Summer 2009 Table of Contents
Features
The University and the Economy: Students Speak
How has the economy affected your plans?
Students let us know how they feel about the economy -- with video.
Trying to Make Lemonade: After the Corporate Collapse
A first-person perspective on how Circuit City’s collapse altered the career path of one alumnus.
Karin Bonding’s Financial Health Quiz
Assess your personal finances with a quiz from McIntire professor Karin Bonding.
The University and the Economy: Reality Checks
Amid financial turmoil, class bridges theory and practice
As economic events unfolded, some professors threw away their syllabi and kept pace with breaking news.
The University and the Economy: Time and Money
Economic ups and downs throughout the years
A timeline tracks how the University has weathered economic ups and downs throughout the years.
The University and the Economy: On the Front Lines
Faculty and alumni experts look at where we've been, where we're going
Alumni and faculty experts share their perspectives on how we got into this situation—and how to get out of it.
Special Report: The University and the Economy
A look at recent events from a U.Va. perspective
Explore the economic turmoil from a variety of viewpoints, including those of faculty, students and alumni.
You Don’t Say!
A collection of quotations from some of the University’s most celebrated figures, compiled by Fred R. Shapiro, author of The Yale Book of Quotations.
Which well-known Mark Twain quote can be traced to Thomas Jefferson? What Tina Fey joke is often mistakenly attributed to a candidate for vice president?
Dolley Madison Goes Digital
New version of former first lady's papers fuels scholarship
Dolley Madison was famous for being the ultimate hostess, and now a project headed by Holly Shulman uses the tools of the digital age to open new windows onto the life and times of the former first lady.
Making Movies
Alumni are making movies, short films, television shows and documentaries, from coast to coast.
Emerging talents in the entertainment industry reveal the grit and creativity behind the glamour.
University Digest
Honors
Former U.S. Senator John Warner (Law ’53) was made honorary Knight Commander by Queen Elizabeth II on March 17.
It’s Raining Guggenheims
Grants will support five faculty
On April 8, five U.Va. professors were honored with Guggenheim fellowships, awarded to those who have demonstrated exceptionally productive scholarship or creative ability in the arts. In 1925, former U.S.…
Monticello Sights and Sounds
With the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center now fully open for business, a visit to Monticello has become an even richer experience.
Academic Notes
A new study indicates that some cognitive skills peak at the age of 22, then begin a slow decline a few years later. Timothy Salthouse, a U.Va. professor of psychology,…
Design. Build. Test. Repeat.
Body armor design could have personal payoff
Engineering students Ann Bailey, Adam Rogers and Jeff O’Dell are part of a team working to develop a new type of body armor. Photo by Jane HaleyAll biomedical engineering students…
The Depressing Side of Romance
Exploring the conneciton between love and drugs
Unlucky in love? Finding romance may be even harder if you take antidepressants. While it is common knowledge that antidepressants such as Zoloft and Prozac can cause sexual dysfunction, new…
Bookmarked: Hitting the Streets
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Want to take a drive through Grounds but can’t make it back to Charlottesville? No problem—Google Maps has you covered. Google’s detailed Street View photography was recently added to maps…
Hungry for Answers
U.Va. leads biggest malnutrition study ever
The statistics are staggering. Nearly a third of all children in developing countries suffer from malnutrition. Worldwide, poor nutrition is linked to more than half of all child deaths.Now a…
Money Matters
Bond sales and tuition costs helped by federal programs
The University took action this spring on two financial fronts, one to support building projects and the other to increase students’ tuition and fees. The sale of $250 million in…
Dr. Nurse
Child obesity research leads to landmark degree
In the process of achieving a milestone in nursing education, Amy Drake Boitnott (Nurs ’09) designed a program that could benefit legions of children and families.Boitnott recently became the commonwealth…
Free Speech? Over There
Political parties receive Jefferson Muzzles for designating zones at conventions
The annual muzzle awards took a bipartisan bent this year.
News Briefs
A proposal to create a multiple-sanction honor system was rejected by 70 percent of student voters in a February referendum. The proposal, put forth by Hoos Against Single Sanction, sought…
Bennett Begins
Virginia welcomes new basketball coach
Tony Bennett leaves Washington State University to become the new basketball coach at U.Va.
Portraiture in Spray Paint
James Dean Erickson (Col ’08) only paints people he knows. He paints them so large that their faces take up whole walls, their irises half a foot wide. As a…
RESEARCH & DISCOVERY
Different Skills, Common Goal
Teamwork yielding results in cancer research
One day more than a decade ago, Meredith Gunter shared an elevator with a cancer researcher. She was headed to…
SPORTS
The Need for Speed
John Sinders chases racing dreams in Dubai
John Sinders owns Khaleji Motorsport, which competes in the branch of auto racing that features cars like Porsche and Ferrari, and gets behind the wheel himself.
In a League of His Own
Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. voted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
For his efforts over the years, Wilson has been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with former Bills defensive end Bruce Smith. Wilson’s contributions ranged from lending the Oakland Raiders $400,000 in 1962 to being a key voice in negotiations to avoid a players’ strike in 1977.
Sports Shorts
Sylven Landesberg (Col ’12), a first-year guard on the men’s basketball team, was named 2009 ACC Rookie of the Year.…
By the Numbers
Number of career points scored by Mamadi Diane, making him the 42nd player in U.Va. men’s basketball history to score…
Putting the Bat on the Ball
Outfielder John Barr (Col ’11) watches a ball during U.Va.’s game with Towson.
New Uniform, Familiar Role
Angela Hucles still at the center of women's soccer
Angela Hucles made history at the University of Virginia, and she’s still making history as a professional.
ALUMNI NEWS
Admission FAQs
SATs and U.Va.
My child is taking a tough course load and is making terrific grades, but his SAT scores are weak. Should…
Find the “Hidden Jobs”
Networking, research pays off in hard times
Even in the darkest moments of an economic downturn, good jobs are available for qualified candidates. These positions may not…
Black Alumni Weekend
Event draws record crowd
More than 1,200 members of the University community—alumni, faculty, students and friends—gathered in April for Black Alumni Weekend, making it the largest turnout in the event’s history.
ARTS
Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: January through March 2009
1. The Associate by John Grisham2. Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander3. Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
New & Notable: The Thomas Jefferson Edition
Jefferson inspires these authors to rethink American culture and to untangle the facts from the mythology surrounding one of our nation’s most influential figures.
Required Reading: Deborah Johnson
Deborah Johnson teaches applied ethics in the Department of Science, Technology and Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at U.Va. She co-edited Technology and Society: Building Our Sociotechnical Future.
The Shape of Art to Come
New director for the U.Va. Art Museum
Bruce Boucher Photo by Stacey EvansAfter less than a month as the new director of the art museum, Bruce Boucher…
Inside the Word
Audio excerpts from the Virginia Festival of the Book, including novelists John Grisham, Mary Doria Russell and poet Debra Nystrom.
Giving Us The Good Stuff
Schuyler Fisk makes handmade folk-rock
Singer-songwriter Schuyler Fisk's (Col '06) debut album climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes folk charts.
DEPARTMENTS
Letters to the Editor
It was with great regret that I read of plans to “preserve” Mr. Jefferson’s original intentions for Pavilion X (“This…
Student Life: Landlocked? No Problem, Dude
Surf Club members hit the road to catch waves
There is little chance that six-foot swells would ever break in the Dell pond, but members of the Surf Club would be the first to catch them if they do.
First Person: Scenes from an Inauguration
Patient people, poetric address part of historic ceremony
On the morning of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, I woke up next to Abraham Lincoln...
Short Course: Speak Up
Overcoming the fear of public speaking
Public speaking doesn't have to be scary. Judith Reagan's class helps you overcome your fears.
Retrospect: July 4th: The Fourth of July Paradox
The Fourth of July is a bittersweet anniversary at the University. It marks both great achievement and sorrow; it is the birthday of a nation, but the death day of Founding Fathers.
The Fourth of July is a bittersweet anniversary at the University. It marks both great achievement and sorrow; it is the birthday of a nation, but the death day of Founding Fathers.
President's Letter: Accessibility in Tough Times
John T. Casteen Photo by Peggy HarrisonIn the middle of all of the bad news about the nation’s economy that…
