Denise Watson
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
At a University that raises teaching to an art form, we applaud some of the virtuosos.
Winter 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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
Margot Lee Shetterly discovered an important part of American space race history in her own childhood neighborhood.
Winter 2016