Dept: University Digest
High-Tech Building for High-Tech Research0
Winter 2011
At the beginning of the fall semester, the new engineering building, Rice Hall, welcomed both graduate and undergraduate students to its classrooms and labs. It’s the new home of the computer science department and the computer engineering program. Its six stories and 100,000 square feet include black-painted labs that reduce stray light for engineers working with light measurement and visualization. The Design Laboratory, the biggest space in the building, opens onto a courtyard for outdoor lab work.Rice Hall will also benefit engineering students beyond Grounds as the base for the school’s distance-learning initiatives, including the “Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia” program…
News Briefs0
Winter 2011
Despite the slow recovery of the economy, philanthropy is alive and well at the University. Overall giving in 2011 was up $27 million (35 percent) over 2010. Private giving is increasingly important to the University because the state appropriation has been cut by nearly $52 million since 2007. An additional cut of $13 million will be made this year. “The loyalty of our alumni and friends and what they are doing to ensure the continuing advancement of quality and excellence at U.Va. is truly inspiring,” says Gordon Rainey (Col ‘62, Law ‘67), chair of the $3 billion capital campaign. “The…
Verbatim0
Winter 2011
“At first, I thought it was a train—then I realized there was no train that would make that much noise.”
HIGHLIGHTS
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
