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Business As (Un)usual
Gregory Fairchild explores the value of business in low-income communities
In tough economic times, starting a business may seem like a risky venture, especially in a low-income neighborhood. Darden professor Gregory Fairchild (GSBA ‘92) sheds light on the value of…
Off the Page and Onto the Screen
Students test drive iPads in the classroom
The merits of new technology are often debated in the classroom. Last semester, some of that new technology was tested in the classroom, where U.Va. English students explored the iPad’s…
Thank You, Leonard
Long before Leonard Sandridge retired in July after 44 years at the University, signs of his influence and his extraordinary career were easy to see. A reception hall at John…
Football’s Founding Fathers
Today’s college game shaped by U.Va.
At the dawn of the early 20th century, U.Va. championed fairness in football, changing the game forever

Love 101
Faculty answer one of life’s key questions
What is love? We posed the question to U.Va. faculty and asked them to respond in only a few sentences.

The Most Amazing Instrument You’ve Never Heard Of
Greg Howard (Col ’86) expands musical horizons with the Chapman Stick
When Greg Howard was a third-year student at U.Va., he decided he was ready for a new musical challenge.He’d played saxophone, clarinet, piano, organ—even volunteered to carry a sousaphone in…

The State of the University
Q&A with President Teresa Sullivan
What's going on with the budget? What about tuition increases? Read a Q&A with President Sullivan.
Rise of the Machines
As computers get smarter, experts examine the potential implications
Are humans on the cusp of building computers that are smarter than we are?
Trees on the Move
Russian boreal forests undergoing change in vegetation
Until recently, the northern part of the Great Russian forest—which is the size of the continental U.S.—was populated with larch trees, while the slightly warmer southern part was populated by…
Step on the Gas
How nitrogen exposes human impact on the environment
If you want to better gauge how your lifestyle affects the environment, there is now a “nitrogen footprint” to set alongside your carbon footprint.A new Web-based calculator, created by U.Va.…
Verbatim
“You look into the other person’s eyes and that phrase, ‘The windows into the soul,’ starts to have kind of a meaning.”—U.Va. anthropology professor Kath Weston, discussing her experience of…
HIGHLIGHTS

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

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

Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.

Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen

Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form

14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter

A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University

Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children

Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.

Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.

The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.

175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.





