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Books Dance Film Music Theater Visual ArtsWTJU a ‘Driving Force’
“In the rest of the country, if you ask people three things about the University of Virginia, they’ll say sports teams, Thomas Jefferson and WTJU,” Rolling Stone writer and former…
Music Roundtable
Five U.Va. alumni from top bands discuss good times and great music in C'ville
What was the music scene like in the ’60s and ’70s? How has it evolved over the years? Join five U.Va. alumni from top bands—Skip Castro, SGGL, Indecision, the Deal…
Head Over Heels
Documentary film explores universality of love
What does being in love feel like? Drew Emery’s (Grad ’89) documentary Inlaws and Outlaws chronicles the love affairs of couples—some straight and some gay—and weaves together their experiences to…
Allen Fitzpatrick’s Guide to Preparing for a Role
“Acting is hands-down the most competitive business in the world. There are 50,000 union actors. In any given year, only one out of three gets any stage work at all—and…
Street Art Meets Fine Art
Reko Rennie paints the walls of Kluge-Ruhe
Artist Reko Rennie spray-painted the Berlin Wall and the streets of Melbourne, Shanghai and Paris before he came to Charlottesville. For two weeks in January, Rennie stenciled the inside walls…
Required Reading: Stephen Railton
Stephen Railton, professor of American literature, recently published a new edition of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Why publish a new edition?There are already quite a few editions of Adventures…
Super Powers
Surviving two bouts of cancer means embracing—and resisting—change
Surviving two bouts of cancer means embracing -- and resisting -- change
News Briefs
Peace Corps U.Va. ranks second in the number of alumni entering the Peace Corps among medium-size colleges and universities. Currently, 71 graduates are volunteers in various posts around the world;…
The Case of the Missing Library
Monticello scholars crack Jeffersonian mystery
A bibliographic mystery concerning Thomas Jefferson’s personal library has finally been solved. A number of his books have been found at Washington University in St. Louis, where they’ve been stored…
Artful Transformation
Moore statue, more offerings
On Rugby Road, a large Henry Moore statue dominates the entrance to the U.Va. Art Museum where overgrown shrubbery once stood.The new outdoor sculpture garden is part of a facelift…
Dancing on Air
The Ballroom Dance Club brings glamour to Grounds
Watch the U.Va. Ballroom Dance Club in action
Rockin’ the Grounds
From boogie-woogie to pure pop, bands have built on the University's musical legacy
A visual stroll through some magical moments provided by bands that made their mark on the music scene at U.Va.
HIGHLIGHTS
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
