Art and Science

Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore:July through September 2009

Fiction/Poetry

1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by

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

Addiction Research

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

Eisenberg receives MacArthur ‘genius’ grant

Learning Barge Christened in Portsmouth

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

Fiction/Poetry

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

2. Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer

3. When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon

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