Women at the University of Virginia

How women fundamentally changed what once was known as a "Gentleman's University"

Adjusting the Prescription

The School of Medicine overhauls its century-old educational approach

Physical Science

John Brenkus, creator and host of ESPN's Sport Science, explains the physics and physiology of four U.Va. athletes.

News Briefs

Bang for the Buck The University retained its No. 3 ranking for the fifth time in six years in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list....

Working Like a Dog

Canine Officer Jeff Keaton and ZanderZander, U.Va.’s bomb-sniffing police dog, has been checking event venues for explosives, responding to bomb threats and sniffing out evidence in cases involving...

Recovery in Haiti

Initiative reCOVER, a U.Va. School of Architecture program, won first prize in an international housing competition for “Breathe House,” a design that will help with the reconstruction of Haiti...

Green Light for Free Speech

Last year, U.Va. got a “red light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for policies that limited students’ freedom of speech. In October, U.Va....

Bookmarked

You made history, now you can write it. Celebrate the legacy of women at the University with a collaborative online history. Which professor most influenced you? How did your years...

Painting a Farewell

Richard CrozierAn exhibition of paintings by Richard Crozier, who has taught drawing and painting courses at the McIntire Department of Art since 1974, was on display at U.Va.’s Ruffin...

Protecting the Innocent

A dozen students in a U.Va. law clinic got involved with drugs last fall, but they did it to clear the name of a client sentenced to die. The...

More Flexibility, More Growth

Greg Roberts Photo by Dan AddisonA plan to increase flexibility and freedom in applying for admission to U.Va. will go into effect this fall. Students who apply for “early...

Impromptu Learning

You may have heard of a “flash mob”—a sudden assembly of people brought together by social media. A flash mob broke out at Clemons Library before winter exams a...

Have Smarts, Will Travel

Laura NelsonLaura Nelson (Col ’11) In November, Nelson, a political and social thought major, became the 47th student from the University to become a Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Scholarships are awarded...

Verbatim

“We must maintain faith in the future. We will be able to speed up the day when all God’s children can sing the Negro spiritual, ‘We are free at...

U.Va.’s historic preservation team walks through the latest Rotunda renovations

A Life, a Legacy

Wesley Harris (Engr ’64) helped bring MLK to Grounds 5 months before his "I Have a Dream" speech.

R&D Briefs

Galactic Insight The discovery of a supermassive black hole in a tiny galaxy has challenged some assumptions held by astronomers....

Smoke Alarm

Smoking during pregnancy poses a host of risks to both mother and child. Less oxygen for the baby, more toxic...

Would You Like Fries With That?

Burger, fries and a soda—they’re the all-American fast-food combo. When packaged with enticing names—happy meals, value meals,...

Faces to Watch

Brittany AltomareBrittany Altomare (Col ‘13) Led the women’s golf team last season with a 73.53 stroke average and was U.Va.‘...

Goal-Oriented

Ben Olsen Photo by Tony Quinn/D.C. UnitedAs a player, Ben Olsen reached some of soccer’s highest peaks....

Cavalier Aces

Ranked No. 17 in the preseason Collegiate Baseball poll, the Cavalier baseball team has some aces of its own to keep...

Sidearm Sizzler

Javier Lopez Photo Copyrighted by S. F. GiantsGame Two of baseball’s World Series, eighth inning, two outs, a runner...

Coming Together

Bonds forged by tragedy help lacrosse team move forward

Global Network

With more than 225,000 alumni and parents around the world, the University exists as a global community. Staying in touch,...

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

Fiction/Poetry

1. Compass Rose by John Casey (faculty)

2. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris<...

New & Notable

More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty Dean Karlan (Col ‘91) and Jacob...

All Things to All Boys

Hannah Pittard

Hannah Pittard’s (Grad ‘07) novel The Fates Will Find Their Way begins with a mystery: 16-year-old Nora...

Required Reading: John M. Owen IV

John M. Owen IVPhoto by Laura Merricks

John M. Owen IV, associate professor of politics, recently published The Clash...

Mind’s Eye

Nir Avissar’s photography documents military life in Israel

Camera Focused on Black America

Kevin Everson experiments in filmmaking

In Memoriam

Letters to the Editor

‘Absolute Gem’

The article about President Sullivan (“Welcome President Sullivan,” Winter 2010) captured her so well I felt as if...

Student Life: Play Time

Students take love of games to new level

First Person: At History’s Elbow

An alumnus travels back to Japan where he fought on the USS Missouri

Short Course: We Are Stardust

Astronomy professor Edward M. Murphy (Grad '93, '96) knows how the universe began. He also has a pretty good idea of how it will end.

Retrospect: 1982: The Rise and Fall of Easters

Mad Bowl, Easters 1975 Photo by Ed Roseberry

The University’s Easters celebrations began innocently enough in the late 19th...

President's Letter: Balancing Priorities

Photo by Luca DiCecco

Although we are still feeling winter’s effects in Charlottesville, the spring semester is well...