Standing Guard

How U.Va. helps protect America by shaping the soldiers, law enforcement officers, policymakers and scientists of tomorrow.

The Golden Age of the Rooming House Matrons

If you were to walk into the Booker House on University Avenue across the street from the Rotunda, you would find yourself in an office. It’s a nice office with…

Voices of a Class

Admission essays from the Class of 2015

Following the Flow

Suzanne Maben, gray-green waders hugging her legs, forges into the middle of Paine Run and, like a nurse monitoring a patient, records the vital signs of the stream. The air…

Rotunda Guitar

U.Va. Mechatronics builds musical instruments

High-Tech Building for High-Tech Research

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…

News Briefs

Despite the slow recovery of the economy, philanthropy is alive and well at the University. Overall giving in 2011 was up $27 million (35 percent) over 2010. Private giving is…

Costly Cartoons?

Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children

Stacked Up

Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.

Bookmarked

How We Rank

Verbatim

“At first, I thought it was a train—then I realized there was no train that would make that much noise.”

Meals on Wheels

Two Degrees in Four Years

First-year students who arrive at U.Va. with 15 advanced placement or International Baccalaureate credits and clear career plans can take advantage of the 3+1 program, which allows them to complete…

Map of Happiness

Are Americans living the Jeffersonian ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? It turns out that some enjoy more longevity, freedom and fun than others. Kelly Johnston, a…

Flue Flaws

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 interest…

Keep the Lid On

The roof of the University’s beloved but leaky Rotunda will need only repairs, not replacement.David Neuman, Architect for the University, told members of the Board of Visitors in September that…

Built to Last

Much has changed since 1836, when America needed engineers to build machinery for factories, bridges for roads and locks for canals, and the U.Va. Board of Visitors created a school…

The Game Plan

President Teresa Sullivan recently outlined a number of goals for the University, one of which will be “to get money aligned with the mission.” “It’s not to create winners and…

Taking the Reins

Education: B.A. in chemistry, Williams College, 1979; Ph.D., Harvard, 1983Faculty positions: Chemistry professor at University of California at San Diego, 1985, and Duke, 1998 (chair, 1999-2004)Administrative background: Vice provost for…

175 Years of Engineering

A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.

A Day in the Life

What is a “day in the life” like for two student-athletes while their sports are in season?

From a Dream to a Promise

By the time he finished his playing career at Virginia, Alecko Eskandarian was the king of college soccer. For the…

‘Whirlwind’ Adjustment

Joanne Boyle has been on the job for only a few months, but she’s already logged many miles on the…

Getting Ready for the Next Level

Body Builder

Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form

Admission FAQs

As high school juniors and seniors prepare for standardized testing, many ponder the pros and cons of taking the Scholastic…

Painting Away the Blues

Gloomy weather spurred Rebecca Lewis to undertake a project that is now a bright spot among her artistic endeavors.An acrylic…

Interaction is the Bee’s Knees

When math professor Christian Gromoll takes students to visit his beehives this spring, learning about colony behavior will be only…

Drawing From Nature

Students carried five-gallon buckets that held their art supplies through the hardwood forest of the Appalachian Mountains. When they found…

Life Lessons on the Green

David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen

For a Song

Two former U.Va. a cappella singers hit the big time

Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: July through September 2011

New & Notable

Take a Ride on the Wild Side

Art doesn’t just hang on a wall. Art professor Bill Bennett—with help from members of the local sculpture community, including…

Required Reading

Creative writing professor Ann Beattie recently published Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life, an exploration of the elusive first…

In Memoriam

Letters to the Editor

I was delighted to find in the Fall 2011 issue the admirable account of the debt troubles caused by Uncle…

Student Life: Look Book

A brief history of fashion at U.Va.

First Person: A Funeral Procession for the Marquis

An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University

Short Course: The Secret Life of a Raindrop

A raindrop is never just a raindrop. Its value changes from friend to enemy, moneymaker to toxin.

Retrospect: Fighting Fire at the University

In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.

President's Letter: Shaping the Future

One of the energizing aspects of daily life at U.Va. is the constant exposure to astonishing research, scholarship and other…