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Saying It with Flowers, My Way
Alumna writes a novel about the language of flowers
A large percentage of the articles I was writing then involved field trips with my kids to various D.C. locations filled with flora and fauna. As I jotted notes, I…
Director Gregg Helvey goes to the Oscars
When Gregg Helvey (Col ’01) traveled to India three and a half years ago to make the film Kavi, he never thought he would end up at the Academy Awards…
The Emperor’s New Shoes
The U.Va. wrestling team ascends to ACC No. 1
The University of Virginia’s men’s wrestling program, behind the conference titles of Chris Henrich and Mike Salopek, won the ACC wrestling tournament last month in Raleigh. While conference championships are…
Making a new family home
An alumna’s winding path to Charlottesville and U.Va.
When I first moved to Charlottesville in 1988, it was not to go to U.Va. I was escaping my life in New York City, where I had been working in…
The terrible and exultant 26.2
Alumnus runs a marathon on an injured foot
Ten years after my first marathon, I decided to run a second one. I ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., in 2000 and, last fall, I starting training…
Are you as smart as U.Va.’s Jeopardy contestants?
This is Jeopardy! It’s the TV quiz show that brings us together. Who among us hasn’t sat around a living room or a college dorm room and pitted our brains…
Making Sense of Business
Margaret Brennan (Col ’02) ascends to job as anchor at Bloomberg Television
Margaret Brennan (Col ’02) combines a passion for international affairs with a journalist’s insight at Bloomberg Television.
A Stitch in Time
Former professor’s vision inspires designers from Culbreth to Broadway
Admire rare and beautiful items of clothing from the 1790s to the 1950s that are held in the Collection of Historic Dress.
1977: Ms. Rhodes Scholar
Catherine Burke Sweet (Col ’77), one of the first female Rhodes Scholars, went to England to study in the late '70s and she never moved back.
Book Maker
Paper and print art pieces address contemporary issues
After folding folios into signatures, Kristin Adolfson (Col ’98) uses a needle and thread to sew the pages of her books together. She prints the text with a letterpress, and…
A Curious Feline
Geriatrician and cat attend to the dying
I thought he was just a cat.When Oscar came to live on the third floor of the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, R.I., I barely paid him…
Online, In Touch
Web site ‘a good place to explore’
Need career guidance?Eager to stay in touch with your former roommate?Want to peruse recent research on heart disease—or hedge funds?
HIGHLIGHTS
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
