Making Sense of Business

Margaret Brennan (Col ’02) ascends to job as anchor at Bloomberg Television

Margaret Brennan (Col ’02) combines a passion for international affairs with a journalist’s insight at Bloomberg Television.

A Stitch in Time

Former professor’s vision inspires designers from Culbreth to Broadway

Admire rare and beautiful items of clothing from the 1790s to the 1950s that are held in the Collection of Historic Dress.

Reinventing Life

The strange and wondrous science of biological technology

Students at the University are creating new organisms by splicing DNA. How does synthetic biology work? What are its dangers and benefits? And how might it change the world?

Then and Now

An illustrated journey through time

This illustrated journey through time provides a revealing perspective on U.Va. history.

Building, but not Sprawling

New projects stay close to University’s core

Curious about new construction projects on Grounds? See what new buildings will look like when they're done and how much they'll cost.

Bookmarked: Cavalier News Beat

http://www.virginiasports.com/jeffwhite

If you follow Virginia sports, then Cavalier News Beat should be a regular part of your online reading list. As director of news content for VirginiaSports.com, veteran sportswriter Jeff White…

Winning ‘the Right Way’

Mike London’s values and experience to guide tenure as football coach

The crucible of competition tests the mettle of athletes and coaches, and Mike London is no exception. In his first year as a head coach, he inherited a University of…

Filthy Fun

John Waters visits Grounds

The theme of the Virginia Film Festival in November was “Funny Business,” which allowed new festival director Jody Kielbasa to show all kinds of funny films, from Chaplin-esque slapstick to…

Peaceful Stones

Ancient Chinese sculptures, some more than 2,000 years old, fill the University of Virginia Art Museum’s main gallery with a profound sense of serenity. “You can feel the karma in…

The Inside Story

Bush joins Miller Center’s Oral History Project

Former President George W. Bush is the fifth president to select U.Va.’s Miller Center of Public Affairs to compile a comprehensive oral history of his presidency. Nonpartisan scholars will conduct…

Bygone Yearbook

Corks and Curls suspends publication

Long one of the best resources for glimpsing the history of student life at U.Va., Corks and Curls now appears to belong to history.Mounting debt and declining interest among students…

Recent Graduate Wins Rhodes

Tyler Spencer (Col ’08) has received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England, the 46th U.Va. student so honored. He plans to earn a master’s…

News Briefs

Listen to our recordings of Charles Wright.

Everything That’s Old Is New Again

The dramatic new look of Pavilion X recaptures Jefferson’s original design for the building, including re-creating a rooftop parapet that was removed in the 1890s. The parapet, made of cedar…

A New Era

University of Michigan provost to succeed Casteen as president

Teresa A. Sullivan, the University of Michigan’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, and a leading scholar in labor force demography, will become the University of Virginia’s eighth…

R&D Briefs

An application that allows smart phone users to send CT scan images remotely has proved useful in helping radiologists make…

What, Me Worry?

Older adults show less anxiety in social situations

As they age, adults can look forward to one less thing to worry about—anxiety.A U.Va. study determined that older adults…

Rekindling Desire

Drug restores sex drive in women

A new drug shows promise for women who lack sexual desire.

Ultra Dedicated

Meeting the challenges of long-distance running

Meet two women who run 100 mile races across treacherous terrain and through bad weather; they run ultramarathons with apt names such as Hellgate.

Happy Feat

Members of the U.Va. men’s soccer team savor their win over Akron on Dec. 13 to claim the NCAA championship,…

Sports Shorts

Ryan Zimmerman (Col ’06), former U.Va. third baseman, received two major awards for his outstanding play last season with the…

A Run to Remember

Thomas Jones keeps NFL rushing gains in perspective

Thomas Jones knows that playing in the NFL takes a certain attitude. Preparation for each game is so compressed that…

High Expectations

After historic year, baseball team enters season with heart of roster—and values—intact

U.Va. baseball coach Brian O'Connor talks about last year's spectacular season and his aspirations for this year's College World Series.

Admission FAQs

What is important to know about the college search process?

Spring is a pivotal time at most high schools. “Seniors, ripe with the excitement of college acceptances, are looking forward…

Online, In Touch

Web site ‘a good place to explore’

Need career guidance?Eager to stay in touch with your former roommate?Want to peruse recent research on heart disease—or hedge funds?

Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: October through December 2010

1. Leavings: Poems by Wendell Berry2. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown3. The Mad Farmer Poems by Wendell Berry

New & Notable

Book Maker

Paper and print art pieces address contemporary issues

After folding folios into signatures, Kristin Adolfson (Col ’98) uses a needle and thread to sew the pages of her…

Required Reading: Jennifer Burns

Jennifer Burns is an assistant professor of history who specializes in intellectual history. She wrote Goddess of the Market: Ayn…

The Song Collector

How folksinger Paul Clayton brought the music of Virginia to the world

Folk music traveled in the back seat of Paul Clayton’s beat-up car in the form of a tape recorder he…

In Memoriam

Letters to the Editor

An 1887 University of Virginia graduate, George Petrie, was the organizer and coach of Auburn’s first football team in 1892.…

Student Life: Working Vacation

A different take on spring break

How Alternative Spring Break changed the perspective of students who have participated in the program.

First Person: A Curious Feline

Geriatrician and cat attend to the dying

I thought he was just a cat.When Oscar came to live on the third floor of the Steere House Nursing…

Short Course: How to Win an Argument

Courtroom advice on persuasion for daily life

There are differences between arguing a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and persuading a bank teller you…

Retrospect: 1977: Ms. Rhodes Scholar

Catherine Burke Sweet (Col ’77), one of the first female Rhodes Scholars, went to England to study in the late '70s and she never moved back.

President's Letter: President’s Letter: Building Blocks

We have done a lot of building on the Grounds during my years as president. The new year brought a…