Over 7 Billion Served
U.Va. professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition
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HIGHLIGHTS
1976: A Royal Visit
On July 10, Queen Elizabeth toured the Academical Village, where 18,000 people watched her stroll down the Lawn.
Eyes on the Olympics
U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1
Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.
Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.
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.
What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal
New & Notable
Listen to six innovative albums by 15 must-hear alumni musicians.
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.
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.
A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'
Can Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Prevent Crime?
Why U.Va. students are teaching Russian literature at a juvenile correctional center
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.
Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.
Spirit of Adventure
Two documentaries portray challenging journeys and the importance of family
Books Behind Bars: Teaching Tolstoy to Troubled Teens
Students on the Street: How are you celebrating the last day of classes?
In Character: TJ Impersonator Rob Coles relays a humorous anecdote
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...
Young Boy with an “Old Person” Disease
by Darice Jamison (Col ’91)
When people think about arthritis, they often think of it as an old person’s disease—certainly not something that affects children. Unfortunately, that is...
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Experiences make us happier than [material] things [because] experiences are more likely to be shared with other people, and other people are our greatest source of happiness.
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