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The Dell: It’s beautiful. It’s serene. And it makes UVA basketball possible.
One of the most beautiful places on Grounds is also one of the most practical. The engineering marvel of the Dell.
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Making old dorms new again: Renovations reimagine residential life
Those spaces that defined us first-year are getting redefined. And they’re taking on even more importance in student life.
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Ryan’s new strategic plan is bigger than its list of 10 key initiatives
There’s a lot more to UVA’s just-approved 2030 strategy than the list of 10 “key initiatives.” A lot more.
Fall 2019
The Dell: How UVA engineered nature; Ryan’s plan; Old dorms made new; Sports Champs: Who’s Next?
Table of ContentsMore from Virginia Magazine
November Edition:
- Famous Feet on Grounds: A short list of famous people who have stepped foot on Grounds at UVA
- Starry Night Under the Dome: Jefferson’s original vision of the Rotunda as a planetarium comes to life
October Edition:
- ’Hoos Get Creative With Personalized Plates: See how Wahoos are declaring their loyalty while on the road.
Highlights
How the McIntire Amphitheatre became a parking lot—and found its way back again
The unique space on Grounds wasn’t always so beloved.
How Walt Whitman disguised his poems about male love—and how a UVA professor put it all together
Fredson Bowers discovered the original sequence of poems to reveal a more vulnerable side to America’s poet.
’Hoo is the Class of 2023? Take a look, by the numbers
Nearly 4,000 first-years arrived on Grounds this fall. Dig into some of the numbers that shape latest class of Wahoos.
Two health studies go with their gut
Researchers point to the gut as a source of information about disease.
Why Liz Magill may have more influence than any prior provost
The former Stanford Law dean, called a “complete partner” by Jim Ryan, will focus on faculty and research as the team implements the 2030 Strategic Plan.
UVA grants full alumni status to black nurses who earned it decades ago
The hidden nurses who helped integrate UVA Hospital received certificates when they graduated in the 1950s, but weren’t recognized as alumni until recently.
Three Wahoos and their coach win the Women’s World Cup
UVA’s year of championships goes global.Video
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Making the Shots
Go behind the scenes with longtime UVA sports photographer Matt Riley, from a day of fun studio shoots to an exciting men’s basketball game at JPJ.
Banding Together
Follow the Cavalier Marching Band through a UVA football game week.Photo Gallery
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Where Am I? (August 2019)
Congratulations to Diane Pappas (Law ’87) who won a $25 gift card to the UVA Bookstore by correctly answering that this is Cocke Hall, as viewed from the amphitheatre.
Where Am I? (July 2019)
Congratulations to Augustus Huang (Comm ’19) who won a $25 gift card to the UVA Bookstore by correctly answering that this is the walkway between Bryan Hall and the Amphitheatre.
Quotes
Read MoreI think what our team views as truly possible has been expanded because of lacrosse and basketball.
Football coach Bronco Mendenhall
