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Dark Skies, Bright Kids

Dark Skies, Bright Kids

Professor Kelsey Johnson helps kids reach for the stars, and find their own inner scientist.

Winter 2012

News Briefs

News Briefs

Winter 2012

For the Record

For the Record

Winter 2012

Comforting the Sick

Comforting the Sick

Rev. Mildred M. Best has recently been appointed to director of the chaplaincy department at UVA Medical Center. The promotion means really one thing to her: Hard work pays off.

Winter 2012

Over the River and Through the Woods

Over the River and Through the Woods

Students and faculty plan a Thanksgiving dinner using only ingredients from within 100 miles of Charlottesville.

November 16, 2012

Monster Mash

Monster Mash

UVA students construct life-sized moving monsters with the help of Hollywood special-effects artists.

October 16, 2012

Along Came A Spider

Along Came A Spider

A UVA doctor is testing a safer antivenom for black widow spider bites.

October 16, 2012

Personal Perspectives

Personal Perspectives

A collection of op-eds from those involved in the leadership crisis and from those who closely observed it

Fall 2012

Fresh Ideas

Fresh Ideas

Graduate students teach, assist faculty and conduct research, but often their achievements go unsung. Meet three UVA grad students and learn about their discoveries.

Fall 2012

In Pictures

In Pictures

Fall 2012

Dollars and Cents

Dollars and Cents

Fall 2012

Extreme Science

Extreme Science

Scientists think they have finally discovered the elusive Higgs boson, which may be the biggest breakthrough since the theory of relativity.

August 21, 2012

Signs of the Time

Signs of the Time

Fall 2012

What You Said

What You Said

A synopsis of the nearly 6,500 alumni comments we received in response to Sullivan's resignation.

July 17, 2012

Timeline: Teresa Sullivan's Resignation and Reinstatement

Timeline: Teresa Sullivan’s Resignation and Reinstatement

A comprehensive timeline of the events of June 2012 at UVA.

Fall 2012

The Marriage Crisis

The Marriage Crisis

UVA researchers explore the ways that marriage has changed and look toward the future of the institution.

Summer 2012

The Evolution of Depression

The Evolution of Depression

A UVA psychiatrist believes that depression is a biological adaption and must have an upside.

Summer 2012

Cool Stuff for Summer

Cool Stuff for Summer

UVA faculty and alumni explore a few ways to get the best out of your summer.

Summer 2012

Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

New blog documents the Civil War in letters, day by day, exactly 150 years later.

Summer 2012

Borges in Charlottesville

Borges in Charlottesville

How the work of a Latin-American literary giant found a home at UVA.

Summer 2012