Women at War

Law students push Pentagon to allow female combat roles

When her husband was killed by British fire in a 1776 Revolutionary War battle, Margaret Corbin reputedly took his place behind a cannon and returned fire.

Leaps and Bounds

The College of Arts & Sciences plans for big growth

In the very near future, the University will feel the impact of two forces—significantly more students and more departures by existing faculty who

Letters to the Editor

Remembering Ray Bice

Dr. Raymond Bice, U.Va.’s beloved psychology professor, left us on Dec. 23, 2011, and his memorial was at University Chapel on Friday, Jan. 20. As a

Poet and Professor Rita Dove Receives National Medal of Arts

In the Age of Slavery

U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell ringer Henry Martin

U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin

Board votes for “strategic” salary increases

Rotunda Guitar

Engineers create an unusual instrument

U.Va. Mechatronics builds musical instruments

Shaping the Future

Teresa A. Sullivan Photo by Luca DiCecco

One of the energizing aspects of daily life at U.Va. is the constant exposure to astonishing research, scholarship and other creative

Drawing From Nature

Mountain Lake Biological Station inspires art

Students carried five-gallon buckets that held their art supplies through the hardwood forest of the Appalachian Mountains. When they found something to draw, they turned the buckets over and

Take a Ride on the Wild Side

U.Va. sculptors build interactive art

Art doesn’t just hang on a wall. Art professor Bill Bennett—with help from members of the local sculpture community, including Edward Miller and Joseph Schepps—transformed an

Required Reading

Ann Beattie Photo by Sigrid Estrada

Creative writing professor Ann Beattie recently published Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life, an exploration of the elusive first lady, Pat Nixon.<

Interaction is the Bee’s Knees

Photo by Christian Gromoll

When math professor Christian Gromoll takes students to visit his beehives this spring, learning about colony behavior will be only part of the equation. Discovering

Fighting Fire at the University

In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.

175 Years of Engineering

The Mother of Invention

Celebrating its 175th anniversary, the Engineering School has established a legacy of research that’s helped change the world for the better. The school

Built to Last

The Engineering School celebrates 175th anniversary

Much has changed since 1836, when America needed engineers to build machinery for factories, bridges for roads and locks for canals, and the U.Va. Board of Visitors created a