The Strength of One

How can the U.S. help in Haiti's recovery? Cheryl Mills, the 2010 Alumna of the Year, knows the situation on the ground, she has Washington on her side and she has a plan.

Memory

Researchers explore how we remember, what we remember and why we forget.

The Builder

After a stint as dean of admission and a lengthy run as president, John Casteen has helped create a University that's much different than the one he first came to as a student.

Famous

How celebrity and the media have changed over the past 300 years as told by the American History Guys from the radio show Backstory.

Taking Over the World, One U-V-A at a Time

The cheer “U-V-A, Go Hoos Go!” and the choreographed arm gestures that go with it are fixtures at Cavalier sporting events. A recent phenomenon has freed the arm alphabet from…

News Briefs

A Winter to Remember

Looking back at how the "snowpocalypse" affected U.Va.

What’s a Day Worth?

How much does it cost to pay every University employee for one day of work? More than $2 million. After several months of cost analysis, the University of Virginia recently…

Verbatim

“Given the current state of the newspaper business, I share the concerns of many about the future of the free press—and especially about the potential impact that this could have…

Zimmerman Makes Play at the Plate

Artistic Touch

Gubernatorial Presence

Serious Fun

The deplorable state of the Chesapeake Bay watershed is an unlikely subject for a multi-player computer game, but one developed at U.Va. just might play a role in efforts to…

Class Act

One inventor. Two published authors.A world chess champion and an award-winning actress.

First on the Lawn

R&D Briefs

‘Life of the Party’

Let There Be Light

See how it works: A newly-discovered chemical compound that emits light.

Teams at the Top

After a historic run to the College World Series in 2009, the U.Va. baseball team wasted little time this season…

High Honors

Sports Shorts

All in the Family

Four sets of brothers makes lacrosse team unique

Raised to Shine

“Knowing what Andy sacrificed for tennis has made me understand what is necessary to reach such success at the sport,”…

Survey Says

New alumni survey results suggests recommendations for alumni offerings.

Bestsellers at the U.Va. Bookstore: January through March 2010

1. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann2. Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith3. Olive Kitteridge…

New & Notable

The Art of Reflection

Edith Arbaugh (Educ ’55) taught art in Charlottesville for 29 years. A well-known figure in the local art scene, she…

Required Reading

Literary Wahoo of the Jazz Age

Ever wonder what the University was like in the Roaring ’20s? The novel Boojum! is set in a whiskey-soaked Prohibition-era…

Mother and Child

A Portrait of the South in Black and White

Paul Gaston recounts his role in the civil rights movement in Charlottesville.

In Memoriam

Letters to the Editor

What a thrill to see the picture of Scott Stadium in 1964 (“Then and Now: An Illustrated Journey Through Time,”…

Student Life: School of Rock

U.Va.'s Battle of the Bands face off. Hear music clips and watch a video.

First Person: On the Shoulders of Giants

Short Course: Saving Shots Is a Snap

Retrospect: 1976: Block Party

The dawn of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.

President's Letter: So Long, Old Friends

If my memory is correct, my first report to alumni, students’ families, and staff and faculty must have gone out…