a Season
If you love sports, your heart eventually gets broken.
The List
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Top 10 Stories on UVaToday in 2013
Based on number of views, these are the stories that readers found most interesting in 2013...
Top 5 U.Va. Sports Moments of 2013
The Cavaliers played hard in 2013.
Video
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Ed Roseberry: A History Through Pictures
The Invention of Vistik
UVa's Professor of Physics Lou Bloomfield takes us through the journey that led to his...
Photo Gallery
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Where Am I (April 2014)?
Can you guess where this is? Email your answer to uvamag-web@virginia.edu and be...
Where Am I (February 2014)?
**Contest Closed** Congrats to Erin Garratt (Col '11) for correctly guessing that this is a detail...
Quotes
Read MorePeople who are afraid to go to horror movies are generally afraid their whole lives. People say to me, 'Do you have nightmares?' I never have nightmares!
The late Stan Winston (Col '68), a Hollywood special effects artist who was responsible for some of cinema's most extraordinary creatures, such as "Jurassic Park" dinosaurs, "Terminator" cyborgs and Edward Scissorhands.