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Top of His Game
Mike London donates to AccessUVa
One week before his team’s trip to Georgia for the Chick-fil-A Bowl, head football coach Mike London announced that he would match a $50,000 University athletics
News Briefs
Practice Facility PlannedA new indoor practice field, designed to accommodate the football program and available to the rest of University’s teams, is on the way. “
Flue Flaws
Cracks in chimneys lead to banning fires in fireplaces
Students have always had to sacrifice some creature comforts for the honor of living on the Lawn, and this year a long-standing tradition was sacrificed as well in the
Putting Ideas Into Action
Jefferson Public Citizens program gives students springboard for projects
Jefferson Public Citizens helps students bring classroom learning to life
Putting the Fun in Fundraising
Students cook, dance, bike and score at charity events
The tradition of student charity at U.Va.
The Campaign for the University of Virginia
More than 77,000 alumni have contributed to the campaign. Here are the five largest gifts to U.Va.
The Next Great Initiative
Jay Gundy (Grad ’79) sees opportunities in Jefferson Trust
News Briefs
Animal Rights
Bob Barker, longtime host of the game show The Price is Right and animal-rights advocate, has given $1 million to the Law School to establish an animal law
Weathering Tight Times
University copes with difficult economy
University copes with difficult economy
HIGHLIGHTS
Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.
Spirit of Adventure
Two documentaries portray challenging journeys and the importance of family
1976: A Royal Visit
On July 10, Queen Elizabeth toured the Academical Village, where 18,000 people watched her stroll down the Lawn.
New & Notable
Listen to six innovative albums by 15 must-hear alumni musicians.
A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'
Lady Gaga Recruits U.Va. Bullying Expert
Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.
What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal
Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.
Can Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Prevent Crime?
Why U.Va. students are teaching Russian literature at a juvenile correctional center
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Over Seven Billion Served
Last October, the 7 billionth person on the planet was born. Professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition.
What’s Up, Doc?
The human body is a complex machine of about 10 trillion interconnected cells. Researchers at the U.Va. Health System are working with new technology to keep everything from our brains to our blood sugar in good shape.
Eyes on the Olympics
U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1
Where We Study
When finals are approaching at U.Va., the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.
Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.
