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Denise Watson

Denise Watson is a features writer based in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Black Bus Stop is a landmark only a minority knew about

The Black Bus Stop is a landmark only a minority knew about

The bus stop on McCormick Road served as a refuge for black students in decades past.

Winter 2019

The Class of the Classroom

The Class of the Classroom

At a University that raises teaching to an art form, we applaud some of the virtuosos.

Winter 2018

From Bosnia, With Love

From Bosnia, With Love

A stint in Sarajevo inspired Katie Gar Ward (Col class of ’08) to do something for the country's many street dogs.

Fall 2018

Looking back on tragedy

Looking back on tragedy

Mike Leinbach (Arch class of ’76, Engr class of ’81) led the extraordinary effort to piece together the space shuttle Columbia just days after he gave the go-ahead at its launch.

Summer 2018

Making the Scene

Making the Scene

Lear deBessonet (Col class of ’02) and Jon Provan (Col class of ’09) are proving themselves in New York theater

Spring 2018

Calm Amid the Chaos

Calm Amid the Chaos

From meditation to monitoring social media: How the UVA E.R. team prepared for the worst of a tragic weekend’s violence.

Winter 2017

Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine

A doctor thought she’d donate blankets and socks during Hurricane Harvey and ended up contributing so much more.

Winter 2017

Home to the Struggle

Home to the Struggle

Several UVA alumni were instrumental in the establishment of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Hear their stories.

Spring 2017

NASA’s Unseen Heroes

NASA’s Unseen Heroes

Margot Lee Shetterly discovered an important part of American space race history in her own childhood neighborhood.

Winter 2016