Topic: Faculty
A Blueprint for Success
Excerpts from speeches to U.Va. students about how to use your degree to thrive in the corporate world
After two degrees from MIT, one from Harvard, a couple decades in the business world and a semester teaching at U.Va. Law, I certainly don’t claim to know everything. But…
Rotunda: The Movie
What happens when Judith Shatin films a year of life on the Lawn?
Sound artist and professor Judith Shatin’s office has a window with a view of the Rotunda—a great spot to watch University life unfold on the Lawn. In February 2006, she…
How Did We Get Here?
A quick guide to the health care debate
A “pocket guide” to why this debate is happening and what circumstances have propelled reform initiatives, as told by U.Va. faculty experts.
Bringing the Hospital to the People
800 medical professionals. 1,800 volunteers. 2,700 patients. 1 weekend of free health care.
Inside beige tents, medical staff from the University of Virginia provide free health care to anyone who comes to the Wise County Fairgrounds. Meet a few of the people who depend on the Remote Area Medical clinic for medical treatment, as well as those who volunteer their services.
Space Odyssey
Alumni who have “the right stuff”
Beginning in the 1960s and continuing through the most recent shuttle flight, U.Va. alumni have journeyed beyond the earth's bounds to work--and walk--in space.
Art and Science
We who work and live within Mr. Jefferson’s University sometimes overlook the energy our founder devoted to other pursuits in his spare time. Among his many avocations, science and the…
Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore:July through September 2009
1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Required Reading: R. Jahan Ramazani
Professor R. Jahan Ramazani (Col ’81), chair of the English department, edited the Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, co-edited the 20th-century volume of the Norton Anthology of English Literature and published a book of poetry.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Professor interprets autism with music
Michael Rasbury is a sound designer, a composer and a professor of drama at U.Va., and he co-wrote a play inspired by his son, a musical about a boy with autism named Max.
Supersized Ring
Astronomers recently found the largest planetary ring in the solar system swirling around Saturn.
Floating ideas
Learning Barge takes to the water
The Learning Barge has gone from concept to classroom.
Story Genius
Creative writing professor wins prestigious grant
Short story writer Deborah Eisenberg was awarded a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant in September.
Letters to the Editor
I found the article “Targeting Addiction” (Fall 2009) very intriguing. I especially was curious if Dr. Bankole Johnson’s research (or even topiramate itself) is applicable to other psychological medical conditions.…
HIGHLIGHTS
Holding Steady
This year’s U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of America’s best colleges yielded a familiar outcome for the University.
Bringing the Hospital to the People
Inside beige tents, medical staff from the University of Virginia provide free health care to anyone who comes to the Wise County Fairgrounds. Meet a few of the people who depend on the Remote Area Medical clinic for medical treatment, as well as those who volunteer their services.
Celebrating Service
Madison House grew from the efforts of U.Va. volunteers to help storm victims.
Desegregating U.Va.
What was it like to be one of the University's first black students?
Ye Olde Civility Project
As a teenager, George Washington copied a set of rules for civil behavior, and the 110 principles became his guide to treating people with respect and dignity. That was then—when women curtsied and men doffed their hats—and this is now—when cell phones jingle and holiday shoppers jangle each other in checkout lines.
From Pennsylvania Avenue to Sesame Street
Westin trades politics for puppets.
Supersized Ring
Astronomers recently found the largest planetary ring in the solar system swirling around Saturn.
All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games
The top five record-breaking crowds at Scott Stadium. Were you there?
Who makes the TV shows you love?
HBO’s Janet Graham Borba (Col ’79) fires up the small screen.
Laying a Foundation
Coach Tony Bennett discusses philosophy and goals.
