Topic: Academics
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
A UVA psychiatrist believes that depression is a biological adaption and must have an upside.
Summer 2012
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
New blog documents the Civil War in letters, day by day, exactly 150 years later.
Summer 2012
Borges in Charlottesville
How the work of a Latin-American literary giant found a home at UVA.
Summer 2012
Late Architecture Professor’s Deep Roots
Summer 2012
Brain Power
Summer 2012
Can Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Prevent Crime?
Why UVA students are teaching Russian literature at a juvenile correctional center
May 15, 2012
Lady Gaga Recruits UVA Bullying Expert
Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.
May 15, 2012
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
Ray-flections
March 7, 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
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics UVA researchers are exploring.
January 13, 2012
In the Age of Slavery
Henry Martin was born into slavery. He would later become the University’s bell ringer.
January 12, 2012