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…

Which issue is most important to you?

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?

Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: January Through March 2011

New & Notable

Over the Moon

Scientists test atmosphere on one of Saturn’s moons

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…