Topic: Academics
What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a UVA professor's new experimental animal
May 15, 2012
Literary Hoo-O-Meter
The University of Virginia has bit parts and sometimes starring roles in popular fiction. Here we rate novels with our trusty Hoo-O-Meter.
Spring 2012
What’s Up, Doc?
The human body is a complex machine of about 10 trillion interconnected cells. Researchers at the UVA Health System are working with new technology to keep everything from our brains to our blood sugar in good shape.
Spring 2012
Over Seven Billion Served
Last October, the 7 billionth person on the planet was born. Professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition.
Spring 2012
A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'
Spring 2012
Everything is Connected
Spring 2012
Required Reading
Spring 2012
How Does Hollywood Create a Buzz?
Spring 2012
Where We Study
When finals are approaching at UVA, the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.
Spring 2012
Bridging the Gap
Spring 2012
Women at War
Spring 2012
Leaps and Bounds
Spring 2012
In the Age of Slavery
Henry Martin was born into slavery. He would later become the University’s bell ringer.
January 12, 2012
High-Tech Building for High-Tech Research
Winter 2011
175 Years of Engineering
Winter 2011
Standing Guard
How UVA helps protect America by shaping the soldiers, law enforcement officers, policymakers and scientists of tomorrow.
Winter 2011
Stacked Up
Winter 2011
Map of Happiness
Winter 2011
Built to Last
Winter 2011
Following the Flow
Winter 2011
Education in Kenya
September 23, 2011
Bringing Home the Bacon
UVA chef uses pig's ear to win competition; plus: his tailgating recipes
September 19, 2011
Our National Time Bomb
UVA experts explain the debt and deficit and their possible consequences for America.
Fall 2011