Topic: Faculty
In Memoriam: Jack Blackburn 1941-2009
Spring 2009
Top Stories of 2008
January 11, 2009
Material World
December 16, 2008
Required Reading: Vanessa L. Ochs
Vanessa L. Ochs is a UVA associate professor of religious studies and author most recently of Sarah Laughed and Inventing Jewish Ritual, which won the 2007 National Jewish Book Award in the category of contemporary Jewish life and practice.
Winter 2008
So Modern
Aerial balletics were on display in one of the many arrestingly choreographed pieces in "Strands in Motion," a fall dance concert that showcased original work by both faculty and students.
Winter 2008
R&D In Brief
Winter 2008
Fuel for Thought
Winter 2008
Setting the Biological Clock
Winter 2008
Breaking the Law and Battling Demons
Winter 2008
Elephant Speak
The Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake resulted in a human death toll of a quarter million people, but few animals perished. Drawing on his pioneering research about elephant behavior, Michael Garstang, an emeritus professor of environmental sciences at UVA, is on the hunt to find out why.
Winter 2008
The Power of Normal
All UVA students are heavy drinkers, right? Wrong. The National Social Norms Institute at UVA addresses common misperceptions.
Winter 2008
A Bug Before a Bang
Though the launch of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator was marked by a ding instead of a bang, the Large Hadron Collider still holds the promise of unlocking secrets about the essence of matter and insights into the Big Bang.
Winter 2008
Q&A
In September, the Library of Virginia honored Dove—whose distinctions range from receiving a Pulitzer Prize to being the former Poet Laureate of Virginia and the United States—with a lifetime achievement award.
Winter 2008
Tomorrow Takes Shape
President Casteen discusses new deans and other administrators joining the University in 2008.
Fall 2008
Required Reading: Marcia Day Childress
Fall 2008
Teen Angst and Parental Stress
For those of us who fear that all our efforts to raise our children to be bright, polite and responsible have failed miserably, Peter Sheras has a message: Don’t give up.
Fall 2008
A Balm for Burns
Burn victims suffer a unique agony. The pain of their injury is compounded by the rigorous cleansing required to ward off infection, a common and often fatal complication.
Fall 2008
R&D In Brief
Hillary Bart-Smith works on an autonomous undersea vehicle based on manta rays, Laura Galloway analyzes the maternal effect in plants and more.
Fall 2008
Tapping Into the Brain
Cognitive science professor Dennis Proffitt works on a new device to help patients with paralysis communicate.
Fall 2008
Lost Flower Power
A study by UVA researchers suggests that air pollution may be a cause for the decline in populations of pollinating insects, including bees.
Fall 2008
Post-Combat Care
UVA plastic surgeon Adam Katz finds new applications for a fat grafting procedure.
Fall 2008
Bookmarked: Crystal Ball
Fall 2008
Admission Dean to Retire in 2009
Three decades and 451,908 applications later, Blackburn, 66, has announced that he will retire in June 2009.
Fall 2008
Q&A
Darden professor and former economist for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Ronald T. Wilcox examines the causes and consequences of America’s aversion to saving
Fall 2008