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.…

Eisenberg receives MacArthur ‘genius’ grant

Learning Barge Christened in Portsmouth

Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: April through June 2009

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith2. Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer3. When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton (Col ’89)

New & Notable

Fiction for young and old, the race for the White House, collegiate a cappella and the hurricane that devastated the Gulf of Mexico 150 years before Katrina.

Required Reading: Lois Shepherd

Lois Shepherd explains how you might have misunderstood Catcher in the Rye, the enduring resonance of Crime and Punishment and how books confront death and dying.

Music for the Silver Screen

How a film score tells the emotional story of a movie

How a film score tells the emotional story of a movie. Plus playlists for your next event.

Mental Warm-up

Game-day lectures at Alumni Hall begin Sept. 5

From the origins of the Academical Village to the latest research in renewable fuels, this fall’s “More Than the Score” lecture series will offer football fans plenty of thought-provoking material…

R&D in Brief

Less stress for medical students, tests for toddlers and the power of popularity among teens.

Jack Needs Jill to Get Up the Hill

Perceptions affected by friendship

Hills seem less steep if you have a friend by your side.

Snooze Alarm

Seniors get wake-up call about too little sleep

Shakespeare described sleep as knitting up the “raveled sleeve of care.”According to a U.Va. study, most elderly people aren’t getting enough knitting.A survey of 1,570 men and women who were…