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High-Tech Building for High-Tech Research
Rice Hall is new home for computer sciences
At the beginning of the fall semester, the new engineering building, Rice Hall, welcomed both graduate and undergraduate students to its classrooms and labs. It’s the new home of the…
Printing Awesomeness
Class builds replica of jet engine with a 3D printer
The jet engine was a technological wonder of the 20th century. In the 21st, college students can make one with a printer. This spring, engineering professor David Sheffler’s class built…
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…
What’s the future of books in a digital world?
“The most important thing to point out,” says Michael Suarez, director of U.Va.‘s Rare Book School, “is that despite lots of writing to the contrary, the book is not dead.”…
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?
Can Social Networking Spur a Revolution?
U.Va. expert says not to confuse people with their tools
Naming children after revolutionary heroes is nothing new, but one Egyptian father gave his daughter an unusual name at the height of the recent uprisings in the Middle East.Jamal Ibrahim…
A Gallery of Great Websites at U.Va.
History, lectures, games and virtual tours are only a click away
A score of enthralling websites, courtesy of U.Va.
Adjusting the Prescription
The School of Medicine overhauls its century-old educational approach
The School of Medicine overhauls its century-old educational approach
On the Go, In the Know
New U.Va. mobile app expands access to information
News Briefs
For the first time, the Board of Visitors has elected a female vice rector. Helen E. Dragas (Col ’84, GSBA ’88) will succeed current rector John O. Wynne on July…
HIGHLIGHTS
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
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
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
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
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
