Spring 2009 Table of Contents
Features
In Pursuit of Happiness
How would you reply if a psychologist asked how satisfied you were with your life? A trio of U.Va. professors delve into what makes us happy.
Into the Wild
A passion for the outdoors inspires the lives of many alumni. Some explore it, some guide others through it, some teach about it and others work to protect it.
Shedding Light on a Shadowy Figure
Who was Edgar Allan Poe? An upcoming exhibition explores the author’s life and dispels many of the lurid myths about the American man of letters educated at U.Va.
This Old Academical Village
A comprehensive effort to preserve the University’s historical places is under way.
University Digest
Verbatim
“People whose ambitions may have been limited to, say, the McDonald’s counter or some kind of menial job requiring little or no education are going to see what can happen…
News Briefs
Bob Barker, longtime host of the game show The Price is Right and animal-rights advocate, has given $1 million to the Law School to establish an animal law program. Law…
In Office
In Office U.Va. alumni won gubernatorial and congressional races in the November elections. Congress also saw the retirement of Republican Sen. John Warner (Law ’53), who had held his office…
Best Bang for Your Buck
According to “Best Value Colleges for 2009” rankings released in January by the Princeton Review and USA Today, the University of Virginia offers the best education for the money among…
RESEARCH & DISCOVERY
R&D in Brief
Yet another reason to blush while at the drugstore checkout. U.Va. researcher John C. Herr proved that his invention, SpermCheck…
Buff Seniors
Growing older may not necessarily mean growing weaker. Researchers at U.Va. discovered that a new drug called MK-677 increases muscle…
A Smarter Dummy
Traditional crash-test dummies were designed to resemble humans so that automakers could learn about the effects of car accidents on…
SPORTS
Sports Shorts
Greats AcknowledgedLacrosse great Tom Duquette (Col ’75) and football coach George Welsh have been tapped for induction to the Virginia…
Fast Company
Ryan Foster (Engr ’08) put his name in the record books by becoming the first Cavalier male to win an…
ALUMNI NEWS
Admissions FAQ
Is it more difficult for women to be admitted to the University?No. “Parents of daughters—relax,” says Greg Roberts, dean of…
Myths Can Sabotage Your Job Search
A job search in a tight market is perhaps the best place to break some of the rules you have…
Spanning the Globe
No matter where you are in the country—or the world, for that matter—you’re never far from a U.Va. connection. A…
ARTS
Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: October through December 2008
1. The Disagreement by Nick Taylor (Col ’98, Grad ’05)2. The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer3. The Tales of Beedle…
Poet Laureate of the Twilight
Charles Wright has been extolled as one of the best poets of his generation, a quintessential Southerner and a philosopher-poet.
Deciphering Our Lady of the Lily
“Bement’s class introduced O’Keeffe to the teachings of Arthur Wesley Dow,” explains Turner. Dow taught that art could be therapeutic…
DEPARTMENTS
Letters to the Editor
When you feature upcoming events on Grounds, please be sure to include the U.Va. men’s tennis matches. The team entered…
Student Life: Open Door Policy
Become an honorary Lawn resident and learn the pleasures—and discomforts—of being part of our living history.The University’s Academical Village attracts…
First Person: A Million Stories to Tell
I moved to Egypt in August to study Arabic at the American University in Cairo. I came by way of U.Va., but more by way of Iraq, a place I’ve never left far behind. I was a soldier there from 2004 to 2005, and I feel compelled to re-engage the Middle East on civilian terms.
Short Course: Here and Now
Susan Stone believes that the quality of your life depends on where you focus your attention.
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