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Student Firefighter Spearheads 9/11 Memorial
Newcomb Hall is now home to a permanent 9/11 memorial, which includes a piece of steel from one of the World Trade Center towers destroyed by terrorists on
Stephen Colbert’s “Wahoowa”
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A New Kind of Leader
Batten School takes hands-on approach to develop ‘challengers of the status quo’
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'
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.
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.<
Standing Guard
How U.Va. helps protect America
How U.Va. helps protect America by shaping the soldiers, law enforcement officers, policymakers and scientists of tomorrow.
Letters to the Editor
Time Bomb
I was delighted to find in the Fall 2011 issue the admirable account of the debt troubles caused by Uncle Sam’s fiscal recklessness (“Our National ‘Time Bomb’”).<

Sowing the Seeds of Peace
Diplomat Judith Raine Baroody (Grad ’85) brings together divided Cypriots
Diplomats in blue jeans, we gazed up anxiously at the September skies of Cyprus as we assembled chairs and sound equipment for the festival to bring together Greek- and
Our National Time Bomb
A guide to the U.S. fiscal outlook
U.Va. experts explain the debt and deficit and their possible consequences for America.
Witness to Revolution
Surviving the April 2010 coup in Kyrgyzstan
Jia Tolentino (Col '09), member of the Peace Corps, survives the April 2010 coup in Kyrgystan

The Consequences of Dinner
How food shapes the U.S. economy and environment
Ever wonder how the food we eat gets to the supermarket?
Clearing the Air
University website details response to climate-change inquiries
Image by NASA
For nearly 18 months, University officials have been responding to requests for information from individuals and groups in a climate-change controversy that has found its way to

Who Are We Becoming?
Demographers interpret America’s changing population
Demographers at the Center for Public Service study America's changing population.
Balancing Priorities
Photo by Luca DiCecco
Although we are still feeling winter’s effects in Charlottesville, the spring semester is well under way. Students and teachers have returned to their classrooms
HIGHLIGHTS

Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.

Lady Gaga Recruits U.Va. Bullying Expert
Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.

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.

Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.

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.

What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal

A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'

Eyes on the Olympics
U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1

New & Notable
Listen to six innovative albums by 15 must-hear alumni musicians.

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.

1976: A Royal Visit
On July 10, Queen Elizabeth toured the Academical Village, where 18,000 people watched her stroll down the Lawn.

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

Spirit of Adventure
Two documentaries portray challenging journeys and the importance of family

Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.




