Spring 2010 Table of Contents

Features

Making Sense of Business

Making Sense of Business

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

A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time

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

Reinventing Life

Reinventing Life

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

Then and Now

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

University Digest

Building, but not Sprawling

Building, but not Sprawling

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

Bookmarked: Cavalier News Beat

Winning ‘the Right Way’

Winning ‘the Right Way’

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

Filthy Fun

 

Peaceful Stones

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

The Inside Story

Bygone Yearbook

Bygone Yearbook

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

Recent Graduate Wins Rhodes

News Briefs

News Briefs

Listen to our recordings of Charles Wright.

Everything That’s Old Is New Again

Everything That’s Old Is New Again

A New Era

A New Era

RESEARCH & DISCOVERY

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?

What, Me Worry?

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

Rekindling Desire

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

SPORTS

Ultra Dedicated

Ultra Dedicated

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

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

A Run to Remember

High Expectations

High Expectations

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

ALUMNI NEWS

Admission FAQs

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

Online, In Touch

Online, In Touch

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

ARTS

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

Book Maker

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

Required Reading: Jennifer Burns

Required Reading: Jennifer Burns

The Song Collector

The Song Collector

DEPARTMENTS

In Memoriam

Letters to the Editor

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.…

Working Vacation

Student Life: Working Vacation

Alternative Spring Break brings U.Va. students to places that offer different pleasures than Fort Lauderdale.

A Curious Feline

First Person: A Curious Feline

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

How to Win an Argument

Short Course: How to Win an Argument

1977: Ms. Rhodes Scholar

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: Building Blocks

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

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