Insiders’ View: An all-access look at places around U.Va.

Coach’s CornerDebbie Ryan (Educ ’77) has had her office in the John Paul Jones Arena since 2006, but she has been head coach of the U.Va. women’s basketball team...

How To: Helpful advice from alumni experts

Make a better cup of coffee. Learn to play the harmonica. Alumni experts share their wisdom.

The Trouble with Civilization

Civilizations rise and fall. Why do they disintegrate? Is it better to live a "civilized" life?

Student Leader Updates

Colin HoodStudent Council Our community is a special place, and Student Council is working every day to protect and improve the quality of the student experience. Council undertakes projects such...

News Briefs

Kathryn Thornton

Bookmarked: Faulkner at Virginia

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” William Faulkner wrote in Requiem for a Nun. The author’s two terms as writer-in-residence in 1957 and 1958 have taken on...

An Emotional Farewell

Hard Times, ‘Bold Moves’

Hard economic realities have raised the ante for decisions being contemplated by University officials. Decreased funding from the state and increased need for financial aid among students have spurred the...

Hard Hat Zone

A field guide to new buildings at U.Va.

Yeardley Love 1987-2010

Yeardley Love Photo by Matt RileyVigil Remarks “My hope for Yeardley, and for you, is that her dying inspires an anger, a sense of outrage that engenders determination here and...

R&D Briefs

More than a nuisance Kudzu, an invasive vine notorious for its all-consuming growth rate, poses a health threat because it...

The healing power of fat

Researchers have discovered that adipose stem cells—adult stem cells found in fatty tissue—can be used to treat chronic...

Between extremes

Just as Aristotle’s observations centuries ago led him to recommend moderation in all things, a team of scientists who...

Sports Shorts

All the Best A score of U.Va. athletes competing in spring sports received votes from various organizations for All-American...

Catching Up

Full Speed Ahead

A Year to Savor

The 2009-10 academic year earned a special place in the hearts of U.Va. sports fans. Four programs boasted national...

Stretching the Mind

Gridiron history, global economics and the space program will be on the agenda when this fall’s popular “More...

Admission FAQs

A school profile is a fact sheet about an individual high school. If a profile is available, the college...

Got Questions?

A new database available to all alumni should be familiar to recent graduates.

In late May, EBSCO...

Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: April through June 2010

Fiction/Poetry

1. The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson

2. Anthill by Edward O. Wilson

3. Pride and...

New & Notable

The Cheater’s Diet: The Sneaky Secrets to Losing Up to 20 Pounds in 8 Weeks, Eating (and Drinking) Everything You...

A Bold Look at the Familiar

Required Reading: Karenne Wood

He’ll Thrill You

The Parking Lot Movie

Documentary reveals the philosophy of parking lot attendants, and how the job changes their lives.

In Memoriam

Letters to the Editor

Yeardley Love

It goes without saying that many of us alumni were devastated by the news that a young...

Student Life: Beyond the Paycheck

Striking the balance between a job and coursework is tough, and it often comes with a price.

First Person: An Almost Forgotten Oil Spill

Short Course: Good Counsel

Retrospect: 1820: Sincerely, Thomas Jefferson

A letter from TJ explains construction delays at U.Va. thanks to the Virginia legislature.

President's Letter: A Message from the Rector

Teresa Sullivan Photo by Jane Haley

Terry told us early on that during her first 100 days in Charlottesville she...