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Bird Food Redux
Feathers and diet give insights into environmental health
For one U.Va. researcher, clues about the health of the environment lie in examining the feathers and vomit of birds.Charles Clarkson (Grad ’14), a doctoral candidate in environmental sciences, has…
Taking the Pledge
As part of national Campus Sustainability Day in October, University employees and students electronically “signed” an online pledge that reads, “I pledge to consider the social, economic and environmental impacts…
Sorting Through Garbage
U.Va. professor tackles the complexities of transporting trash
As a country, the U.S. produces the most trash on earth. Where does your garbage go?
The Trouble with Civilization
Ancient cities reveal the vulnerabilities of modern societies
Civilizations rise and fall. Why do they disintegrate? Is it better to live a "civilized" life?
The healing power of fat
U.Va. scientists grow more-therapeutic cells
Researchers have discovered that adipose stem cells—adult stem cells found in fatty tissue—can be used to treat chronic wounds, severe burns and diseases characterized by poor circulation.A team of U.Va.…
Between extremes
Study of songbirds shows costs and benefits of testosterone levels
Just as Aristotle’s observations centuries ago led him to recommend moderation in all things, a team of scientists who studied a species of American songbird concluded that Mother Nature favors…
‘Life of the Party’
Astronomers track merger of late-blooming galaxies
Memory
Researchers explore how we remember, what we remember and why we forget
Researchers explore how we remember, what we remember and why we forget.
Serious Fun
Simulation game tackles the Chesapeake Bay
The deplorable state of the Chesapeake Bay watershed is an unlikely subject for a multi-player computer game, but one developed at U.Va. just might play a role in efforts to…
Letters to the Editor
What a thrill to see the picture of Scott Stadium in 1964 (“Then and Now: An Illustrated Journey Through Time,” Spring 2010). After the Corps of Cadets and the West…
HIGHLIGHTS
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
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
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
